UPDATE 8:00 PM: Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
740 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

...The flood warning continues for the following river in Kansas...

  Gypsum Creek Near Gypsum affecting Saline County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Never drive into flooded areas or go around barricades...especially
at night! Shallow flowing water can wash a car from the roadway.

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Gypsum Creek Near Gypsum.
* At 7:00 PM Sunday the stage was 17.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 19.1 feet by
  early Monday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Monday
  morning.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet...The west bank begins to overflow.

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                  FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST 7 AM
Location          STG    STG  DAY TIME     Mon    Tue    Wed
  Gypsum          15.0  17.9  Sun 7 PM     7.1    5.7    5.2

Update 10:00 am:

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
947 AM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 944 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
HOBBS CREEK ROAD IN SALINE COUNTY REMAINS CLOSED.  ALSO...SEVERAL
AREAS IN MCPHERSON COUNTY ARE FLOODED...WITH ROADS CLOSED AND HIGH
FLOWING CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS REPORTED ACROSS A GREAT DEAL
OF THE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

Update 8:10 am:

The National Weather Service in Wichita, KS has issued a

* Flood Warning for
The Gypsum Creek Near Gypsum.
* until Monday afternoon.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast…The river is forecast to have a maximum value of 17.5
feet this evening.
* Impact…At 17.5 feet…Flood waters flow over the intersection of
Highway 4 and Gypsum Valley Road just south of the city of Gypsum.
Creek flood waters spread out for about a width of 200 ft and depth
of 2 ft. Then 5 miles southeast of Gypsum the creek floods over
Hobbs Creek Road and Donmyer Road.

Update 7:40 am: Gypsum Creek is out of its banks. The river is flowing over Highway 4 and Gypsum Valley road just south of the city of Gypsum.