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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Wichita, KS

May 8, 2019Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2019, 8:58 AM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2019, 3:38 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2019, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2019, 3:38 PM CDT
Expired: May 29, 2019, 8:58 AM CDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Hutchinson (HCHK1).

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 19 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 May 8, 6:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 6:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 4:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
414 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-090915-
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-
414 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A significant flooding threat will continue into this evening from
both flash flooding and river flooding. Several rivers are forecast
to reach major flood stage. Please monitor current and future Flash
Flood and River Flood Warnings.

Additional thunderstorms are expected through this evening, which
will only add to the flood threat. Some of those storms could be
strong to severe. The primary threat looks to be penny to quarter
size hail, wind gusts of 55-65 mph, and brief tornadoes. The overall
severe threat today will be conditional on how unstable it can get
this afternoon. The greatest threat looks to be along and east of
the Kansas Turnpike.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Impacts from significant river flooding will continue into this
weekend. Please continue to monitor river flood warnings for the
latest information.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may return to the area by the
middle of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible this afternoon and evening,
especially along and east of the Kansas Turnpike. In addition, any
reports of flooding would be greatly appreciated.

&&

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

Martin

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 7:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 7:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 7:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 7:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 8:09 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 8:38 AM CDT, 20 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 7, 7:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	15 hr
May 7, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	27 min
May 7, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood	55 min
May 7, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Reno	32 min
May 7, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	36 min
May 7, 8:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	20 hr
May 7, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson, Saline	59 hr
May 7, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	4 days
May 7, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood	45 min
May 7, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Kingman	37 min
May 7, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	33 min
May 7, 8:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	4 days
May 7, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley	35 min
May 7, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	32 min
May 7, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Reno	24 min
May 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	12 hr
May 7, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	29 min
May 7, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	24 min
May 7, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	30 min
May 7, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	33 min
May 7, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick, Sumner	46 min
May 7, 10:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	12 hr
May 7, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	28 min
May 7, 11:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	5 hr
May 7, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	24 min
May 7, 11:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Butler	30 min
May 7, 11:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sumner	57 min
May 7, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	20 min
May 8, 12:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood	59 min
May 8, 12:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	9 hr
May 8, 1:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Reno	6 hr
May 8, 1:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	55 hr
May 8, 1:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	10 hr
May 8, 1:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood	54 min
May 8, 2:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	55 min
May 8, 2:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	McPherson	8 hr
May 8, 2:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	53 min
May 8, 3:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	41 hr
May 8, 3:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman	57 hr
May 8, 4:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Rice	5 hr
May 8, 4:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	5 hr
May 8, 6:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	3 hr
May 8, 7:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	3 hr
May 8, 7:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	61 hr
May 8, 8:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Reno	73 min
May 8, 8:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	41 hr
May 8, 10:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 14 more	3 days

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.