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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS

July 10, 2026Neosho County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2026, 10:20 PM CDT for Neosho County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2026, 10:20 PM CDT (03:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2026, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

County Neosho County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:20 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 10, 11:28 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Saint Paul, KS	Reported numerous roads in town flooded with high water.
Jul 10, 11:30 PM CDT	RAIN 4.25	Saint Paul, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 143 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1632 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1327 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 10.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

868 
WGUS53 KICT 110320
FFWICT
KSC133-110730-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0013.260711T0320Z-260711T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1020 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Neosho County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 230 AM CDT.

* At 1020 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Erie and St. Paul.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Little Walnut Creek, Pecan Creek, Ogeese Creek, Rock Creek, 
  Canville Creek, Little Elk Creek, Murphy Creek, Flat Rock Creek, 
  Turkey Creek, Pony Creek, Neosho River, Walnut Creek, Labette 
  Creek, Fourmile Creek, Elk River and Bachelor Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two 
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't 
drown.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3760 9544 3761 9509 3759 9509 3756 9509
      3751 9509 3750 9509 3749 9509 3747 9509
      3749 9544

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

McGuire

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho, Wilson	62 min
Jul 10, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk, Greenwood	19 min
Jul 10, 11:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Wilson	21 min
Jul 10, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	39 min
Jul 11, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Wilson	21 min
Jul 11, 1:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	9 hr
Jul 11, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	34 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.