Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Jun 13, 2004, 7:54 AM CDT (12:54 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2004, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Kingman County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The Wichita radar (KICT), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS53 KICT 131256
FFWICT
KSC095-173-131900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
754 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
  KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 750 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN AN ASSEMBLY LINE MANNER ACROSS NORTHERN 
KINGMAN AND WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 
TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING. THIS WILL 
PRODUCE ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

LAW ENFORCMENT IN KINGMAN COUNTY HAS ALREADY REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS 
WITH HIGH WATER.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
  WEST WICHITA AND MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...WEST WICHITA...PENALOSA...
  KINGMAN...GODDARD

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADS COVERED BY WATER.

REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SEDGWICK AND
KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3771 9745 3747 9741 3758 9841 3772 9843

$$

/COX

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WGUS73 KICT 131522
FFSICT
KSC095-173-131900-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1019 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SEDGWICK AND KINGMAN COUNTIES
UNTIL 2 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WERE DIMINISHING ACROSS KINGMAN AND SEDGWICK COUNTIES. 
HOWEVER, RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS MORNING MAY CONTINUE 
TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING, ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN KINGMAN 
COUNTY ACROSS SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF 
WICHITA. 

AT 950 AM...KINGMAN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS 
WERE CLOSED AND OR IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING IN THE NORTHEASTERN 
PART OF THE COUNTY.  

AT 1010 AM...SEDGWICK COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED FLOODING ALONG 
MERIDIAN STREET...BETWEEN MAY AND HARRY STREETS. THIS WOULD BE 
APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...ROADS AND AREAS WITH POOR
DRAINAGE.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3768 9732 3750 9734 3751 9795 3769 9793

$$

/CARUSO

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WGUS73 KICT 131848
FFSICT
KSC095-173-131945-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
145 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SEDGWICK AND KINGMAN COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL ENDED LATE THIS MORNING. NO 
ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THIS 
MORNING...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING 
MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING IS ENDING. 
THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING CANCELLED.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3763 9796 3750 9794 3754 9738 3771 9751

$$

/CARUSO

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