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River Flood Warning 61, NWS Wichita, KS

June 19, 2025Harvey County, Reno County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 19, 2025, 2:51 AM CDT for Harvey County, Reno County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2025, 2:51 AM CDT (07:51 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 19, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 21, 2025, 7:11 AM CDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Harvey County, KS, Reno County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills (ALMK1). The gauge peaked at 24.22 ft at Jun 19, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07143665, 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 19, 12:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 12:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 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
Jun 18, 9:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman	6 hr
Jun 19, 8:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey	49 hr
Jun 19, 12:12 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	22 hr

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.