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River Flood Warning 115, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 23, 2019, 8:35 AM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It took effect at May 24, 2019, 2:50 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2019, 8:35 AM CDT (13:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2019, 2:50 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2019, 1:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- 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 13:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Chikaskia River near Corbin (CBNK1). The gauge peaked at 17.33 ft at May 27, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07151500, 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 23, 6:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 23, 2:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 242 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ095-230815- Wilson KS- 242 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Southeastern Wilson County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 241 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall near Neodesha... moving northeast at 45 mph. hail up to the size of dimes will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Neodesha and Altoona. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and become severe...or a warning is issued by the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3739 9578 3748 9585 3760 9553 3738 9553 TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 246DEG 38KT 3742 9574 DARMOFAL
Special weather statement, May 23, 2:53 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 253 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ100-230815- Labette KS- 253 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Southern Labette County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 251 AM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall near Edna, or 13 miles east of Coffeyville...moving northeast at 50 mph. hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Oswego, Chetopa, Altamont, Edna, Bartlett and Labette. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and become severe...or a warning is issued by the National Weather Service. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3700 9552 3723 9527 3727 9508 3700 9508 TIME...MOT...LOC 0752Z 237DEG 42KT 3698 9539 DARMOFAL
Local storm report, May 23, 3:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
311 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 AM HAIL CHETOPA 37.04N 95.09W
05/23/2019 E0.75 INCH LABETTE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
KEDSpecial weather statement, May 23, 3:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 325 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ096-230845- Neosho KS- 325 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Eastern Neosho County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 345 AM CDT. * At 323 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Erie...moving east at 45 mph. hail up to the size of dimes will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Erie and St. Paul. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and become severe...or a warning is issued by the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3747 9535 3762 9537 3770 9509 3749 9509 TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 250DEG 38KT 3755 9529 DARMOFAL
Local storm report, May 23, 4:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho | 54 min |
| May 22, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 43 min |
| May 22, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 52 min |
| May 22, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley, Elk | 38 min |
| May 22, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk, Woodson | 47 min |
| May 23, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 37 min |
| May 23, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 33 min |
| May 23, 2:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 22 min |
| May 23, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 32 min |
| May 23, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 20 min |
| May 23, 3:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 5 hr |
| May 23, 6:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 65 hr |
| May 23, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 24 hr |
| May 23, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 13 hr |
| May 23, 11:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 4 days |
| May 23, 11:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 4 days |
| May 23, 3:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 7 hr |
| May 23, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 71 hr |
| May 23, 3:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 7 hr |
| May 23, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 26 min |
| May 23, 4:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Lincoln, Russell and 2 more | 72 hr |
| May 23, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 52 min |
| May 23, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 49 min |
| May 23, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 57 min |
| May 23, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 30 min |
| May 23, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 29 min |
| May 23, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 43 min |
| May 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 36 min |
| May 23, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 31 min |
| May 23, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 23, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 45 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.