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River Flood Warning 54, NWS Wichita, KS

May 7, 2019Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2019, 2:49 PM CDT for Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2019, 12:05 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2019, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2019, 12:05 AM CDT
Expired: May 11, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Walnut River at Winfield (WFDK1). The gauge peaked at 36.72 ft at May 8, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07147800, 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 7, 2:30 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:30 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 1:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
146 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-081900-
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-
146 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Severe weather is possible for mainly southern Kansas this
afternoon through the late evening hours. Very large hail up to
baseball size, damaging winds up to 70 mph, and a few strong
tornadoes will be possible. The storms could congeal into a bowing
line segments later tonight with damaging winds as the main risk.

In addition, numerous showers and storms continue to develop and
move across the region tonight. Some of this activity could train
over the same areas. This would increase the risk for flash flooding,
please see the Flash Flood Watch for additional details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Strong thunderstorms may be ongoing Wednesday morning, primarily
with a gusty wind and heavy rain threat. Additional thunderstorms
may redevelop Wednesday afternoon, but it is uncertain how strong
they will be able to get due to previous rounds of thunderstorms.
Should any storms become severe, the main threat looks to be east
of the Kansas Turnpike.

In addition to the thunderstorm threat, significant rises on rivers
and creeks are expected across a large portion of the area. Please
see the latest River Flood Warnings and statements for additional
details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon 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, May 7, 9:16 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
916 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2019

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

0926 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW MORAN              37.91N 95.18W
05/06/2019                   ALLEN              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            DELAYED REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

&&

TVAUGHAN

Local storm report, May 7, 9:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 12:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1220 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2019

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

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ESE TAMPA             38.53N 97.10W
05/07/2019  M2.67 INCH       MARION             KS   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       11 E YATES CENTER       37.87N 95.54W
05/07/2019  M3.30 INCH       WOODSON            KS   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N CANTON              38.43N 97.43W
05/07/2019  M3.73 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HUMBOLDT                37.81N 95.44W
05/07/2019  E3.32 INCH       ALLEN              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 E CHANUTE             37.67N 95.39W
05/07/2019  M3.37 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E SAFFORDVILLE        38.38N 96.36W
05/07/2019  M2.94 INCH       CHASE              KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP PLYK1- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHAUTAUQUA              37.02N 96.18W
05/07/2019  M3.25 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALTOONA                 37.53N 95.66W
05/07/2019  M3.54 INCH       WILSON             KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       VIRGIL                  37.98N 96.01W
05/07/2019  M3.87 INCH       GREENWOOD          KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHANUTE                 37.67N 95.46W
05/07/2019  M4.48 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSE THRALL            37.98N 96.30W
05/07/2019  M2.86 INCH       GREENWOOD          KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHANUTE                 37.67N 95.46W
05/07/2019  M5.35 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   ASOS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HILLSBORO               38.35N 97.20W
05/07/2019  M2.60 INCH       MARION             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DURHAM                  38.49N 97.23W
05/07/2019  M2.94 INCH       MARION             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE CASSODAY           38.02N 96.61W
05/07/2019  M4.24 INCH       BUTLER             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EUREKA                  37.82N 96.29W
05/07/2019  M3.25 INCH       GREENWOOD          KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SE ALTOONA            37.47N 95.60W
05/07/2019  M2.75 INCH       WILSON             KS   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W CHANUTE             37.67N 95.50W
05/07/2019  M6.00 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL

&&

KBUTLER

Local storm report, May 7, 12:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1221 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2019

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

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       VIRGIL                  37.98N 96.01W
05/07/2019  M3.87 INCH       GREENWOOD          KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HUMBOLDT                37.81N 95.44W
05/07/2019  E3.32 INCH       ALLEN              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ESE TAMPA             38.53N 97.10W
05/07/2019  M2.67 INCH       MARION             KS   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N CANTON              38.43N 97.43W
05/07/2019  M3.73 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       11 E YATES CENTER       37.87N 95.54W
05/07/2019  M3.30 INCH       WOODSON            KS   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DURHAM                  38.49N 97.23W
05/07/2019  M2.94 INCH       MARION             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HILLSBORO               38.35N 97.20W
05/07/2019  M2.60 INCH       MARION             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHANUTE                 37.67N 95.46W
05/07/2019  M5.35 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   ASOS

