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River Flood Warning 96, NWS Wichita, KS

September 9, 2009Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Sep 9, 2009, 2:25 AM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It took effect at Sep 9, 2009, 11:44 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 9, 2009, 2:25 AM CDT (07:25 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 9, 2009, 11:44 AM CDT
Expired: Sep 10, 2009, 8:07 PM CDT
In force: 32 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Flood severity: Minor

County Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Arkansas City (ARCK1). The gauge peaked at 17.80 ft at Sep 10, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07146500, 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 Sep 8, 11:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 11:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 10:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1029 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2009

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-100330-
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-
1029 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLASH
FLOOD WATCH...COUNTY FLOOD WARNINGS AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY WHERE A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE REST OF THE WEEK...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
SLOW MOVING...AND WHILE THEY MAY PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL AND 40 TO
50 MPH GUSTS...THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAINS THAT MAY
CAUSE FLOODING.

ANY RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THE REST OF THE
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

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

KED/REC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 8, 10:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 8, 11:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1139 PM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

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

0834 PM     FLOOD            3 NE ANDALE             37.82N 97.59W
09/08/2009                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER ACROSS 215TH STREET WEST, BETWEEN 77TH AND
            85TH STREET NORTH.

&&

KED

Local storm report, Sep 8, 11:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1140 PM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

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

0834 PM     FLOOD            ANDALE                  37.79N 97.63W
09/08/2009                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER IN THE VICINITY OF 247TH STREET WEST AND 61ST
            STREET NORTH.

&&

KED

Special weather statement, Sep 9, 1:42 AM CDT, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
142 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

KSZ069-090715-
BUTLER-
142 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR BUTLER COUNTY...

AT 142 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
THUNDERSTORM WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR DOUGLASS...OR 19 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF EL DORADO...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. THESE STORMS MAY
PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE FLOODING WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR MINOR LOW-LAND
FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 8, 8:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho	12 hr
Sep 8, 9:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	41 hr
Sep 8, 9:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	12 hr
Sep 9, 2:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	7 hr
Sep 9, 2:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	7 hr
Sep 9, 4:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	3 days
Sep 9, 4:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	40 hr
Sep 9, 5:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	57 hr
Sep 9, 5:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	8 hr
Sep 9, 7:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	6 hr
Sep 9, 7:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Greenwood, Neosho, Woodson	7 hr
Sep 9, 8:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	5 days
Sep 9, 8:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	12 hr
Sep 9, 8:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	3 days
Sep 9, 8:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette	5 days
Sep 9, 8:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Woodson	5 hr
Sep 9, 8:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	5 hr
Sep 9, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	3 days
Sep 9, 9:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	4 days
Sep 9, 1:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Wilson	7 hr
Sep 9, 2:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood	17 hr
Sep 9, 2:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Woodson	17 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2009 Every 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.