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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 9:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Mound Valley, KS | Public reported to law enforcement that water was covering highway 160 near Mound Valley. |
| Jun 28, 10:58 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Mound Valley, KS | Law 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KICT 281421
FFWICT
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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
$$
Cuellar2 follow-up statements
337
WGUS73 KICT 281616
FFSICT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1116 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
KSC099-281830-
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Labette KS-
1116 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN LABETTE COUNTY...
At 1116 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Oswego, Altamont, Edna, Mound Valley, Bartlett, Labette and Angola.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't
drown.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9521 3700 9552 3723 9552 3723 9508
3711 9508
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
Cuellar312
WGUS73 KICT 281815
FFSICT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
115 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025
KSC099-281825-
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/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
$$
CuellarThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 8 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.