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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Oct 28, 2020, 1:55 PM CDT for Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 29, 2020, 10:10 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2020, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2020, 10:10 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2020, 2:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Cowley County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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 Slate Creek (KS) at Wellington (WELK1). The gauge peaked at 18.72 ft at Oct 30, 2020, 2:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 23.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07145700, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 89 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.