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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 3, 2025, 8:51 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 4, 2025, 6:12 AM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2025, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2025, 6:12 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2025, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Arkansas City (ARCK1). The gauge peaked at 13.84 ft at Jun 5, 2025, 12:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07146500, 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 Jun 3, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS Issued by National Weather Service Topeka KS 306 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-042015- 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- 306 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms continue to work across the region this afternoon through this evening. A few severe storms may produce damaging wind and generally small hail. Heavy rainfall continues to be the primary concern with ongoing flooding and flash flooding for the next several hours before conditions improve into this evening and overnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Off-and-on chances for showers and thunderstorms are possible from late Wednesday night through the weekend. Stay tuned as we continue to refine forecast details in the coming days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of severe weather, heavy rainfall, and flooding are always greatly appreciated.
In the hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Woodson | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 36 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion, Sedgwick and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 17 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 8 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2025Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.