Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2025

Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS

June 28, 2025Labette County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2025, 9:21 AM CDT for Labette County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2025, 9:21 AM CDT (14:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2025, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Labette County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 28, 9:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 S Mound Valley, KSPublic reported to law enforcement that water was covering highway 160 near Mound Valley.
Jun 28, 10:58 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Sw Mound Valley, KSLaw Enforcment reported a high-water rescue in the vicinity of 13000 and Elk Roads.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 132 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2025-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1528 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2025-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1528 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

306 
WGUS53 KICT 281421
FFWICT
KSC099-281830-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0013.250628T1421Z-250628T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
921 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Labette County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 921 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Oswego, Altamont, Edna, Mound Valley, Bartlett, Labette and Angola.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two 
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't 
drown.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9521 3700 9552 3723 9552 3723 9508
      3711 9508

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Cuellar
2 follow-up statements
337 
WGUS73 KICT 281616
FFSICT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1116 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

KSC099-281830-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250628T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Labette KS-
1116 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN LABETTE COUNTY...

At 1116 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches 
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Oswego, Altamont, Edna, Mound Valley, Bartlett, Labette and Angola.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two 
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't 
drown.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9521 3700 9552 3723 9552 3723 9508
      3711 9508

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Cuellar
312 
WGUS73 KICT 281815
FFSICT

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
115 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

KSC099-281825-
/O.CAN.KICT.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250628T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Labette KS-
115 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LABETTE COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED 
WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9521 3700 9552 3723 9552 3723 9508
      3711 9508

$$

Cuellar

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 8:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLabette4 hr
Jun 28, 11:15 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTNeosho4 hr
Jun 28, 1:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLabette8 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2025Every flash flood warning in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.