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River Flood Warning 197, NWS Wichita, KS

July 4, 2019Marion County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jul 4, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT for Marion County, Kansas. It took effect at Jul 5, 2019, 4:07 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 5, 2019, 4:07 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 7, 2019, 4:22 AM CDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Marion County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cottonwood River near Florence (FLRK1).

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07180400, 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 Jul 4, 3:55 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 3:55 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 11:08 AM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1108 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-050945-
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-
1108 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered storms will continue this afternoon for areas generally
east of I-135 with heavy rain and flooding the main threat.

Early morning heavy rain has resulted in flooding across parts of
east-central Kansas. See latest flood warnings for additional
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Several chances for storms throughout the period. Some storms may
be strong to marginally severe.

Heat indices near 100 degrees will be possible each day throughout
the period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 4, 10:50 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1050 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2019

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

1047 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S ROXBURY             38.52N 97.42W
07/04/2019  M5.70 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   PUBLIC

            PICTURE OF OVER 5.50 INCHES OF RAIN SOUTH OF
            ROXBURY. AMOUNT ESTIMATED TO BE A BIT HIGHER
            BASED ON THE PICTURE. REPORT SUBMITTED VIA
            TWITTER AND INCLUDED PICTURES OF SOME
            LOWLAND AND FIELD FLOODING.

&&

MARTIN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 10:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1051 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2019

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

1050 AM     FLOOD            2 S ROXBURY             38.52N 97.42W
07/04/2019                   MCPHERSON          KS   PUBLIC

            PICTURE SUBMITTED VIA TWITTER OF SOME
            LOWLAND AND FIELD FLOODING SOUTH OF ROXBURY.
            A DIRT ROAD WAS ALSO FLOODED.

&&

MARTIN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 2:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:06 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:44 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	45 min
Jul 4, 1:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	4 hr
Jul 4, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	34 min
Jul 4, 4:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	4 hr
Jul 4, 4:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	28 hr
Jul 4, 5:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion, Saline	5 days
Jul 4, 8:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	53 hr
Jul 4, 9:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	4 hr
Jul 4, 10:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	8 hr
Jul 4, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	22 hr
Jul 4, 1:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	4 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.