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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Topeka, KS

May 13, 2010Anderson County, Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2010, 7:01 AM CDT for Anderson County, Franklin County, Kansas. It took effect at May 13, 2010, 11:18 AM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2010, 7:01 AM CDT (12:01 UTC)
In effect from: May 13, 2010, 11:18 AM CDT
Expired: May 14, 2010, 3:48 PM CDT
In force: 29 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Anderson County, KS, Franklin County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 13, 5:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 5:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 4:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 2:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 6:37 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 12, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas	16 min
May 12, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	28 min
May 12, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	38 min
May 12, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jefferson, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	23 min
May 12, 8:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	3 hr
May 12, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee	33 min
May 12, 10:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	114 min
May 12, 10:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee	3 hr
May 12, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson	32 min
May 12, 11:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage	3 hr
May 13, 12:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Lyon	85 min
May 13, 12:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lyon and 2 more	3 hr
May 13, 6:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	14 hr
May 13, 8:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	27 hr
May 13, 9:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.