⚠️ Flood Warning – Butler, KS – Thursday, June 25, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 25 at 2:56PM CDT until June 27 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

…The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas…

Whitewater River at Towanda affecting Butler County.

Whitewater River at Augusta affecting Butler and Cowley Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Whitewater River at Towanda.

* WHEN…From Friday morning to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 25.0 feet, Flooding over cropland becomes more
widespread. County roads flood at Southwest 40th Street on low
spots near the river about 2 miles downstream of gage and along
Southwest 60th Street just west of Fulton Road near the river
located 4 miles south of Towanda. Further downstream, 5 miles
south of Towanda, expect flooding across Southwest 70th Street
near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 2.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.5 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
– Flood stage is 22.0 feet.

Instructions

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don’t
drown.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 300 AM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.