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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Wichita, KS

April 27, 2009Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2009, 3:11 AM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 27, 2009, 11:36 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2009, 3:11 AM CDT (08:11 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2009, 11:36 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2009, 9:51 PM CDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Flood severity
Minor

County Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Ninnescah River near Belle Plaine (BLPK1).

Action stage
21 ft
Minor stage
23 ft
Moderate stage
24.5 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
311 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONCERN...RESIDUAL PRECIP/CONVECTION THIS MORNING AND
FLOODING AGGRAVATION.

ONGOING CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND
EAST OF I-135 THIS MORNING...WITH AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
POSSIBLE. FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CANCELED TO THE WEST OF THIS AREA
AND CONTINUED TO THE EAST UNTIL 18Z EXPIRATION. THE REMAINING
PORTION OF THE UPPER TROF WILL EJECT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TODAY...WITH SOME RENEWED CONVECTION POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTWARD
MIGRATORY SURFACE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. OTHERWISE SOME
CLEARING IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE CHILLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

A BRIEF RESPIT FROM THE RAIN AND THUNDER CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR
NOSE SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS. HOWEVER...MOISTURE WILL BEGIN
TO RETURN BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER
UPPER TROF DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WEST. LITTLE CHANGE TO THE OUTER
PERIODS WITH FOCUS ON CURRENT AND SHORT TERM WEATHER.

DARMOFAL

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU
AREAS OF IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA
OVERNIGHT...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION. A GENERAL
IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...AS DRIER AIR ADVECTS ACROSS
THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BECOME
VFR ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS BY THE END OF THE FORECAST VALID
PERIOD...WITH MVFR CIGS LINGERING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    59  42  68  55 /  60  10  10  30
HUTCHINSON      59  40  66  54 /  40  10  10  30
NEWTON          58  40  67  54 /  60  10  10  30
ELDORADO        59  42  68  54 /  80  10  10  20
WINFIELD-KWLD   62  43  69  55 /  70  10  10  20
RUSSELL         58  38  62  52 /  20   0  20  30
GREAT BEND      58  39  62  53 /  20   0  20  30
SALINA          58  39  67  53 /  40   0  10  30
MCPHERSON       58  40  66  54 /  40   0  10  30
COFFEYVILLE     71  45  70  56 /  70  30  10  20
CHANUTE         67  43  69  54 /  80  20  10  20
IOLA            66  43  68  53 /  80  20  10  20
PARSONS-KPPF    70  45  70  55 /  70  30  10  20

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ052-053-068>071-
083-092>095-098.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 4:15 PM CDT, 10 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
415 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-272115-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
415 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST AREAS AS A SECOND...AND
STRONGER...COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS
TONIGHT. WHILE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND DAMAGING
70 MPH WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO
LIKELY AND MAY BE RAIN WRAPPED...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS EVENING.
LATER TONIGHT...THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING 60 TO 70 MPH
WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES INTO MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS GENERALLY ALONG...AND
SOUTHEAST...OF THE TURNPIKE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY MORNING.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TICKETED FOR THE AREA WEDESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS A POTENT COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT
(LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
112 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N DERBY               37.61N 97.26W
04/27/2009                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT 47TH STREET SOUTH AND OLIVER WATER WAS OVER THE ROAD.

&&

REC
Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
113 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W WEST WICHITA        37.69N 97.51W
04/27/2009                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT 167TH AND 13TH NORTH WATER WAS OVER THE ROAD FROM A
            CREEK.

&&

REC
Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
115 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 E KECHI               37.80N 97.21W
04/27/2009                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER WAS COVERING THE ROAD.

&&

REC
Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
120 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N VIOLA               37.53N 97.64W
04/27/2009                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT 263RD STREET AND WEST 79TH STREET SOUTH WATER WAS
            COVERING THE ROAD FROM THE NINNESCAH RIVER.

&&

REC
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 1:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
132 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

KSZ098-099-270700-
CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
132 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR CHAUTAUQUA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

AT 132 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHAUTAUQUA...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF SEDAN...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

LAWSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Marion55 min
Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarper, Kingman5 hr
Apr 26, 7:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarper4 hr
Apr 26, 8:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner32 hr
Apr 26, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper33 min
Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion37 hr
Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase66 hr
Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase, Lyon3 days
Apr 26, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner34 min
Apr 26, 9:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSumner5 hr
Apr 26, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline31 hr
Apr 26, 9:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler48 hr
Apr 26, 9:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley55 hr
Apr 26, 9:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick48 hr
Apr 26, 9:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTHarvey, Reno13 hr
Apr 26, 9:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTHarvey6 hr
Apr 26, 9:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick6 hr
Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick42 hr
Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner49 hr
Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner65 hr
Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley7 days
Apr 26, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline11 hr
Apr 26, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Sumner33 min
Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson23 hr
Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline40 hr
Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline23 hr
Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner35 min
Apr 26, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick22 min
Apr 26, 10:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler6 hr
Apr 26, 10:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Sumner6 hr
Apr 27, 12:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice12 hr
Apr 27, 12:47 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTGreenwood12 hr
Apr 27, 12:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick4 hr
Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner31 hr
Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley42 hr
Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson5 hr
Apr 27, 4:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler5 hr
Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick6 hr
Apr 27, 5:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSumner5 hr
Apr 27, 5:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler9 hr
Apr 27, 8:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler6 hr
Apr 27, 8:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson6 hr
Apr 27, 9:11 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler10 hr
Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick9 hr
Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley3 days
Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley3 days
Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen41 hr
Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho4 days
Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho5 days
Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho6 days
Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette7 days
Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTRice9 hr
Apr 27, 10:24 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Harvey, Marion9 hr
Apr 27, 2:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Montgomery, Wilson6 hr
Apr 27, 3:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTNeosho6 hr
Apr 27, 6:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLabette5 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.