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River Flood Warning 155, NWS Wichita, KS

June 19, 2019Montgomery County, Wilson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 19, 2019, 7:09 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2019, 7:09 AM CDT (12:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2019, 4:50 AM CDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Montgomery County, KS, Wilson County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:11 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 Verdigris River at Independence (IDPK1). The gauge peaked at 32.69 ft at Jun 19, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 28 ft
Minor stage: 30 ft
Moderate stage: 47.6 ft
Major stage: 53 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07170500, 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, 6:48 PM CDT, 12 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 6:48 PM CDT, 12 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 4:15 PM CDT, 14 hours 54 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
415 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-192115-
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-
415 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will impact mainly portions of
south-central and southeast Kansas this afternoon and evening. Large
hail up to tennis ball size and damaging straight-line winds are
the primary threats, along with locally heavy rainfall and pockets
of flash flooding. There is also the potential for a few tornadoes.

Rivers and creeks remain high and may approach or exceed flood
stage. Please refer to the latest river statements for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible across
eastern Kansas Wednesday. Pea size hail may accompany the strongest
activity.

Heat indices may approach 100 degrees Friday across mainly southeast
Kansas.

Thunderstorm chances return for the late afternoon and evening hours
of Thursday and Friday. Higher chances arrive Saturday and Sunday
areawide. The greatest potential for severe weather along with
locally heavy rainfall and pockets of flash flooding appears to be
Saturday and Sunday. Please watch for further updates.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening across
south-central and southeast Kansas.

&&

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 7:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	5 hr
Jun 18, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Wilson	31 min
Jun 18, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chautauqua	32 min
Jun 18, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	27 min
Jun 18, 10:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	12 hr
Jun 18, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson	25 min
Jun 18, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Elk	31 min
Jun 19, 12:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood	12 hr
Jun 19, 1:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Elk	6 hr
Jun 19, 2:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	12 hr
Jun 19, 2:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	12 hr
Jun 19, 8:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	24 hr
Jun 19, 10:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	9 days
Jun 19, 10:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Rice	60 hr
Jun 19, 12:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Elk	24 hr
Jun 19, 2:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019 Every 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.