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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 22, 1998, 9:34 PM CDT for Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 1998, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 1998, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hitchcock County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLD 230234 FFWGLD NEC087-230500- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 834 PM MDT (934 PM CDT) FRI MAY 22 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HITCHCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA * UNTIL 1200 AM CDT * AT 930 PM CDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN HITCHCOCK COUNTY... MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. * A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS PRODUCING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR. LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL RISE RAPIDLY. DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD! THEDE
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.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 22, 3:10 PM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:10 PM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 210 PM MDT (310 PM CDT) FRI MAY 22 1998 ...MAIN FCST CHALLENGE IS CONVECTION TONIGHT... ETA AND AVN INITIALIZED WELL...BOTH WERE EXCELLENT AT 5H. ETA/AVN WERE BOTH GOOD AT SFC...WHILE NGM WAS TOO DEEP ON THE LOW OVER KS AT 12Z. BY 18Z ETA WAS BEST AT SFC AS IT INDICATED DEVELOPING LOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO. WILL FOLLOW ETA THIS PACKAGE. WV SATELLITE SHOWS A VORT MAX MOVING INTO CENTRAL CO WHICH IS FIRING TRW ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THIS FIRST WAVE WILL TRIGGER CONVECTION OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF FA BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. WITH SFC LOW DEEPENING OVER EASTERN CO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE BEST MOISTURE CONVERGENCE FROM NE CO ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF FA. Q VECTOR ANALYSIS SHOWS STRONGEST CONVERGENCE OVER THETA E RIDGE ACROSS EASTERN FA BY 00Z. WENT HIGHEST POPS NRN AND ERN FA FOR THESE REASONS. UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH SOME OUTFLOW COOLED AIR OVER FA...SO EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP OVER ALL BUT FAR SRN ZONES. WITH CLOUDS AND E WINDS MOST OF THE NIGHT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY ABOVE FWC/FAN NUMBERS. UPPER LEVEL LOW KICKS OFF TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SAT...DRAGGING THE SFC LOW INTO EASTERN KS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS FA EARLY SAT MORNING. ALTHOUGH Q VECTOR ANALYSIS INDICATES BEST FORCING OVER EASTERN KS BY 12Z...THINK THAT WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SAT MORNING OVER EASTERN ZONES. PRECIPITATION ENDS BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIODS. CAA BEHIND SFC LOW KEEPS 850/700 THICKNESSES 30M LOWER THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON PER ETA/AVN. PREFER FAN NUMBERS OVER SLIGHTLY WARMER FWC. .GLD...NONE MLC/TURNER
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 8:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
710 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0709 PM 9 N ST FRANCIS KS 3 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 CHEYENNELocal storm report, May 22, 8:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
713 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0711 PM 16 NW ST FRANCIS KS 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 CHEYENNELocal storm report, May 22, 8:40 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
740 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM 10 N BIRD CITY KS 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 CHEYENNE
0736 PM ST FRANCIS KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 CHEYENNE SPOTTER REPORTLocal storm report, May 22, 8:42 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0735 PM BENKELMAN NE FLOODING
05/22/98 DUNDY WATER OVER CURBS. LAW
ENFORCEMENT STRANDED.
0844 PM 14 S ST FRANCIS KS TORNADO
05/22/98 CHEYENNE OBSERVED FROM NWS OFFICELocal storm report, May 22, 8:42 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0735 PM BENKELMAN NE FLOODING
05/22/98 DUNDY WATER OVER CURBS. LAW
ENFORCEMENT STRANDED.
0844 PM 14 S ST FRANCIS KS TORNADO
05/22/98 CHEYENNE OBSERVED FROM NWS OFFICESpecial weather statement, May 22, 9:12 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
KSZ004-014>016-230810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 812 PM MDT (912 PM CDT) FRI MAY 22 1998 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 3 AM CDT... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS POSTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...NORTON...GRAHAM...SHERIDAN...AND THOMAS. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT (1 AM CDT) FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN EASTERN COLORADO...YUMA. IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...DUNDY...HITCHCOCK AND RED WILLOW. IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...CHEYENNE...RAWLINS AND DECATUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 62 min |
| May 22, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Hitchcock | 65 min |
| May 22, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Dundy | 4 hr |
| May 22, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 32 min |
| May 22, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Hitchcock | 50 min |
| May 22, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 63 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.