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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Wichita, KS

June 1, 2022Kingman County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 1, 2022, 12:18 AM CDT for Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2022, 12:18 AM CDT (05:18 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2022, 6:35 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Kingman County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ninnescah River near Murdock (MDKK1).

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07145200, 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 31, 6:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 3:59 PM CDT, 8 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
359 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-012100-
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-
359 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Evening into Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this evening mainly
across south central and southeast Kansas. The main threats will be
golf ball sized hail and damaging winds to 60 mph. Locally heavy
rainfall will also become a threat in the evening and overnight
across southern Kansas where some flooding is possible. Check the
Flood Watch for the latest information.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Chances for thunderstorms will linger through Wednesday mainly
across south central and southeast Kansas. While severe storms are
not expected, a couple of strong storms with small hail and locally
heavy rainfall will be possible. There is potential for localized
flooding to continue into even early Thursday.

There is a chance for thunderstorms Saturday through Monday.
However, the risk for organized severe storms appears low for now.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 6:18 PM CDT, 6 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
618 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2022

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

0617 PM     HAIL             TOWANDA                 37.80N 97.00W
05/31/2022  M1.50 INCH       BUTLER             KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

Local storm report, May 31, 6:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2022

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

0618 PM     HAIL             WINFIELD                37.27N 96.97W
05/31/2022  E1.00 INCH       COWLEY             KS   PUBLIC

&&

KED

Local storm report, May 31, 6:21 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 6:22 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 6:23 PM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 30 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 31, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	60 min
May 31, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	17 min
May 31, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	22 min
May 31, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick	56 min
May 31, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Sumner	21 min
May 31, 7:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	51 min
May 31, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk	65 min
May 31, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	57 min
May 31, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey	22 min
May 31, 8:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	3 hr
May 31, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman, Sedgwick	25 min
May 31, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	50 min
May 31, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	54 min
May 31, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	37 min
May 31, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	McPherson, Marion	54 min
May 31, 9:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick	12 hr
May 31, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	26 min
May 31, 9:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick	6 hr
May 31, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	39 min
May 31, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson	38 min
May 31, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	29 min
May 31, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	32 min
May 31, 10:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	6 hr
May 31, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson, Woodson	36 min
May 31, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	29 min
May 31, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	28 min
May 31, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Elk, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	60 min
May 31, 11:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	9 hr
Jun 1, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Marion	34 min
Jun 1, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	24 min
Jun 1, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	34 min
Jun 1, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	21 min
Jun 1, 12:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more	4 hr
Jun 1, 2:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	19 hr
Jun 1, 2:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	21 hr
Jun 1, 2:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	64 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	4 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	30 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	53 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	25 hr
Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	42 hr
Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	30 hr
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	27 hr
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	53 hr
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	3 days
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	3 days
Jun 1, 4:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more	29 hr
Jun 1, 8:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	67 hr
Jun 1, 8:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	60 hr
Jun 1, 9:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	24 hr
Jun 1, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	36 min
Jun 1, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	26 min
Jun 1, 6:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	9 hr

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.