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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Wichita, KS

July 22, 2025Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jul 22, 2025, 11:20 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 22, 2025, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2025, 7:01 AM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

County Lincoln County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard (BRNK1).

Action stage
19 ft
Minor stage
21 ft
Moderate stage
23.3 ft
Major stage
24.9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTRussell45 min
Jul 21, 7:51 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTSaline5 hr
Jul 21, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline51 min
Jul 21, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Saline45 min
Jul 21, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton61 min
Jul 21, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Saline78 min
Jul 21, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTMcPherson, Saline4 hr
Jul 21, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick39 min
Jul 21, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick26 min
Jul 21, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTHarper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner50 min
Jul 21, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTSedgwick, Sumner48 min
Jul 21, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler38 min
Jul 21, 10:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline23 hr
Jul 21, 10:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline17 hr
Jul 21, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick34 min
Jul 21, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion61 min
Jul 21, 11:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLincoln22 hr
Jul 21, 11:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson37 hr
Jul 21, 11:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline45 hr
Jul 22, 12:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline21 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.