UPDATE Friday evening: The flood warnings have expired.
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A flood warning is in effect for the Saline River at Tescott until late tonight, according to the National Weather Service in Wichita.
At 7:30 a.m. CDT Friday the river was at 26.4 feet. Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon and continue falling to 18.2 feet Saturday morning.
IMPACT: At 25.0 feet, low lying areas near the river flood.
Additionally, the National Weather Service in Wichita has extended the flood warning for the Cottonwood River near Florence until just after midnight tonight.
Flood stage is 22.0 feet. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.1 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon.
IMPACT: At 24.0 feet, outside the levee system in southeast Florence, flood waters flow across Park Ave Road and reach the foundation of a residential home.