Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

Oct 7, 2011, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)

Expired

Oct 8, 2011, 2:55 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Gove County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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946 
WGUS53 KGLD 080334
FFWGLD
KSC063-109-179-080930-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0031.111008T0334Z-111008T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1034 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  GOVE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 1033 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE   
  SAME LOCATIONS. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS       
  FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW    
  HOURS. RUN OFF FROM THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE AREAS OF FLASH  
  FLOODING THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ANGELUS...GOVE...GRAINFIELD...GRINNELL...HOXIE...PARK...SEGUIN...
  TASCO AND THE MONUMENT ROCKS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10038 3873 10108 3913 10080 3913 10072
      3925 10072 3952 10053 3955 10016 3949 10016

$$

JRM

365 
WGUS73 KGLD 080426
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1026 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011

KSC063-109-179-080930-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-111008T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHERIDAN KS-LOGAN KS-GOVE KS-
1126 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GOVE...SOUTHEASTERN
LOGAN AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM CDT...

AT 1122 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH 
MORE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RUNOFF FROM THIS 
PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ANGELUS...GOVE...GRAINFIELD...GRINNELL...HOXIE...PARK...SEGUIN...
TASCO AND THE MONUMENT ROCKS.

AT 1043 PM CDT FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 23 TWO MILES 
SOUTH OF HOXIE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10038 3873 10108 3913 10080 3913 10072
      3925 10072 3952 10053 3955 10016 3949 10016

$$

AEP

350 
WGUS73 KGLD 080755
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
155 AM MDT SAT OCT 8 2011

KSC063-109-179-080809-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-111008T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SHERIDAN KS-LOGAN KS-GOVE KS-
255 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR GOVE...SOUTHEASTERN
LOGAN AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN 
REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10038 3873 10108 3913 10080 3913 10072
      3925 10072 3952 10053 3955 10016 3949 10016

$$

JRM

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