Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

May 26, 1991, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 1991, 10:45 PM CDT

In force

55 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Whole counties

Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
950 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
 
   ...NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY...SOUTHERN CHASE COUNTY
 
AT 945 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WICHITA...NEAR DEGRAFF. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH. CASSODAY AND MATFIELD GREEN ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ALSO...THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS
IS LIKELY. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGH GROUND IF YOU ARE IN FLOOD-PRONE
AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING ROADS.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT.
 
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.  REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE H<AIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY... SO
DON'T DRIVE ONTO WATER-COVERED ROADS.
 
HEDGES

In the hours before

KSZ009-011-012-014-017-262200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991

...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM...

VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXIST OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AROUND WICHITA..AND
SHOULD BECOME MUCH MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS.

PERSONS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
THE WEATHER SITUATION...AS SEVERE WEATHER COULD DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STAIONS...AND NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

HEDGES

KSZ017-270215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
813 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 399 UNTIL 2 AM FOR SOUTHEAST
KANSAS...

NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS INDICATED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS...HOWEVER
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS HIGH.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
OCCURRING OVER MANY PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...AND WILL MOVE
EASTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

HEDGES

Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1991Every flash flood warning in 1991

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.