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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2011, 2:30 AM CDT for Ellsworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 7 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
- Jun 2, 2011, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2011, 9:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ellsworth County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.38 | 5 W Brookville, KS | A COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 1.38 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1251 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
043 WGUS53 KICT 020730 FFWICT KSC053-021630- /O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0007.110602T0730Z-110602T1630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 230 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1130 AM CDT. * AT 219 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED FROM THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN A SHORT TIME DURATION. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY. 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. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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 3873 9793 3879 9833 3887 9841 3888 9793 $$ CARUSO
2 follow-up statements
934 WGUS73 KICT 021133 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 633 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 KSC053-021630- /O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110602T1630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ELLSWORTH KS- 633 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY... DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS OVER NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3873 9793 3879 9833 3887 9841 3888 9793 $$ CARUSO
509 WGUS73 KICT 021434 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 934 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 KSC053-021441- /O.CAN.KICT.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110602T1630Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ELLSWORTH KS- 934 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN AREA FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY... THE FLOODING THREAT HAS DECREASED SO THAT THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REPLACED TO AN AREA FLOOD WARNING. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 3873 9793 3879 9833 3887 9841 3888 9793 $$ COOK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 8:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 10:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 12 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 10:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 4 days |
| Jun 1, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 11:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 10 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion, Saline | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 12:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 67 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 11 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 30 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 6 hr |
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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.