Alert archive / Kansas / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 29, NWS Wichita, KS
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 ES
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>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.
&&
RECLocal 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.
&&
RECLocal 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.
&&
RECLocal 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.
&&
RECSpecial 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Marion | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 32 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 37 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 66 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Lyon | 3 days |
| Apr 26, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 9:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 31 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 48 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 55 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 48 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 42 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 49 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 65 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 7 days |
| Apr 26, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 11 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 23 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 40 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 23 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 10:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Rice | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 31 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 42 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 10 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 41 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 5 days |
| Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 6 days |
| Apr 27, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 7 days |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Harvey, Marion | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 5 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.