Headline:
Flood Advisory issued June 8 at 7:16PM CDT until June 8 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 5:16pm
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected or
ongoing.
* WHERE...Southeastern Phillips County in north central Kansas...
Southern Smith County in north central Kansas...
* WHEN...Until 1100 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 710 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
ongoing or earlier heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor
flooding is likely already occurring or will yet occur in the
advisory area, due to as much as 1.5 to 3 inches of rain that has
already fallen or will yet fall prior to 830 PM CDT.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Oak Creek, Beaver Creek, Turner Creek, West Cedar Creek, East Oak
Creek, Crooked Creek, Ash Creek, Bow Creek, Twelvemile Creek,
Cedar Creek, Glen Rock Creek, Lawrence Creek, Medicine Creek,
West Oak Creek, Spring Creek, Dry Creek, Deer Creek, East Cedar
Creek and Lindley Creek.
- Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Kirwin, Gaylord, Glade, Speed, Harlan and Cedar.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Phillips, KS; Smith, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov