Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 1989, 3:28 AM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1989, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1989, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Barton County, KS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 699 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
328 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF KANSAS
BARTON
AT 327 AM MANY STREETS WERE FLOODING IN AND AROUND GREAT BEND.
STREETS ON WEST SIDE OF CITY REPORTED TO DEEP TO DRIVE THROUGH.
HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED ATLEAST THROUGH 5 AM.
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS IN THE WARNED AREA WILL LIKELY FLOOD
STREAMS AND LOW AREAS. BE CAREFUL DRIVING AND DON/T TRY TO CROSS
WATER RUSHING OVER ROADS AND STREETS.
FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY RESULT FROM THE HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS
FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. STAY AWAY FROM AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE
TO FLOODING LIKE SMALL STREAMS..LOW LYING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES.
GO TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. IF YOU LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE
AREAS GO IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.
ADAMS/ESWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010640- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...COR TIMES FIRST AND LAST LINE FIRST PARA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1245 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989 AT 1235 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG OR 15 MILES NORTH OF SMITH CENTER. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALINA JUST WEST OF ASH GROVE AND 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAYS OR 15 MILES NORTH WEST OF RUSSELL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WELL MOVE INTO THE RUSSELL..WILSON AND SMITH CENTER AREAS BY 1 AM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS THESE THUNDER/ STORMS PASS OVER AREAS THAT RECIEVED HEAVY RAINS ON FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT...ALSO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS INEF FECT UNTIL 3 AM THIS SATURDAY MORNING. PETERSEN
Local storm report, Jul 1, 1:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS
128 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989
REPORTS FOR FRI JUN 30. TIMES CDT.
230 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL AT CEDAR...SMITH COUNTY
330 PM GOLF BALL HAIL AND WINDS ESTIMATED TO 80 MPH AT ALTON...OSBORNE
433 PM GOLD BALL HAIL 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF COVERT...OSBORNE
445 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL AT WALDO...RUSSELL
516 PM GOLF BALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS 5 NORTH OF RUSSELL...RUSSELL
530 PM GOLF BALL HAIL AND WINDS ESTIMATED OVER 80 MPH NEAR RUSSELL
615 PM GOLF BALL HAIL AND 70 MPH WINDS...NORTHERN BARTON
620 PM GOLF BALL AND WINDS TO 70 MPH IN THE BURR OAK AREA...JEWELL
718 PM 11/2 INCH HAIL AT BURROAK. ALSO RAINFALL OF 3.90 IN LESS
THAN TWO HOURS...JEWELL
835 PM WINDS 60 TO 65 MPH..6 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MITCHELL
905 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL AT SOLOMON RAPIDS...MITCHELL
905 PM STELL SHED DEMOLISHED 5 WEST OF BELOIT...MITCHELL
910 PM 1 TO 11/4 INCH HAIL AT COVERT...OS~BORNE
910 PM WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH WITH HAIL AT DOWNS...OSBORNE
1040 PM WINDS TO 60 MPH NEAR SYLVAN GROVE...LINCOLN
ADAMSSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 150 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989 AT 1 50 AM RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 40 MILES NORTH WEST OF SALINA OR 5 MILES WEST OF LINCOLN...25 MILES EAST OF HAYS OR 10 MILES EAST OF RUSSELL AND SEVERAL IN THE HAYS AREA. ALSO 65 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NUMEROUS OTHER STORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS WERE PRODUCING LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS THESE THUNDER/ STORMS PASS OVER AREAS THAT RECIEVED HEAVY RAINS ON FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT. PART OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 3 AM FOR SMITH...OSBORNE ...JEWELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND FOR ELLSWORTH...RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL KANSAS. ADAMS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 210 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL COUNTIES OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS...HOWEVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS PASS OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS THE LAST 6 TO 8 HOURS. ADAMS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:44 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 242 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989 THUNDERSTORMS WERE STRENGTHENING IN NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. AT 240 AM CDT...THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY 10 MILES NORTHEAST TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WASHINGTON /15 MILES NORTHWEST TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE/. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHSOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH ANDA WILL PRODUCE VERY DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. ES
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:16 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-010915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 315 AM CDT SAT JUL 1 1989 THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS THAT WERE IN NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS IN WASH- INGTON COUNTY HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. AT 313 AM CDT...THE STRONGEST STORMS MOVED NORTHEAST TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF BEATRICE AND JUST NORTH OF BEATRICE. THE STORMS HAVE SHOWN A MORE NORTH- EAST MOVEMENT NEAR 15 MPH. SOME HEAVY wRAINS CONTINUED OVER MOST OF CENTRAL KANSAS AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA. ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 7:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jewell | 119 min |
| Jun 30, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 68 min |
| Jun 30, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Smith | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Mitchell | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lincoln, Russell | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 10:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.