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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Wichita, KS

June 21, 2026Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2026, 3:16 AM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 21, 2026, 12:06 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2026, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 21, 2026, 12:06 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 25, 2026, 1:44 AM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Arkansas City (ARCK1). The gauge peaked at 14.95 ft at Jun 22, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07146500, 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 21, 2:55 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 2:55 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 2:27 PM CDT, 12 hours 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
227 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-211930-
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-
227 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A complex of storms is expected to track out of northwest Kansas
and southern Nebraska tonight into early Sunday morning, affecting
much of the area. 60 to 80 mph winds, ping pong ball size hail,
heavy rain and some flooding concerns will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Storms will linger Sunday morning across eastern Kansas with
damaging winds and flooding possible. Additional storms are
expected to develop Sunday afternoon and evening, especially across
southern Kansas. Large hail, damaging downburst winds and flooding
will be possible with the stronger storms.

Periodic storm chances will remain for Tuesday through Friday with
strong and severe storms possible.

.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, Jun 21, 1:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0114 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NNW Moundridge        38.22N 97.52W
06/21/2026  M68 MPH          McPherson          KS   Mesonet

&&

Local storm report, Jun 21, 1:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 21, 1:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 21, 1:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 21, 1:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:08 AM CDT, 8 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 20, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell	70 min
Jun 20, 11:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Russell	9 hr
Jun 20, 11:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Kingman, McPherson, Reno, Rice	73 min
Jun 20, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell	78 min
Jun 21, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner	73 min
Jun 21, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion, Rice, Russell and 1 more	82 min
Jun 21, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	35 min
Jun 21, 1:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick, Sumner	9 hr
Jun 21, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Chase, Elk, Greenwood, Sedgwick	59 min
Jun 21, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sumner	49 min
Jun 21, 2:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	19 hr
Jun 21, 2:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Lincoln	9 hr
Jun 21, 3:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell	4 hr
Jun 21, 3:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman	64 hr
Jun 21, 3:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	55 hr
Jun 21, 3:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	65 hr
Jun 21, 3:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	40 min
Jun 21, 4:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson	31 min
Jun 21, 4:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	39 min
Jun 21, 5:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	63 min
Jun 21, 5:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Kingman, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick and 1 more	5 hr
Jun 21, 7:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	48 hr
Jun 21, 8:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	50 hr
Jun 21, 8:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	24 hr
Jun 21, 8:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	40 hr
Jun 21, 8:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Russell	12 hr
Jun 21, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	59 hr
Jun 21, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	3 days
Jun 21, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	24 hr
Jun 21, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	50 hr
Jun 21, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	40 hr
Jun 21, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	28 hr
Jun 21, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	23 hr
Jun 21, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	42 hr
Jun 21, 9:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick and 1 more	11 hr
Jun 21, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson	41 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Montgomery	23 min
Jun 21, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery	61 min
Jun 21, 6:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	4 hr
Jun 21, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	61 min

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.