New River Forecast Point on the South Fork of the Ninnescah at Pratt effective May 2, 2022

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Service Change Notice National Weather Service Dodge City, KS 400 PM CDT Fri Mar 25 2022 TO: Family of Services /FOS/ Subscribers, NOAA Weather Wire Service /NWWS/ Subscribers, Emergency Managers Weather Information Network /EMWIN/ Subscribers, NOAAPORT Subscribers, other National Weather Service /NWS/ Customers and Partners, and NWS Employees. FROM: Matt Gerard Hydrologic Program Manager NWS WFO Dodge City KS SUBJECT: New river forecast and flood warning services for South Fork Ninnescah River at Pratt. ...New River Forecasts and Flood Warnings along South Fork Ninnescah River in Pratt County...Effective on May 2nd, 2022 at 8 am CDT... Per coordination with local officials, the NWS will begin providing river forecast and flood warnings for the South Fork Ninnescah River at Pratt, KS effective on May 2nd, 2022. The NWS Location Identifier (NWSLI) for this site is PTTK1. The new forecast point location is on the South Fork Ninnescah River on the southeastern edge of Pratt on Country Club Road. This is a real-time U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgage which provides stage data. This streamgage has a period of record back to 1981. This station is maintained by the USGS Wichita field office and is funded by the Kansas Water Office, and the USGS. The NWS will provide river forecasts when the observed or forecast stages go above the Action Stage. In addition, the NWS will issue river flood warnings and follow-up river flood statements when the observed or forecast stages go above the flood stage. Below are the stage thresholds for the South Fork Ninnescah River at Pratt - PTTK1 *Action Stage 7.0 FT *Flood Stage and Minor Flooding 9.0 FT *Moderate Flooding 11.0 FT *Major Flooding 13.0 FT River forecast for the South Fork Ninnescah River at Pratt will be available on the NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) website. https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=ddc&gage=pttk1 The National Weather Service welcomes public feedback. If you have any questions or comments about this new service, please contact: Matt Gerard Hydrologic Program Manager National Weather Service 104 Airport Road Dodge City, KS 67801 Phone: 620-225-6514 Or Janet Salazar NWS Service Hydrologist For Wichita and Dodge City Phone: 316-942-8483 x493