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSE THRALL            37.98N 96.30W
05/07/2019  M2.86 INCH       GREENWOOD          KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHANUTE                 37.67N 95.46W
05/07/2019  M4.48 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALTOONA                 37.53N 95.66W
05/07/2019  M3.54 INCH       WILSON             KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CHAUTAUQUA              37.02N 96.18W
05/07/2019  M3.25 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E SAFFORDVILLE        38.38N 96.36W
05/07/2019  M2.94 INCH       CHASE              KS   MESONET

            AUTOMATED DCP PLYK1- 24 HR TOTAL

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 E CHANUTE             37.67N 95.39W
05/07/2019  M3.37 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EUREKA                  37.82N 96.29W
05/07/2019  M3.25 INCH       GREENWOOD          KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE CASSODAY           38.02N 96.61W
05/07/2019  M4.24 INCH       BUTLER             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HR TOTAL

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SE ALTOONA            37.47N 95.60W
05/07/2019  M2.75 INCH       WILSON             KS   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W CHANUTE             37.67N 95.50W
05/07/2019  M6.00 INCH       NEOSHO             KS   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL

&&

KBUTLER

Special weather statement, May 7, 2:09 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
209 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

KSZ082-071945-
Kingman KS-
209 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Kingman County in south central Kansas...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 205 PM CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
  a strong thunderstorm with locally heavy rainfall near Kingman...
  moving east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kingman, Norwich, Nashville, Murdock, Waterloo, Willowdale, Zenda,
  Spivey, Cleveland, Mt Vernon, Kingman Airport, Rago, Cheney Lake
  and Cheney State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3739 9846 3761 9846 3774 9822 3773 9781
      3739 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 284DEG 32KT 3757 9808

VAUGHAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion, Saline	56 min
May 6, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	64 min
May 6, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	30 min
May 6, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	39 min
May 6, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	43 min
May 6, 7:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	15 hr
May 6, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	36 min
May 6, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	34 min
May 6, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	33 min
May 6, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	58 min
May 6, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	21 min
May 6, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	33 min
May 6, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	42 min
May 6, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	62 min
May 6, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	45 min
May 6, 9:05 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	59 hr
May 6, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	62 min
May 6, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	44 min
May 6, 9:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson	71 hr
May 6, 9:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Saline	4 days
May 6, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	35 min
May 6, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	57 min
May 6, 9:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	12 hr
May 6, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase	66 min
May 6, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	62 min
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen	58 hr
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	3 days
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	4 days
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	5 days
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	6 days
May 6, 10:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	21 hr
May 6, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	29 min
May 6, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Greenwood	55 min
May 6, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	59 min
May 6, 10:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho, Wilson	6 hr
May 6, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	60 min
May 6, 11:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	9 hr
May 6, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Reno, Rice	67 min
May 6, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Greenwood	32 min
May 6, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	51 min
May 6, 11:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Labette	34 hr
May 6, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	67 min
May 6, 11:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	39 hr
May 7, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood, Woodson	57 min
May 7, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Rice	62 min
May 7, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	61 min
May 7, 1:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	33 min
May 7, 1:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	8 hr
May 7, 1:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Chase, Sedgwick	34 min
May 7, 2:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Chase	46 min
May 7, 3:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood	51 min
May 7, 4:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Elk, Wilson, Woodson	39 min
May 7, 7:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	27 hr
May 7, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	27 min
May 7, 8:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	31 hr
May 7, 8:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	31 hr
May 7, 8:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	24 hr
May 7, 9:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	4 days
May 7, 9:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	71 hr
May 7, 9:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	71 hr
May 7, 1:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	7 hr
May 7, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	36 min
May 7, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	37 min
May 7, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	28 min
May 7, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	59 min
May 7, 3:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	19 hr
May 7, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	30 min
May 7, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	62 min
May 7, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	25 min
May 7, 4:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	18 hr
May 7, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	55 min
May 7, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick	66 min
May 7, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	55 min
May 7, 5:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	17 hr
May 7, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	54 min
May 7, 5:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	3 hr
May 7, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	66 min
May 7, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	56 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.