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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS

March 29, 2017Marion County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at Mar 29, 2017, 2:28 PM CDT for Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2017, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2017, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Marion County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 29, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 9:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 29, 10:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 29, 10:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 29, 11:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 29, 1:55 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 29, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	58 min
Mar 29, 2:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Neosho	25 min
Mar 29, 4:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	34 hr
Mar 29, 4:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	42 hr
Mar 29, 5:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	8 hr
Mar 29, 5:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	8 hr
Mar 29, 8:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	6 hr
Mar 29, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	42 hr
Mar 29, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	59 hr
Mar 29, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Lyon	3 days
Mar 29, 8:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	45 hr
Mar 29, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	3 days
Mar 29, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	37 hr
Mar 29, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	4 days
Mar 29, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	53 hr
Mar 29, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	3 days
Mar 29, 9:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	4 days
Mar 29, 1:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	6 hr
Mar 29, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	34 min

Nearby

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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.