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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Wichita, KS

May 6, 2019Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2019, 8:43 AM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It took effect at May 6, 2019, 3:36 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2019, 8:43 AM CDT (13:43 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2019, 3:36 PM CDT
Expired: May 14, 2019, 7:49 PM CDT
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Arkansas City (ARCK1). The gauge peaked at 20.88 ft at May 9, 2019, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07146500, 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 6, 6:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 4:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 6:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 7:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 7:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 7:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 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
May 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	30 min
May 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	60 min
May 5, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	64 min
May 5, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Reno	60 min
May 5, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	29 min
May 5, 7:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Rice	6 hr
May 5, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Rice	46 min
May 5, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	65 min
May 5, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	57 min
May 5, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	45 min
May 5, 8:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	39 min
May 5, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Reno, Sedgwick	50 min
May 5, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	60 min
May 5, 9:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	3 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	47 min
May 5, 10:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	3 hr
May 5, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	25 min
May 5, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	61 min
May 5, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	60 min
May 6, 12:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	8 hr
May 6, 12:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	32 hr
May 6, 4:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	66 hr
May 6, 7:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	8 hr
May 6, 2:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	3 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	5 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Lyon	5 days
May 6, 3:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	3 days
May 6, 3:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	18 hr
May 6, 3:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	8 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Sedgwick	7 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	6 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	7 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	7 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno	6 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	6 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	6 days
May 6, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	58 min
May 6, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	27 min
May 6, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	32 min
May 6, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	62 min
May 6, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	28 min
May 6, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	24 min
May 6, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	48 min

Nearby

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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.