...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Smoky Hill River near New Cambria. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Niles Road south of Stimmel Road near the gage site begins to flood. Also expect extensive flooding of low-lying areas and croplands. Within the city the following roads become flooded, Railroad Street and Mill Street, First Street and Second Street and Cunningham. Dependent on high flows coming down from Saline River, Old Highway 40 may flood about a foot deep from Simpson Road to Niles Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 30.3 feet Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet. && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri Smoky Hill River New Cambria 27.0 5.6 Tue 8 am CDT 22.4 30.3 25.3 &&
