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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Wichita, KS

June 20, 2020Reno County, Rice County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 20, 2020, 7:48 PM CDT for Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 22, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 2020, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 22, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 21, 2020, 7:53 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Cow Creek above Hutchinson (HTCK1).

Action stage: 7.5 ft
Minor stage: 9.5 ft
Moderate stage: 10.5 ft
Major stage: 12.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07143310, 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 Jun 20, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 7:11 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
711 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-212030-
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-
711 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few storms will be possible this evening for areas generally along
and west of Highway 14. The stronger storms will be capable of
nickel size hail and 50 mph winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Confidence is increasing for the potential of severe weather on
Sunday. A complex of thunderstorms is expected to move across parts,
if not all, of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas. Hail
up to 2 inches and an isolated tornado are possible with the initial
development. By the late afternoon, the main threat will transition
to a wind and heavy rain issue. Winds up to 75 mph are possible
during the evening and overnight. Localized flooding will also be
possible.

Additional thunderstorm activity, some strong to severe, is
possible Monday and again late next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	58 min
Jun 21, 2:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Sumner	57 min
Jun 21, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	64 min
Jun 21, 2:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	35 min
Jun 21, 3:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper, Sumner	67 min
Jun 21, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton, Russell	53 min
Jun 21, 12:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	27 min
Jun 21, 12:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	58 min
Jun 21, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	59 min
Jun 21, 1:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	21 min
Jun 21, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln, Russell	63 min
Jun 21, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	32 min
Jun 21, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, Saline	59 min
Jun 21, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	24 min
Jun 21, 2:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	6 hr
Jun 21, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	61 min
Jun 21, 2:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	4 hr
Jun 21, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	29 min
Jun 21, 3:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Russell	18 hr
Jun 21, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth	59 min
Jun 21, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	28 min
Jun 21, 4:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Rice	16 hr
Jun 21, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice	30 min
Jun 21, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Russell	57 min
Jun 21, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	59 min
Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell	56 min
Jun 21, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Kingman, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick	93 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.