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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Wichita, KS

May 6, 2024Wilson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2024, 7:48 AM CDT for Wilson County, Kansas. It took effect at May 7, 2024, 12:50 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2024, 7:48 AM CDT (12:48 UTC)
In effect from: May 7, 2024, 12:50 AM CDT
Expired: May 7, 2024, 8:38 PM CDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Wilson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Fall River (KS) at Fredonia (FRNK1). The gauge peaked at 22.35 ft at May 7, 2024, 8:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 36 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07169500, 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 6, 6:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 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 5, 11:40 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more	49 min
May 6, 12:29 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more	6 hr
May 6, 7:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	68 hr
May 6, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Barton	38 min
May 6, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Barton	48 min
May 6, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Barton	31 min
May 6, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Rice	58 min
May 6, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth	33 min
May 6, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	44 min
May 6, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	40 min
May 6, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	McPherson, Reno, Rice	66 min
May 6, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Reno	49 min
May 6, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	43 min
May 6, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	McPherson, Saline	58 min
May 6, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Rice	32 min
May 6, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	62 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.