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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 2007, 6:54 PM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2007, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Barton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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 5, 7:18 PM CDT | FLOOD | Hoisington, KS | STREET FLOODING REPORTED BY PUBLIC. |
| May 5, 7:28 PM CDT | FLOOD | Great Bend, KS | STREET FLOODING BEING REPORTED IN THE CITY OF GREAT BEND. |
| May 5, 7:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hoisington, KS | OBSERVER REPORTS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF 3RD STREET AND MAIN IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 5, 8:24 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 W Great Bend, KS | WATER BEING REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY WEST OF THE CITY OF HEIZER. LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE CLOSING HWY 96 AT THAT LOCATION. OBSERVER JUST SOUTH OF THAT LOCATION IS REPORTING 3.22 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. |
| May 5, 10:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pawnee Rock, KS | BARTON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 1 FOOT OF WATER ACROSS HIGHWAY 56 AT PAWNEE ROCK. |
| May 5, 10:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Great Bend, KS | OBSERVER REPORTING 1.70 ON NEW RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING STORMS BEGAIN. |
| May 5, 10:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hoisington, KS | OBSERVER IN HOISINGTON REPORTED 3.00 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THESE STORMS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 3496 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.3
- Supercell composite
- 22.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KICT 052355 FFWICT KSC009-060900- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 654 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY. * AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ALBERT...CLAFLIN...ELLINWOOD...GALATIA...GREAT BEND...GREAT BEND AIRPORT...HOISINGTON...OLMITZ...PAWNEE ROCK...SUSANK. 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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 3825 9903 3825 9848 3869 9847 3869 9903 $$ SCHRECK
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KICT 060033 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 729 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-060900- BARTON KS- 729 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR BARTON COUNTY... AT 718 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN HOISINGTON. SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDE COW CREEK...BLOOD CREEK...WALNUT CREEK...WALNUT CREEK...DRY WALNUT CREEK AND ASH CREEK. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 3825 9903 3825 9848 3869 9847 3869 9903 $$ SCHRECK
000 WGUS73 KICT 060344 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1038 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-060900- BARTON KS- 1038 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR BARTON COUNTY... AT 1035 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF BARTON COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE INDICATED BY RADAR. AT 1042 PM CDT...BARTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED STREET FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF GREAT BEND...WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STALLED VEHICLES. AT 1035 PM CDT...AN OBSERVER IN HOISINGTON REPORTED 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. 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. 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. LAT...LON 3825 9903 3825 9848 3869 9847 3869 9903 $$
000 WGUS73 KICT 060618 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 113 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 KSC009-060900- BARTON KS- 113 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR BARTON COUNTY... AT 108 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF BARTON COUNTY. AT 108 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HIGH WATER ACROSS NUMEROUS ROADS COUNTYWIDE...WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES. WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED THIS EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...RURAL COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN WICHITA. LAT...LON 3825 9903 3825 9848 3869 9847 3869 9903 $$ KLEINSASSER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 54 min |
| May 4, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 40 min |
| May 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 4, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 55 min |
| May 5, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 37 min |
| May 5, 1:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 53 min |
| May 5, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 33 min |
| May 5, 1:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 56 min |
| May 5, 2:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 42 min |
| May 5, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 64 min |
| May 5, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 55 min |
| May 5, 3:59 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 8 more | 15 hr |
| May 5, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 52 min |
| May 5, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Reno, Rice | 29 min |
| May 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 44 min |
| May 5, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 42 min |
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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.