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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS

May 23, 2011Labette County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at May 23, 2011, 3:18 PM CDT for Labette County, Kansas. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2011, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2011, 12:56 PM CDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Labette County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 1041 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

244 
WGUS43 KICT 232018
FLWICT

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
318 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

KSC099-240015-
/O.NEW.KICT.FA.W.0013.110523T2018Z-110524T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
318 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 315 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

  SURFACE REPORTS SHOWED THAT AT LEAST ONE-HALF INCH OF RAIN HAS 
  FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE 230 PM...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER AN 
  AREA THAT ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN 
  EARLIER THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9552 3710 9552 3710 9550 3716 9507
      3700 9507

$$

DARMOFAL

3 follow-up statements

930 
WGUS43 KICT 240005
FLWICT

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
705 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

KSC099-241815-
/O.EXT.KICT.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110524T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
705 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 701 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA.

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 
FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 
ONE INCH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9552 3710 9552 3710 9550 3716 9507
      3700 9507

$$

BILLINGS

399 
WGUS83 KICT 240535
FLSICT

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1235 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSC099-241815-
/O.CON.KICT.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110524T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LABETTE KS-
1235 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
SOUTHERN LABETTE COUNTY...

AT 1231 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SOME MINOR 
FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE 
EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME MINOR LOW LAND 
FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9552 3710 9552 3710 9550 3716 9507
      3700 9507

$$

JAKUB

439 
WGUS83 KICT 241756
FLSICT

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1256 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSC099-241805-
/O.CAN.KICT.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110524T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LABETTE KS-
1256 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN LABETTE
COUNTY...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3700 9552 3710 9552 3710 9550 3716 9507
      3700 9507

$$

SMITH

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at May 23, 1:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 1:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
117 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

.DISCUSSION...

FORECAST CONCERN WITH THIS PACKAGE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE STORM OUTBREAK ON TUESDAY AND HEAVY RAIN
ISSUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

TONIGHT...
MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A BOUNDARY WILL BE SETTING UP ALONG THE KS TURNPIKE WHICH
WILL PUT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS IN THE WARM SECTOR AND IN THE AREA
WITH HIGHER INSTABILITIES FOR STORMS TO DEVELOP.  AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY FROM THE MORNING CONVECTION WILL ALSO BE ALONG THE KS/OK
BORDER.  THIS WILL SERVE AS A TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR STORMS.  LITTLE
HELICITY OR SPIN LOOKS TO OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH THESE STORMS.
THEREFORE...HAIL...WIND...AND HEAVY RAINS LOOK TO BE THE MAIN THREAT.

TUESDAY...
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY FOR STORMS ON TUESDAY.  THIS MIGHT BE THE
BEST SETUP FOR THE AREA IN A WHILE.  THE POSSIBILITY FOR LONG TRACK
TORNADOES WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

SURFACE LOW WILL BE MEANDERING OVER THE PANHANDLES BEFORE MOVING
EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. A DRY LINE WILL EXTEND SOUTH INTO
OKLAHOMA WHILE A SURFACE WARM FRONT DRAPES EAST ALONG THE HIGHWAY
400 CORRIDOR AND MOVES NORTH.  AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST...A BULGE IN
THE DRY LINE IS FORECAST JUST SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW...SO PLENTY
OF LOW LEVEL DYNAMICAL SUPPORT WILL BE PRESENT TO COINCIDE WITH THE
ENHANCED LOW LEVEL HELICITY. AS FOR UPPER SUPPORT...IT WILL BE
PRESENT AS WELL.  WE WILL HAVE GOOD SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR
ALONG WITH DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT.

RIGHT NOW IT IS LOOKING LIKE WE WILL HAVE SOME STORMS DEVELOP DURING
THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTH OF THE SURFACE TRIPLE
POINT WHICH IS SITUATED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56.  FURTHER TO THE
SOUTH...IT MIGHT TAKE JUST A BIT LONGER TO GET THE STORMS STARTED.
THE PRIME LOCATION SEEMS TO BE SETTING UP RIGHT ALONG THE I35
CORRIDOR FROM MCPHERSON TO THE OK STATE LINE.  THESE STORMS WILL
THEN MOVE TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING AND AFFECT AREAS TO THE
EAST OF THE FLINT HILLS.

