Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

Oct 8, 2011, 12:02 AM CDT (05:02 UTC)

Expired

Oct 8, 2011, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Logan County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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341 
WGUS53 KGLD 080502
FFWGLD
KSC109-203-080800-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0032.111008T0502Z-111008T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1202 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT MIDNIGHT CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING   
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES SOME LOCATIONS HAVE        
  RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN        
  EXPECTED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LEOTI...MONUMENT...OAKLEY...RUSSELL SPRINGS AND WINONA.


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 10151 3870 10148 3911 10145 3913 10081
      3828 10142 3825 10152 3826 10157

$$

JRM

245 
WGUS73 KGLD 080652
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1252 AM MDT SAT OCT 8 2011

KSC109-203-080800-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-111008T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN KS-WICHITA KS-
152 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WICHITA AND LOGAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 150 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA WITH RADAR ESTIMATES IN 
EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OVER A PORTION OF THE AREA. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LEOTI...MONUMENT...OAKLEY...RUSSELL SPRINGS...SELKIRK AND WINONA.

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 10151 3870 10148 3911 10145 3913 10081
      3828 10142 3825 10152 3826 10157

$$

JRM

566 
WGUS73 KGLD 080754
FFSGLD

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

KSC109-203-080809-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-111008T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN KS-WICHITA KS-
254 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WICHITA AND LOGAN
COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 200 AM MDT/300 AM CDT/...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD 
WARNING THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

LAT...LON 3870 10151 3870 10148 3911 10145 3913 10081
      3828 10142 3825 10152 3826 10157

$$

JRM

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.