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River Flood Warning 111, NWS Wichita, KS

May 20, 2019Butler County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2019, 10:35 PM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It took effect at May 21, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2019, 10:35 PM CDT (03:35 UTC)
In effect from
May 21, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 21, 2019, 9:13 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Butler County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Walnut River near El Dorado (EDEK1).

Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
19 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
25 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 May 20, 9:51 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 9:51 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 5:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
541 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-212245-
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-
541 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Widespread heavy rainfall with an additional two to five inches are
possible across much of the region through tonight with locally
higher amounts around six inches possible. The area greatest at
risk for highest rainfall amounts will affect mainly south central
and southeast Kansas. The heavy rainfall will cause significant
rises on area rivers and creeks with many likely to exceed flood
stage. The heavy rainfall will also lead to flash flooding of some
rural and urban areas due to saturated ground soils. Please see
latest flash flood watch and flood warnings for more details.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through tonight with
the greatest risk across south-central and southeast Kansas near the
Oklahoma border. The main risks will be half dollar sized hail and
wind gusts to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Thunderstorms will continue in all areas into mid day Tuesday.
While they may be strong or severe, the greatest threats are heavy
rains which would aggravate the flooding situation.

Occasional thunderstorms, several of which may be strong to severe,
will occur in all areas from Wednesday night thru next Sunday. More
heavy rains are possible that may cause further flooding. Please
stay tuned for additional details on the severe storm potential from
Wednesday onward.

Significant to very significant flooding will be possible for many
rivers through the week, so follow river flood warnings and
statements for additional information.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed across southern Kansas for
tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 20, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 20, 9:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
901 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0858 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  6 E ALTAMONT            37.19N 95.19W
05/20/2019  E0 F             LABETTE            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 59 NORTHWEST OF OSWEGO AROUND
            8 INCHES DEEP FOR 1/8 OF A MILE

&&

MWM
Local storm report, May 20, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
904 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0858 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 E ALTAMONT            37.19N 95.19W
05/20/2019                   LABETTE            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 59 NORTHWEST OF OSWEGO AROUND
            8 INCHES DEEP FOR 1/8 OF A MILE

&&

MWM
Local storm report, May 20, 9:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
906 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0905 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHETOPA                 37.04N 95.09W
05/20/2019                   Labette            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 166 AT CHETOPA

&&

MWM
Local storm report, May 20, 9:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
930 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0930 PM     HEAVY RAIN       9 N WELLINGTON          37.40N 97.40W
05/20/2019  M2.82 INCH       SUMNER             KS   PUBLIC

&&
Local storm report, May 20, 9:53 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
953 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ERIE                    37.57N 95.24W
05/20/2019                   NEOSHO             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DELAYED REPORT. ROOF DAMAGE REPORT DOWN POWER LINES.

&&

METZGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho55 min
May 20, 7:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTMontgomery3 hr
May 20, 7:18 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningICTButler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey and 2 more64 min
May 20, 7:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Chase, Greenwood, Marion, Woodson16 hr
May 20, 7:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette3 hr
May 20, 10:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler5 hr
May 21, 2:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTAllen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more8 hr
May 21, 2:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho8 hr
May 21, 4:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley50 min
May 21, 4:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette, Montgomery6 hr
May 21, 4:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley5 hr
May 21, 5:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk41 min
May 21, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery, Wilson45 min
May 21, 9:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline24 hr
May 21, 11:07 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 13 more24 hr
May 21, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper, Kingman46 min
May 21, 1:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice30 min
May 21, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman28 min
May 21, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Saline55 min
May 21, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson, Saline59 min
May 21, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion47 min
May 21, 3:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice18 hr
May 21, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton49 min
May 21, 3:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSaline18 hr
May 21, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno, Rice61 min
May 21, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline25 min
May 21, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln21 min
May 21, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno33 min
May 21, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson30 min
May 21, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln24 min
May 21, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno34 min
May 21, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline26 min
May 21, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell35 min
May 21, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice30 min
May 21, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline37 min
May 21, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson30 min
May 21, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick29 min
May 21, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey37 min
May 21, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell25 min
May 21, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
May 21, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell35 min
May 21, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
May 21, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth22 min
May 21, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln37 min

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.