WEDNESDAY...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY BE LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST DURING
THE DAY AND WE WILL STILL EXPERIENCE SOME WRAP AROUND RAIN.  SOME
ISOLATED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

EXTENDED...
VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED. A WEAK SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH ON
FRIDAY.  HOWEVER...LITTLE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE ON
TAP FOR THE AREA AT THIS TIME. WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE
UPDATES THOUGH.  OTHERWISE...A NICE WARMING TREND OCCURS THROUGH THE
TIME FRAME.

CHANCE
&&

AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU
MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AS A MOIST SOUTHEAST SURFACE FLOW
DEVELOPS IN ADVANCE OF STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE
HIGH PLAINS. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG EITHER THE OLD SYNOPTIC
FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...OR REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THEREFORE WILL PLACE VCTS AT KICT
KHUT AND KCNU.

KED

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    64  82  61  71 /  50  50  50  50
HUTCHINSON      63  81  59  69 /  50  50  60  60
NEWTON          64  81  60  69 /  50  50  60  50
ELDORADO        65  82  61  70 /  50  50  60  50
WINFIELD-KWLD   66  82  62  73 /  50  50  40  40
RUSSELL         60  77  57  65 /  50  50  70  60
GREAT BEND      61  78  57  66 /  50  50  60  60
SALINA          62  80  59  67 /  50  50  70  60
MCPHERSON       63  80  59  68 /  50  50  70  60
COFFEYVILLE     68  82  65  76 /  60  40  60  50
CHANUTE         66  82  64  73 /  50  40  60  50
IOLA            65  82  63  72 /  50  40  70  60
PARSONS-KPPF    67  82  65  75 /  60  40  60  50

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 2:58 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
258 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-242000-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
258 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS...PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS WITH THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP.
HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BE A BIT STRONGER DUE TO A MORE FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ROTATE...
WHICH COULD PRODUCE HAILSTONES UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND
POSSIBLY PRODUCE AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BECOMING MORE LIKELY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA WITH TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL DAMAGING WINDS
TO 60 TO 70 MPH AND EVEN A FEW STRONG TORNADOES. IF A TORNADO
DEVELOPS...IF COULD BE A STRONG LONG TRACK TORNADO.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST FOR WEDNESDAY WITH A
FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM MID-AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING...ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 11:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1100 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1059 AM     FLOOD            MOUND VALLEY            37.21N 95.40W
05/23/2011                   LABETTE            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW SECONDARY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

ELDER

Local storm report, May 23, 11:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1116 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 AM     HAIL             5 ESE ARKANSAS CITY     37.04N 96.96W
05/23/2011  E0.88 INCH       COWLEY             KS   PUBLIC

0612 AM     HAIL             1 WSW ELK FALLS         37.37N 96.22W
05/23/2011  E1.00 INCH       ELK                KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER...NICKEL AND DIME SIZED
            HAIL FALLING.

0634 AM     HAIL             CHAUTAUQUA              37.02N 96.18W
05/23/2011  E0.75 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0643 AM     HAIL             2 NW INDEPENDENCE       37.25N 95.74W
05/23/2011  E1.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0711 AM     TSTM WND GST     COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT     37.10N 95.57W
05/23/2011  M62.00 MPH       MONTGOMERY         KS   ASOS

0725 AM     TSTM WND GST     PARSONS                 37.34N 95.27W
05/23/2011  E60.00 MPH       LABETTE            KS   PUBLIC

0725 AM     HAIL             PARSONS                 37.34N 95.27W
05/23/2011  E0.88 INCH       LABETTE            KS   PUBLIC

0731 AM     HAIL             CANEY                   37.01N 95.93W
05/23/2011  E1.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         KS   AMATEUR RADIO

0734 AM     HAIL             3 N EDNA                37.10N 95.36W
05/23/2011  E0.88 INCH       LABETTE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS DIME AND NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

0748 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 WSW BARTLETT          37.05N 95.23W
05/23/2011  E60.00 MPH       LABETTE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0748 AM     FLOOD            COFFEYVILLE             37.04N 95.63W
05/23/2011                   MONTGOMERY         KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STREET FLOODING

1059 AM     FLOOD            MOUND VALLEY            37.21N 95.40W
05/23/2011                   LABETTE            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW SECONDARY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

VJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 5:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk	57 min
May 23, 5:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua	67 min
May 23, 6:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson	44 min
May 23, 6:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery	55 min
May 23, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho	53 min
May 23, 7:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	63 min
May 23, 7:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery	53 min
May 23, 7:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	5 hr
May 23, 7:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Labette	6 hr
May 23, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	44 min
May 23, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	9 min
May 23, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	39 min
May 23, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	22 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2011 Every areal flood warning in 2011

Sources

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.