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Flash Flood Watch 10, NWS Wichita, KS

June 6, 201915 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood watch at Jun 6, 2019, 3:08 AM CDT for 15 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 6, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2019, 3:08 AM CDT (08:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 6, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 7, 2019, 3:47 AM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Flood severity
None

Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 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 flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 6, 12:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:45 PM CDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
345 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-062045-
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-
345 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible. Storms this evening
could contain small hail, wind gusts to 55 mph and locally heavy
downpours.

Water levels remain high on area rivers and creeks, though have
dropped below flood stage for now.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected on Thursday. Some
of these storms in the afternoon could contain locally heavy
rainfall and gusty outflow winds to 55 mph.

Chances for thunderstorms will linger on Friday for locations
mainly east of the Kansas turnpike. A locally strong storm is
possible across southeast Kansas.

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will be possible, mainly west of
the Kansas turnpike, Saturday night through Tuesday. While severe
storms are not anticipated, a few strong storms will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 9:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 10:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler26 min
Jun 5, 7:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick61 min
Jun 5, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler45 min
Jun 5, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper54 min
Jun 5, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler55 min
Jun 5, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase59 min
Jun 5, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase32 min
Jun 5, 9:29 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner12 hr
Jun 5, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase58 min
Jun 5, 10:27 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Chase, Greenwood12 hr
Jun 6, 4:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLincoln6 hr
Jun 6, 8:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sumner11 hr
Jun 6, 8:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sumner5 hr
Jun 6, 1:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley13 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Kansas, 2019Every flash flood watch in 2019

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.