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River Flood Warning 232, NWS Wichita, KS

September 22, 2019Cherokee County, Labette County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Sep 22, 2019, 2:34 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Labette County, Kansas. It took effect at Sep 23, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 22, 2019, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 23, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 24, 2019, 3:42 PM CDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Labette County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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 Neosho River at Oswego (OSWK1).

Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
20 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 Sep 21, 6:42 PM CDT, 19 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 6:42 PM CDT, 19 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 4:46 PM CDT, 21 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
446 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222200-
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-
446 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a risk for severe storms this evening across central Kansas
and a portion of south central Kansas and the southern Flint Hills.
The main threats will be quarter to golf ball size and damaging
down-burst winds of 60 to 70 mph. In addition, a tornado will be
possible through 9 pm.

The main storm threat late this evening across central Kansas and
late tonight across the Flint Hills and southeast Kansas will be
heavy rainfall. This could result in flash flash flooding. Please
refer to the Flash Flood Watch for details. A few strong storms
with small hail and gusty winds can also be expected across the
entire area after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

The risk for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will gradually shift
east from the Flint Hills into southeast Kansas on Sunday with a
continued threat of flooding through early afternoon.

There will be periodic chances for thunderstorms Monday night
through Thursday night. While organized severe storms are not
expected with this activity, some strong storms appear possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed early this evening across south
central Kansas and the southern Flint Hills and later this evening
across a portion of central 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson30 min
Sep 21, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler28 min
Sep 21, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Russell85 min
Sep 21, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln67 min
Sep 21, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell50 min
Sep 21, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell32 min
Sep 22, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley53 min
Sep 22, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley, Elk49 min
Sep 22, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson9 hr
Sep 22, 2:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho41 hr
Sep 22, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho25 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.