River Flood Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS

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WGUS83 KGLD 250033
FLSGLD
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 
633 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  SAPPA CREEK NEAR NORCATUR 15NE AFFECTING NORTON COUNTY.
  SAPPA CREEK AT OBERLIN 1SW AFFECTING DECATUR COUNTY.

.SAPPA CREEK REMAINS IN FLOOD FROM THE OBERLIN AREA TO THE NEBRASKA
STATE LINE. WATER LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
TONIGHT.

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL 
HAZARDS RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION...OR CABLE TELEVISION.

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633 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAPPA CREEK NEAR NORCATUR 15NE
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  5:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...WATER WILL OVERFLOW THE TOP OF THE COUNTY 
  BRIDGE. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO OVERFLOW THE BRIDGE THAT IS THREE
  MILES SOUTH OF THE GAGE. LOWLAND AREAS WILL BE FLOODED.                                                  

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633 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAPPA CREEK AT OBERLIN 1SW
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 (ESTIMATED) FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...WATER SPREADS OVER AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND 
  LOW-LYING AREAS WITH ACTUAL WATER DEPTH IN CREEK AT ABOUT 6 FEET.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
659 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...
311 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

LOCAL SHORT TERM CONCERNS HAVE TURNED TO AREAS OF FLOODING
FOLLOWING THE HEAVY RAINS OF THE PAST TWO DAYS AS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY SHIFTS EAST AND NORTH OF THE TRI-STATE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE RECORDED IN MCCOOK NEBRASKA
WITH SEVERAL RIVERS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA
EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING.

DRYER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS MORE OF THE TRI-STATE
REGION TODAY WITH THE SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTERACTION AREA
MOVING FURTHER TO THE EAST AND NORTH. WHILE THERE MAY BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PERIPHERY OF TRI-
STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...THE AREAS OF POTENTIAL SEVERE
WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA.

THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THAT HAD BROUGHT A SERIES OF UPPER
DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS
WILL SHIFT NORTH AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN U.S.
RETROGRADES FURTHER TO THE WEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF
HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. BY MID WEEK WITH A
COOLER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE MOVING INTO THE
PLAINS STATES. HAVE GONE SOMEWHAT COOLER WITH THE TEMPERATURES
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES LATE
NEXT WEEK AS A RESULT.

LOCKHART
&&

.AVIATION...
651 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FOR THE 12Z TAF CYCLE...LOW LEVEL VLIFR CLOUD DECK HAS NOW MOVED
JUST NORTH OF KMCK. VFR CONDITIONS CURRENTLY AT BOTH KMCK AND KGLD
WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TAF PERIOD. AFTER 18Z...WINDS
FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 33
MPH. AFTER 00Z...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BACK TO 10 TO 15 MPH.

BLM
&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
NE...NONE.
CO...NONE.
&&

WFO GOODLAND

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
527 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008

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YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
527 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2008 /627 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WEAKLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE STATIONARY
FRONT THAT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH TODAY WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY
OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST
AREA. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP IS DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
RISE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT...AND
SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME WITH THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

LOCKHART