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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Goodland, KS

July 28, 2011Greeley County, Wichita County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2011, 7:39 PM MDT for Greeley County, Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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: Jul 28, 2011, 7:39 PM MDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2011, 10:30 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Greeley County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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
Jul 28, 9:45 PM MDT	HEAVY RAIN 2	Horace, KS	LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR THIS EVENING.

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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -184 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2225 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

232 
WGUS53 KGLD 290139
FFWGLD
KSC071-203-290430-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0022.110729T0139Z-110729T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
739 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  WESTERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM MDT/1130 PM CDT/

* AT 738 PM MDT/838 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF   
  RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. AN        
  ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HORACE...LEOTI...LYDIA...SELKIRK AND TRIBUNE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
GOODLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3829 10183 3836 10205 3864 10205 3861 10133
      3826 10124 3826 10161

$$

FOLTZ

2 follow-up statements

720 
WGUS73 KGLD 290252
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
852 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

KSC071-203-290430-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110729T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREELEY KS-WICHITA KS-
852 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WICHITA AND
GREELEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM MDT/1130 PM CDT/...

AT 851 PM MDT/951 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. THE LATEST RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES HAVE 
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO 
INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HORACE...LEOTI...LYDIA...SELKIRK AND TRIBUNE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3829 10183 3836 10205 3864 10205 3861 10133
      3826 10124 3826 10161

$$

FOLTZ

157 
WGUS73 KGLD 290436
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1036 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

KSC071-203-290451-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110729T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREELEY KS-WICHITA KS-
1036 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WICHITA AND
GREELEY COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA THOUGH LIGHT TO MODERATE 
RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THUS...THE THREAT FOR 
FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3829 10183 3836 10205 3864 10205 3861 10133
      3826 10124 3826 10161

$$

FOLTZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 6:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	25 min
Jul 28, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	21 min
Jul 28, 6:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	16 min
Jul 28, 7:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	55 min
Jul 28, 7:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	12 min
Jul 28, 8:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	44 min
Jul 28, 9:25 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Sherman, Wallace	4 hr
Jul 28, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Thomas	14 min
Jul 28, 9:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	25 min
Jul 28, 9:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Wallace	48 min
Jul 28, 9:43 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton, Sheridan, Thomas	4 hr
Jul 28, 9:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Thomas	27 min

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.