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River Flood Warning 152, NWS Wichita, KS

June 18, 2019McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 18, 2019, 9:08 AM CDT for McPherson County, Saline County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2019, 3:42 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2019, 9:08 AM CDT (14:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2019, 3:42 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2019, 11:12 AM CDT
In force
56 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties McPherson County, KS, Saline County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Smoky Hill River near Mentor (MTRK1). The gauge peaked at 16.91 ft at Jun 19, 2019, 2:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
18 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06866500, 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 Jun 18, 6:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 6:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
512 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191015-
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-
512 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms will be possible across central Kansas this morning,
however severe weather is not expected with this morning activity.
Additional thunderstorms will redevelop this afternoon and become
more numerous through the late evening hours. Severe weather is
likely with the primary risk being damaging winds of 60 to 75 mph
across south central Kansas. Large hail and locally heavy rainfall
will be possible area-wide.

A few rivers and creeks remain high, though below flood stage,
across central Kansas. Please refer to the river statements for
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Scattered thunderstorms may continue across Southeast Kansas
on Wednesday. Strong or severe storms are not expected.

Scattered thunderstorms remain possible for all areas from Thursday
night through Sunday. The greatest severe thunderstorm potential
looks to affect the region on Saturday. Please watch for further
updates.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed across much of the region for this
afternoon through the late evening hours.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 7:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley36 hr
Jun 18, 9:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson23 hr
Jun 18, 9:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline3 days
Jun 18, 12:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton2 hr
Jun 18, 2:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley42 hr
Jun 18, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Reno, Sedgwick56 min
Jun 18, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningICTKingman, Reno48 min
Jun 18, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick32 min
Jun 18, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick54 min
Jun 18, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick38 min
Jun 18, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick62 min
Jun 18, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick65 min
Jun 18, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick29 min
Jun 18, 4:38 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick6 hr
Jun 18, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler6 hr
Jun 18, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick27 min
Jun 18, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick28 min
Jun 18, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Sedgwick, Sumner61 min
Jun 18, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler54 min
Jun 18, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick6 hr
Jun 18, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood69 min
Jun 18, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler19 min
Jun 18, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner62 min
Jun 18, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner56 min
Jun 18, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWoodson29 min
Jun 18, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley30 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.