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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 22, 2026, 2:33 AM CDT for Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 24, 2026, 12:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2026, 2:33 AM CDT (07:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2026, 12:06 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2026, 7:59 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Cow Creek above Hutchinson (HTCK1).
- Action stage
- 7.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 9.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10.5 ft
- Major stage
- 12.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07143310, 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 22, 12:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1128 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-221930- 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- 1128 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Storms will be possible tonight, mainly across southern and southeast Kansas. Hail up to ping pong size, 60-70 mph winds, heavy rainfall, and additional flooding concerns will be possible with this activity. A Flood Watch remains in effect through tonight for southeast and portions of southern Kansas. Several rivers across the area have gone into flood, please see the latest river flood warnings for additional details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Several rivers across the area are expected to go into flood over the next few days. See latest river flood warnings for additional details. Storm chances will return for Monday night and will start to increase for Tuesday night through the remainder of the work week. Some strong to severe storms will be possible through this period, along with heavy rain and flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated 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, 11:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 10:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 69 min |
| Jun 21, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 11:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 34 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2026Every river flood warning in 2026
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.