UPDATE 9:15 a.m. – The Flood Warning issued for Ellis and Rush Counties has expired. Flood waters have receded and are no longer a threat to life or property.

NWS

DODGE CITY – The National Weather Service in Dodge City, Kansas, has issued a Flood Warning for the Smoky Hill River below Schoenchen 2E until 3:15 a.m. Wed., Oct. 10.

At 7 p.m. Tuesday the stage was 10.9 feet. Flood stage is 11.0 feet. Minor flooding is forecast.

The river will rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to rise to near 12.0 feet after midnight tonight. The river will fall below flood stage by early tomorrow.

At 13.0 feet, expect minor flooding of two feet or more along the Smoky Hill River from Schoenchen through the southeastern portions of Ellis County, as the river moves further out onto the floodplain.

Some county roads in close proximity to the river maybecome impassible as rising waters cover the roads.

This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.4 feet on June 1, 2007.

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has also extended the

* Flood Warning for…
Rush County in central Kansas…
Ellis County in central Kansas…

* Until 315 AM CDT Wednesday.

* At 135 PM CDT, the public reported flooding in the warned area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Hays, Ellis, La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Catherine, Otis, Bison, Schoenchen, McCracken, Rush Center, Liebenthal, Timken, Alexander, Emmeram, Yocemento, Munjor, Loretta, Nekoma and Hargrave.