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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 4, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2025, 8:31 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Cowskin Creek at Wichita 119th St (COWK1).
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07144480, 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, 9 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:47 PM CDT, 9 hours 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:06 PM CDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 54 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion, Sedgwick and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.