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River Flood Warning 72, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jul 25, 2025, 2:09 AM CDT for Butler County, Cowley County, Kansas. It took effect at Jul 25, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2025, 2:09 AM CDT (07:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 25, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2025, 2:24 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Walnut River at Augusta (AGAK1).
- Action stage
- 21 ft
- Minor stage
- 23 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 36 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07146895, 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 Jul 25, 12:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 12:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 225 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-251930- 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- 225 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Heat indices above 100 degrees are expected across portions of south-central and southeast Kansas this afternoon. More widespread thunderstorm activity is expected this evening into the overnight hours, especially across portions of central and south-central Kansas. Heavy rainfall is the primary concern tonight. Refer to the Flood Watch for additional details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Shower and thunderstorm chances will continue into the day on Friday. Heat indices above 100 degrees are possible Friday across south-central and southeast Kansas. Heat indices above 100 degrees are possible areawide Saturday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 24, 8:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 15 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 15 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 12 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 12 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 12 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 18 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 12 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 24 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 24 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 4 days |
| Jul 25, 8:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 28 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 12 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.