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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2006, 5:12 AM CDT for Labette County, Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- May 9, 2006, 5:12 AM CDT (10:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2006, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Chetopa, KS | LAW ENFORECEMENT REPORTED THAT THE JUNTION OF 166 AND 59 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHETOPA WAS UNDER 2 FEET OF WATER. |
| May 9, 6:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 W Chetopa, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE INTERSECTION OF 166 AND TREGO ROAD WAS UNDER 6 INCHES OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KICT 091013 FFWICT KSC099-125-091315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 512 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * UNTIL 815 AM CDT. * AT 510 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING IN CHETOPA. STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER IN CHETOPA. 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. LAT...LON 3738 9508 3699 9508 3700 9594 3737 9595 $$ SCHRECK
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KICT 091129 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 624 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 KSC099-125-091315- MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS- 624 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LABETTE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CDT... AT 621 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST THREE HOURS. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...COFFEYVILLE...PARSONS...ALTAMONT...BARTLETT...CANEY... CHERRYVALE...CHETOPA...DEARING...EDNA...ELK CITY...INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 166 AND HIGHWAY 59 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHETOPA WAS COVERED WITH 2 FEET OF WATER. ALSO, THE UNDERPASS AT HIGHWAY 166 AND TREGO ROAD WAS COVERED WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER. LOW LYING AREAS WERE ALSO REPORTED FLOODED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN LAT...LON 3738 9508 3699 9508 3700 9594 3737 9595 $$ KETCHAM
000 WGUS73 KICT 091138 CCA FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 624 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 KSC099-125-091315- MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS- 624 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LABETTE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CDT... AT 621 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST THREE HOURS. 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...COFFEYVILLE...PARSONS...ALTAMONT...BARTLETT...CANEY... CHERRYVALE...CHETOPA...DEARING...EDNA...ELK CITY...INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE UNDERPASS OF HIGHWAY 166 AND HIGHWAY 59 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHETOPA WAS COVERED WITH 2 FEET OF WATER. ALSO, THE INTERSECTION AT HIGHWAY 166 AND TREGO ROAD WAS COVERED WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER. LOW LYING AREAS WERE ALSO REPORTED FLOODED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN LAT...LON 3738 9508 3699 9508 3700 9594 3737 9595 $$ KETCHAM
000 WGUS73 KICT 091339 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 835 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 KSC099-091700- LABETTE KS- 839 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LABETTE COUNTY UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 8:30 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT THE UNDERPASS OF HIGHWAY 166 AND HIGHWAY 159 WAS OPEN AND THAT THE WATER WHICH CLOSED THE UNDERPASS HAD RECEDED. HOWEVER... RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLY THIS MORNING MAY STILL LEAD TO FLOODING IN TYPICAL LOW LYING AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN LAT...LON 3700 9551 3700 9508 3738 9508 3737 9551 $$ BOWMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 55 min |
| May 9, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 47 min |
| May 9, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 32 min |
| May 9, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 43 min |
| May 9, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 53 min |
| May 9, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 54 min |
| May 9, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 40 min |
| May 9, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 53 min |
| May 9, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 7 more | 31 hr |
| May 9, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 54 min |
| May 9, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery | 55 min |
| May 9, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 64 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.