Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Aug 15, 1995, 2:32 AM CDT (07:32 UTC)

Expired

Aug 15, 1995, 6:30 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Whole counties

Counties Butler County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

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TTAA00 KICT 150734
FFWICT
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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
232 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
 
   ...BUTLER COUNTY...SEDGWICK COUNTY
 
AT 230 AM VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS SEDGWICK COUNTY. GAUGES AT
THE WICHITA AIRPORT WERE RECORDING RAINFALL RATES AT OVER AN INCH PER
HOUR.
 
THIS AREA OF RAINFALL WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHICH WILL TAKE IT
SLOWLY ACROSS SEDGWICK AND BUTLER COUNTIES.  THE GROUND ACROSS THE TWO
COUNTIES IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM EARLIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
6 INCHES AND THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXPERIENCING FLOODING PROBLEMS.
FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBL
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN BIT 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.
 
MATT
 
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NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 14, 10:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1000 PM CDT MON AUG 14 1995

CHGS: NONE.

NMRS TSTRMS ASSC'D W/ CDFNT CONTG C2515 MVMT. ADAP DSPLYG VRY STG FLUX
CNVG ALG THIS FNT & W/ LI'S OF -6 TO -9 ACRS SC & SE SXNS & DWPTS IN
MID 70S WL CONT CAT POPS NRLY ALL SXNS. W/ WK UPR SUPRT MN THRT TO BE
RW+. KICT RNFL EST NRLY 5.00 INCH AMTS W BT & E RC CNTYS FM THIS EVNG'S
ACTVY. NO RPTS OF FLDG RCVD BUT W/ PRFLRS DSPLYG WK H7 & H5 FLO OVR MOST
OF CWA FF POTL SHUD EXIST FOR SOME LOCALES.

RSL 67/89 84  SLN 68/89 84
ICT 73/90 85  HUT 71/89 85
CNU 71/91 53
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In the hours before

KSZ032-033-047>051-150135-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
921 PM CDT MON AUG 14 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #943 HAS EXPIRED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #943 ISSUED AT 330 PM HAS EXPIRED FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL KANSAS. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT
OVER NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO
SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY BUT THE STORMS SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE THRESHOLDS.
ES

KSZ032-033-047>051-150135-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
921 PM CDT MON AUG 14 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #943 HAS EXPIRED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KANSAS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #943 ISSUED AT 330 PM HAS EXPIRED FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL KANSAS. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT
OVER NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO
SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY BUT THE STORMS SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE THRESHOLDS.
ES

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

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