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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2005, 9:09 PM CDT for Harvey County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2005, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2005, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Harvey County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 10:14 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Newton, KS | FLOODING REPORTED ALONG 1ST STREET. |
| Jun 8, 10:14 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newton, KS | STREET FLOODING REPORTED MOST LOCATIONS OF THE CITY OF NEWTON. |
| Jun 9, 12:08 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newton, KS | SIGNIFICANT FLOODING REPORTED IN ALL LOCATIONS OF THE CITY OF NEWTON. MOST ROADS ARE CLOSED IN AND OUT OF THE CITY. LAW ENFORCEMENT STARTING SOME EVACUATIONS. |
| Jun 9, 12:14 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sedgwick, KS | SANDBAGGING COUNTY MAINTAINCE BUILDING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 65 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 4205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KICT 090210 FFWICT KSC079-090615- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 909 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 115 AM CDT. * AT 906 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN HARVEY COUNTY, WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST INTO WESTERN HARVEY COUNTY AS WELL. * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...NEWTON...BURRTON...HALSTEAD...HESSTON...WALTON... WHITEWATER AND NORTH NEWTON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN HARVEY COUNTY. LAT...LON 3792 9768 3792 9715 3816 9716 3816 9769 $$ DARMOFAL
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KICT 090352 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1048 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 KSC079-090615- HARVEY KS- 1048 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARVEY COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM CDT... AT 1043 PM CDT... THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THESE STORMS ARE SHOWING VERY LITTLE IF ANY MOVEMENT AND WILL MOST LIKELY PRODUCE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. HARVEY COUNTY HAS ALSO REPORTED NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...NEWTON...BURRTON...HALSTEAD...HESSTON...WALTON...WHITEWATER AND NORTH NEWTON. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 3792 9768 3792 9715 3816 9716 3816 9769 $$ COX
000 WGUS73 KICT 090510 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1207 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC079-090615- HARVEY KS- 1207 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARVEY COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM CDT... AT 1202 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTS NUMEROUS AREAS OF FLOODING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAD OCCURRED LAST EVENING WITH MORE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...NEWTON...BURRTON...HALSTEAD...HESSTON...WALTON...WHITEWATER AND NORTH NEWTON. LAT...LON 3792 9768 3792 9715 3816 9716 3816 9769 $$ COX
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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 8, 3:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 302 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST DISCUSSION... CONVECTIVE CHANCES/TRENDS AS WELL AS RAINFALL/POTENTIAL FLOODING.. EXTREME INSTABILITY EXISTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SURFACE FRONT, FROM NEAR HUTCHINSON TO TOPEKA, WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL/EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING, AND PROVIDE FOCUS FOR RAPID/SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT. SHEAR MORE THAN ADEQUATE WITH HIGH CAPE FOR LARGE HAIL WITH SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES ALONG PREFERENTIAL BOUNDARIES. THE MAIN THREAT MAY WELL EVOLVE INTO HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING, AS MUCH OF THIS AREA STILL RECOVERING FROM EXCESSIVE RAINS DURING THE PAST WEEK OR SO. ALTHOUGH THE ETA SEEMS TO HAVE RIGHT IDEA ON INITIAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT, AM NOT CONVINCED THAT LARGE SCALE ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT AS IT DEPICTS. THE GFS AND ETA BOTH SUGGEST ELEVATED FORCING AND INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP/SHIFT NORTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT, SO EXPECT THAT CONVECTION MAY RE-DEVELOP/EVOLVE NORTH INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE NIGHT. ALL SAID, WILL ISSUE FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF A PARSONS TO NEWTON TO SALINA LINE. WILL MAINTAIN MODEST CHANCES FOR STORMS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, THOUGH THIS COULD BE THE RELATIVE LULL BEFORE A MORE ORGANIZED SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. A MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORT- WAVE LOOKS TO EJECT NORTHEAST AT THAT TIME, WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TRANSLATING ALONG BOUNDARY. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED FOCUS AND LIFT FOR LARGER MESOSCALE CONVECTION, AFFECTING CENTRAL AND MOST PROBABLY SOUTHEAST KANSAS AS WELL. THIS OCCASIONALLY WET/STORMY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH THE LATEST GFS NOW SUGGESTING CHANCES MAY CONTINUE AREA-WIDE INTO MONDAY. FOR NOW MADE LITTLE CHANGES BEYOND SUNDAY, THOUGH LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. DARMOFAL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 71 93 71 90 / 30 20 30 40 HUTCHINSON 68 93 69 89 / 40 20 30 40 NEWTON 68 92 70 89 / 40 20 30 40 ELDORADO 70 92 71 89 / 40 20 30 40 WINFIELD-KWLD 73 93 73 92 / 30 20 30 40 RUSSELL 64 90 66 86 / 20 30 40 40 GREAT BEND 64 91 66 87 / 20 30 40 40 SALINA 68 92 70 89 / 60 30 40 40 MCPHERSON 68 92 69 89 / 60 30 40 40 COFFEYVILLE 72 90 72 88 / 30 20 30 30 CHANUTE 70 89 70 87 / 50 20 30 30 IOLA 69 89 70 87 / 60 20 30 30 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ALLEN...BUTLER...CHASE... ELK...GREENWOOD...HARVEY...MARION...MCPHERSON...NEOSHO... SALINE...WILSON...AND WOODSON. && DARMOFAL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:42 PM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-091200- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 342 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS, MAINLY EAST OF A MARION TO WICHITA TO WELLINGTON LINE. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS IN THIS AREA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. STORMS THAT ARE ABLE TO TRACK ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO. SINCE SOIL MOISTURE IS HIGH AND GROUNDS NEARLY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS, LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE A STORM CAN ALSO LOOK FOR SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORMS MAY LINGER OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT, WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING NORTH OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. THOUGH THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH, THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE FOR THE ENTIRE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RICH GULF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA, AS A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONS ITSELF ACROSS KANSAS DURING THIS PERIOD. DAILY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MAINLY OCCUR FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT TIME FRAME. SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY. HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS COULD BECOME THE GREATER HAZARD, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND FUTURE OUTLOOKS ON THIS ACTIVE WEATHER SCENARIO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWOICT.HTM KED/CJ/LAWSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:42 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
842 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E ELBING 38.05N 97.09W
06/08/2005 BUTLER KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER THE ROAD.
&&
BRWLocal storm report, Jun 8, 8:43 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
843 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0842 PM HAIL 1 S NEWTON 38.03N 97.34W
06/08/2005 1.25 INCH HARVEY KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
BRWLocal storm report, Jun 8, 8:45 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
845 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0842 PM FLOOD 1 N SAFFORDVILLE 38.40N 96.40W
06/08/2005 CHASE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER THE ROAD.
&&
BRWLocal storm report, Jun 8, 9:03 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
903 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0901 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E ELBING 38.05N 97.09W
06/08/2005 BUTLER KS EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER THE ROAD BETWEEN 130TH AND 150TH ON MEADOWLARK
ROAD.
&&
BRWLocal storm report, Jun 8, 9:06 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
906 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0906 PM HAIL NEWTON 37.57N 95.93W
06/08/2005 1.00 INCH WILSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
BRWLocal storm report, Jun 8, 9:07 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
907 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0907 PM HAIL 1 E NEWTON 38.04N 97.32W
06/08/2005 1.00 INCH HARVEY KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
BRWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Marion | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 7:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Marion | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 10:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 11:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 5:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.