Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2008, 9:28 AM CDT for Clay County, Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 7 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 2, 2008, 9:28 AM CDT (14:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2008, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 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 2, 9:47 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.37 | W Clyde, KS | NICKEL HAIL ALSO REPORTED FROM THE STORM |
| Jun 2, 10:10 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Concordia, KS | WATER OVER ROAD AT 145TH AND TEAL. |
| Jun 2, 10:10 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Concordia, KS | WATER OVER ROAD AT 26OTH AND MILO ROAD. |
| Jun 2, 10:10 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Concordia, KS | WATER OVER ROAD AT 160TH AND UNION. |
| Jun 2, 10:10 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.3 | Clyde, KS | BETWEEN 9 AND 1010 AM. |
| Jun 2, 10:42 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | 1 Nw Wakefield, KS | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL TOTAL. |
| Jun 2, 10:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Clay Center, KS | HIGHWAY 24 IS CLOSED FROM CLAY CENTER WEST TO INDIAN ROAD DUE TO WATER OVER ROADWAY. |
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 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -410 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KTOP 021431
FFWTOP
KSC027-029-021830-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FF.W.0009.080602T1428Z-080602T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
928 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 923 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL HAVE RAINFALL RATES
OF UP TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR AS THEY PASS. RADAR INDICATES THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS OCCURED OVER NORTHERN CLOUD AND NORTHERN CLAY
COUNTIES...WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THESE AREAS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AURORA...
CLAY CENTER...
CONCORDIA...
GLASCO...
GREEN...
IDANA...
JAMESTOWN...
MILTONVALE...
MORGANVILLE...
OAK HILL...
VINING...
WAKEFIELD...
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLASH FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TOPEKA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3965 9793 3959 9736 3956 9736 3955 9697
3913 9697 3922 9736 3931 9736 3931 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 1428Z 180DEG 0KT 3951 9786
$$
CRAVEN3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KTOP 021518
FFSTOP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1016 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
KSC027-029-021830-
/O.CON.KTOP.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080602T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLOUD-CLAY-
1016 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR CLAY
AND CLOUD COUNTIES...
AT 1010 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING IN CLOUD COUNTY. WATER WAS REPORTED OVER ROADS AT 260TH
AND MILO ROAD...160TH AND UNION...AND 145TH AND TEAL. A SPOTTER IN
AURORA REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THE
STORMS...WITH 3.3 INCHES MEASURED NEAR CLYDE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AURORA...CLAY CENTER...CLYDE...CONCORDIA...GLASCO...GREEN...IDANA...
JAMESTOWN...MILTONVALE...MORGANVILLE...OAK HILL AND WAKEFIELD.
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLASH FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3965 9793 3959 9736 3956 9736 3955 9697
3913 9697 3922 9736 3931 9736 3931 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 180DEG 0KT 3951 9786
$$
CRAVEN000
WGUS73 KTOP 021551
FFSTOP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1050 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
KSC027-029-021830-
/O.CON.KTOP.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080602T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLOUD-CLAY-
1050 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR CLAY
AND CLOUD COUNTIES...
AT 1045AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING IN CLOUD AND CLAY COUNTIES. IN CLAY COUNTY...HIGHWAY 24 IS
CLOSED FROM CLAY CENTER WESTWARD TO INDIAN ROAD. THERE IS ALSO
REPORTS OF FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 396. IN
CLOUD COUNTY...WATER WAS REPORTED OVER ROADS AT 260TH AND MILO
ROAD...160TH AND UNION...AND 145TH AND TEAL. A SPOTTER IN AURORA
REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THE STORMS...WITH
3.3 INCHES MEASURED NEAR CLYDE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AURORA...CLAY CENTER...CLYDE...CONCORDIA...GLASCO...GREEN...IDANA...
JAMESTOWN...MILTONVALE...MORGANVILLE...OAK HILL AND WAKEFIELD.
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLASH FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3965 9793 3959 9736 3956 9736 3955 9697
3913 9697 3922 9736 3931 9736 3931 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 180DEG 0KT 3951 9786
$$
CRAVEN000
WGUS73 KTOP 021822
FFSTOP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
121 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
KSC027-029-021831-
/O.EXP.KTOP.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080602T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLOUD-CLAY-
121 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM CDT FOR CLAY AND
CLOUD COUNTIES...
REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CLAY AND CLOUD COUNTY INDICATE THAT
ROADS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3965 9793 3959 9736 3956 9736 3955 9697
3913 9697 3922 9736 3931 9736 3931 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 180DEG 0KT 3951 9786
$$
CRAVENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 8:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 9:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 9:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 9:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Geary, Riley | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 9:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Osage | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 9:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 9:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Geary, Riley | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 10:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 10:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Riley | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Osage, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 11:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 11:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin, Osage | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 12:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud | 17 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Clay | 53 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.