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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS

May 26, 19904 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 1990, 1:51 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 1990, 1:51 AM CDT (06:51 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 1990, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Allen County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson 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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1990-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1873 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 1990-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1873 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
6.1

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What 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, May 25, 11:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-260530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1135 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 1990

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 317 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 319 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 200 AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEOSHO AND WILSON TIL 145 AM.

AT 1130 PM CDT NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR SALINA TO KANSAS CITY.
THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN EUREKA AND PARSONS...JUST SOUTH
OF WELLINGTON...OVER NEWTON...AND JUST NORTHWEST OF MARION.

THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND MOST WERE MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS IN WILSON AND NEOSHO COUNTIES HAVE
MOVED VERY LITTLE AND CONTINUE DUMPING HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES TIL 145 AM.

STEADHAM
Special weather statement, May 26, 12:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-260600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1220 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 1990

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 320 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 400 AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEOSHO AND WILSON TIL 145 AM.

AT 1210 AM CDT NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...A LARGE THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED OVER SILVERDALE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. IN
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 20 MILES
EAST OF SALINA TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE.

AT THIS TIME...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE
THE ONLY REPORTS FROM THESE STORMS. UPDATES WILL CONTINUE. MOVEMENT
OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...EXCEPT A FEW LINGERING
OVER WILSON AND NEOSHO COUNTIES...SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT.
LEIVERS

STEADHAM
Special weather statement, May 26, 12:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-260630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1240 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 1990

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 320 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 400 AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEOSHO AND WILSON TIL 145 AM.

AT 1230 AM CDT NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...A LARGE THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED 20 MILES EAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 30 MILES EAST OF SALINA TO
10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE.

AT THIS TIME...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE
THE ONLY REPORTDS FROM THESE STORMS. UPDATES WILL CONTINUE. MOVEMENT
OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH...EXCEPT A FEW LINGERING STORMS
OVER WILSON AND NEOSHO COUNTIES...SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT.
LEIVERS

STEADHAM
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:01 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-260700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1258 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 320 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 400 AM...
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEOSHO AND WILSON TIL 145 AM.

AT 1250 AM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM JUST SOUTH OF
FT. RILEY TO 10 MILES EAST OF EMPORIA TO 25 MILES WEST OF CHANUTE TO
25 MILES EAST OF ARKANSAS CITY. AT THIS TIME...ONLY SMALL HAIL...
SOME HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
STORMS AS THEY SHOWED SHOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

DUE TO THE PERSISTENCE OF THESE STORMS OVER NEOSHO AND WILSON COUNTIES
...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL A STRONG POSSIBILITY AND PERSONS LIVING IN
THOSE COUNTIES SHOULD KEEP AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING DEVELOPMENTS.
UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED ON A CONTINUING BASIS AS THE SITUATION UNFOLDS.
LEIVERS

STEApDHAM
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:43 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
KSZ009-011-012-014-017-260730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
140 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 320 CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...BUT STILL IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 400 AM...
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR NEOSHO AND WILSON UNTIL 345 AM.

AT 130 AM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM 25 MILES SOUTH
OF TOPEKA TO CHANUTE TO 10 MILES NORTH OF COFFEYVILLE. ALTHOUGH THEY
HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE 100 AM...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINS
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE ASSOCIATED AS THEY MOVED TO THE EAST AT
ABOUT 35 MPH.

REPORTS FROM NEOSHO COUNTY INDICATE SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING...AND
FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. PERSONS LIVING IN NEOSHO...WILSON AND
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES SHOULD KEEP AWARE TO THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLOODING
AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. WICHITA WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
SITUATION FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
LEIVERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTAllen4 hr
May 25, 9:27 PM CDTTornado WarningICTHarper, Kingman48 min
May 25, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno69 min
May 25, 10:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTNeosho, Wilson3 hr
May 26, 1:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTNeosho, Wilson2 hr
May 26, 1:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette4 hr
May 26, 1:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTBourbon4 hr
May 26, 7:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood58 min
May 26, 5:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTBourbon3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.