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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2007, 12:32 AM CDT for McPherson County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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 6, 2007, 12:32 AM CDT (05:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County McPherson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 6, 5:25 AM CDT | FLOOD | 11 S Mcpherson, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS PAVED ROADS 11 MILES SOUTH OF MCPHERSON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1963 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1234 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KICT 060533 FFWICT KSC113-061030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 530 AM CDT. * AT 1231 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE INDICATED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CANTON...GALVA...INMAN...LINDSBORG...MARQUETTE...MCPHERSON... MOUNDRIDGE...ROXBURY...WINDOM...MCPHERSON AIRPORT. AT 1229 AM CDT...STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN WINDOM AND MARQUETTE. 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 3817 9793 3817 9736 3861 9736 3861 9793 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KICT 060654 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 149 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 KSC113-061030- MCPHERSON KS- 149 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR MCPHERSON COUNTY... AT 136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE TIME BEING ACROSS MUCH OF MCPHERSON COUNTY. HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST MCPHERSON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY APPROACH ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN WICHITA. LAT...LON 3817 9793 3817 9736 3859 9737 3859 9793 $$ KLEINSASSER
000 WGUS73 KICT 060929 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 427 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 KSC113-061030- MCPHERSON KS- 427 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR MCPHERSON COUNTY... AT 426 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WERE INDICATED OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY APPROACH ONE TO TWO INCHES WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. 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 3817 9793 3817 9736 3859 9737 3859 9793 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 48 min |
| May 5, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 9 hr |
| May 5, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| May 5, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 40 min |
| May 5, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 5, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 29 min |
| May 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 33 min |
| May 5, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 6 hr |
| May 5, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 41 min |
| May 5, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 60 min |
| May 5, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 26 min |
| May 5, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 31 min |
| May 5, 11:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 5 hr |
| May 6, 3:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 36 hr |
| May 6, 4:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 7 hr |
| May 6, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 65 min |
| May 6, 10:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 39 min |
| May 6, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 49 min |
| May 6, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 38 min |
| May 6, 11:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 4 hr |
| May 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 9 hr |
| May 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 9 hr |
| May 6, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Sedgwick | 51 min |
| May 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 48 min |
| May 6, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 6, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 44 min |
| May 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 47 min |
| May 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 37 min |
| May 6, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 20 min |
| May 6, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 50 min |
| May 6, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 31 min |
| May 6, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 23 min |
| May 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 15 min |
| May 6, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 43 min |
| May 6, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Saline | 29 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.