Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1991
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 1991, 10:47 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 1991, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 1991, 1:28 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lincoln County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 1589 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCNK 130348 FFWCNK KSC105-143-130945- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 1047 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CONCORDIA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL KANSAS ...EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...WESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY AT 1045PM...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALINA...NEAR BARNARD. OVER 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE BARNARD AREA AND HEAVY RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE NEAR BARNARD UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SALT CREEK...INTO EASTERN LINCOLN AND WESTERN OTTOWA COUNTIES. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. A FLASHB FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. STREAMS, RIVERS, AND CREEKS CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAIN. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. FREDERICK
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 12, 5:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
KSZ014-015-016-122330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 525 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ABOUT 55 TO 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA...ACROSS MOST OF ANDERSON COUNTY...AFFECTING THE CITIES OF GARNETT AND WESTPHALIA. THE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT AND ARE LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA...SMALL HAIL AND D8ANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PEOPLE IN ANDERSON COUNTY AND IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARNETT... AND WESTPHALIA SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 12, 5:50 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
KSZ014-015-016-122345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 550 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 AN AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ABOUT 55 TO 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA...ACROSS MOST OF ANDERSON COUNTY...AFFECTING THE CITIES OF COLONY...GARNETT AND WESTPHALIA. THE STORMS ALSO EXTENDED NORTH TOWARD RICHMOND IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE SHOWING A SLOW NORTHEAST MOVEMENT. ABOUT ONE INCH OF RAIN WAS REPORTED WEST OF GARNETT BETWEEN 5 AND 530PM. IN ADDITION PEA SIZE HAIL FELL JUST WEST OF GARNETT AND NEAR COLONY...IN SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY...AROUND 530PM. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PROBABLY PRODUCING FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ...WILL CONTINUE FROM THgESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE ACROSS ANDERSON COUNTY AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY OR THOSE TRAVEL ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO WATER OVER ROADWAYS. + AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 12, 6:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
KSZ014-015-016-130015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 620 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 AT 615PM THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 55 TO 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA... ACROSS MOST OF ANDERSON COUNTY...WERE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. HOWEVER THE STORMS WERE STILL CAPABLE OF DROPPING VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER ROADS. RAINS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER ANDERSON COUNTY..INCLUDING THE GARNETT ...COLONY...GREELEY AND KINCAID AREAS UNTIL ABOUT 7PM. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS ANDERSON COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT TO WATER OVER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE RUNNING AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL. AKULOW
Special weather statement, May 12, 7:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-130245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 711 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 ...THUNDESTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER A SMALL PART OF NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS... AT 7PM...RADAR SHOWED A 10 MILE WIDE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 50 MILES WEST OF CONCORDIA...NEAR DOWNS TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA NEAR BURR OAK. THESE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THEY WERE MOVING NORTH AT ABOUT 20 MPH. ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR FURTHER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL CONTINUE WARM AND MUGGY...WITH LATE EVENING TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR 60. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH. FREDERICK
Special weather statement, May 12, 9:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-130315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 915 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 AT 910 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED A 30 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYS NEAR GALATIA TO JUST EAST OF RUSSELL TO BELOIT TO BELLEVILLE TO WEST OF FAIRBURY NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAINS..PEA SIZE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.d LLS
Special weather statement, May 12, 9:51 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
KSZ007-008-010-011-130345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCORDIA KS 950 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 1991 AT 945 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED A 30 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYS...TO NEAR BELOIT...TO 20 MILES WEST OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. THEY HAVE SHOWED A DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVER THE PAST HOUR AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ENDING BY 2AM...WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS WILL FALL TO NEAR 60 WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH. JF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jewell | 37 min |
| May 13, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 61 min |
| May 13, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Saline | 62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.