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River Flood Warning 37, NWS Wichita, KS

May 6, 2019Harvey County, Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2019, 3:47 PM CDT for Harvey County, Reno County, Kansas. It took effect at May 7, 2019, 9:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2019, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2019, 9:20 AM CDT
Expired
May 12, 2019, 8:07 AM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Harvey County, KS, Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills (ALMK1). The gauge peaked at 25.81 ft at May 9, 2019, 4:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07143665, 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 5, 6:42 PM CDT, 21 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 6:42 PM CDT, 21 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 5:37 PM CDT, 22 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
537 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019

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Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
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537 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe storms will be possible this evening generally along and west
of the Kansas turnpike. Large hail up to around two inches in
diameter and damaging wind gust to 65 mph will be possible. Strong
storms with small hail will be possible overnight, mainly east of
the Kansas turnpike after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Strong to severe storms will be possible Monday afternoon and early
evening along a southward moving cold front. Large hail will be
possible before transitioning to locally damaging wind gusts. Heavy
rainfall is also likely Monday evening and into Monday night, mainly
across south central and southeast Kansas.

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will continue across the entire
area Tuesday through Wednesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be
expected with a risk for strong to severe storms. The magnitude and
location for the greatest severe risk is a bit uncertain as it will
depend on the movement and placement of the surface front wavering
across the area. So check back for later updates as confidence on
specific details increases in the next couple of days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is a remote possibility early this evening across
portions of central Kansas, mainly west of highway 14.

&&

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
May 5, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper30 min
May 5, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Rice60 min
May 5, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner64 min
May 5, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Reno60 min
May 5, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick29 min
May 5, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Rice6 hr
May 5, 7:44 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTHarvey, Reno, Rice46 min
May 5, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick65 min
May 5, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner57 min
May 5, 8:30 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTHarvey, Reno, Sedgwick45 min
May 5, 8:36 PM CDTTornado WarningICTSumner39 min
May 5, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningICTReno, Sedgwick50 min
May 5, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner60 min
May 5, 9:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick3 hr
May 5, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner47 min
May 5, 10:04 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTCowley, Sumner3 hr
May 5, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley25 min
May 5, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner61 min
May 5, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley60 min
May 6, 12:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley8 hr
May 6, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTCowley, Sumner32 hr
May 6, 4:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more66 hr
May 6, 7:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley8 hr
May 6, 8:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley8 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion3 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase5 days
May 6, 2:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase, Lyon5 days
May 6, 3:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler3 days
May 6, 3:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick18 hr
May 6, 3:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Rice8 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Sedgwick7 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick6 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner7 days
May 6, 3:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner7 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTHarvey6 days
May 6, 3:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick6 days
May 6, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline58 min
May 6, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth27 min
May 6, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline32 min
May 6, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline62 min
May 6, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase28 min
May 6, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson24 min
May 6, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton48 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.