Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Jun 8, 1995, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 8, 1995, 8:30 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Whole counties

Counties Harper County, KS, Sumner County, KS

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
326 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  830 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
 
   ...HARPER COUNTY...WESTERN SUMNER COUNTY
 
RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN CORWIN AND
CONWAY SPRINGS.  THE HIGHEST TOTALS OCCURRED NEAR ARGONIA...OR 40 MILES
EAST OF MEDICINE LODGE.
 
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY OUT OF THEIR BANKS....WITH LOW LYING
COUNTY ROADS LIKELY FLOODED. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL BE ON THE RISE AS
WELL.  ALMOST 3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED AT ARGONIA.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING
WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWI0NG STREAM... EVEN A SMALL
ONE... ON FOOT.
 
HOWERTON

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 10:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1000 PM CDT WED JUN 7 1995

(DISC COMPOSED AT 730 PM...)
MAIN CONCERN ATTM IS CBS DVLPG OVR FLINT HILLS.  THESE HAVE FORMED AT
THE INTERSECTION OF 2 BNDRYS AND THE OROGRAPHIC LIFT.  ONE BNDRY IS
XTNDS FM NR MKC TO NR DDC.  THE OTHER IS A QUASI-DRYLN WHICH PASSED
THRU ICT THIS AFTN...AND HAS RETREATED WWRD DURG THE PAST HR.  BNDRY
SHOWED UP BRIEFLY ON KICT 88D WHILE TECHS WERE WORKING ON RDR.
VISUAL INDC HV SHOWN WELL DVLPG CBS...BUT TOPS APPR TO BE TOO
LO...WITH SOME CAPPING LKLY.  HAVE ALRDY MENTIONED PCPN IN SFT.  WITH
MARGINAL MECHANISMS TO BREAK CAP...WOULD NOT EXPCT THEM TO CONT ALL
NGT.

ERLR LK INDC TMRW NGT MAY BE QUITE ACTIVE AS DIFFLUENT FLOW...DRYLN
AND FNT APPCH.

RSL 66/80 24  SLN 67/81 24
ICT 71/85 23  HUT 69/84 23
CNU 70/87 22

HOWERTON

In the hours before

KSZ070-071-072-073-094-095-096-097-098-099-100-101-080530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1123 PM CDT WED JUN 7 1995

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 570 FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 574 FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

THE NEW TORNADO WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE ALLEN...NEOSHO...LABETTE...
BOURBON...CRAWFORD AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

MATT

KSZ070-071-072-073-094-095-096-097-098-099-100-101-080530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1123 PM CDT WED JUN 7 1995

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 570 FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 574 FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

THE NEW TORNADO WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE ALLEN...NEOSHO...LABETTE...
BOURBON...CRAWFORD AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

MATT

Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995

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