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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS

June 1, 2011Cloud County, Republic County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2011, 11:12 PM CDT for Cloud County, Republic County, Kansas. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 reports 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 1, 2011, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2011, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cloud County, KS, Republic County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 2, 12:11 AM CDTFLASH FLOODAgenda, KSHIGHWAY 148 CLOSED BETWEEN TALMO AND AGENDA WITH 3 TO 5 FEET OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.
Jun 2, 12:16 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 S Agenda, KSROADS 220 SOUTH OF WAYNE AND 290 SOUTH OF ADGENDA ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROADWAYS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1634 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1634 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
10.8

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The text

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

147 
WGUS53 KTOP 020412
FFWTOP
KSC029-157-020615-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FF.W.0009.110602T0412Z-110602T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1112 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1106 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM HAD FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AGENDA...
  CLYDE...
  CUBA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLASH FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...AWAY FROM RISING WATER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 9737 3958 9737 3961 9761 3984 9759
      3986 9737

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:04 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington41 min
Jun 1, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson47 min
Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Pottawatomie, Riley47 min
Jun 1, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington46 min
Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson46 min
Jun 1, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee28 min
Jun 1, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic, Washington25 min
Jun 1, 8:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCloud, Republic3 hr
Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee21 min
Jun 1, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson34 min
Jun 1, 9:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPRepublic, Washington3 hr
Jun 1, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson56 min
Jun 1, 9:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPRiley24 hr
Jun 1, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Republic, Washington39 min
Jun 1, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson29 min
Jun 1, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa38 min
Jun 1, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson63 min
Jun 1, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Riley, Washington47 min
Jun 1, 10:24 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay36 min
Jun 1, 10:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Riley, Washington4 hr
Jun 1, 11:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOttawa4 hr
Jun 1, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa50 min
Jun 1, 11:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPClay, Cloud22 hr
Jun 1, 11:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley6 hr
Jun 1, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson65 min
Jun 1, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson54 min
Jun 1, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Riley49 min
Jun 2, 12:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley23 min
Jun 2, 12:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPCloud, Republic6 hr
Jun 2, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee48 min
Jun 2, 12:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPGeary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee117 min
Jun 2, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson42 min
Jun 2, 1:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa6 hr
Jun 2, 1:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPOttawa6 days
Jun 2, 1:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPClay5 days
Jun 2, 1:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud22 min
Jun 2, 2:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPCloud4 days
Jun 2, 3:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDickinson56 hr
Jun 2, 3:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley4 hr
Jun 2, 5:47 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley4 hr
Jun 2, 5:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPShawnee24 hr
Jun 2, 5:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee24 hr
Jun 2, 6:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPOttawa39 hr
Jun 2, 6:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDickinson, Ottawa, Saline6 days
Jun 2, 6:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa, Republic4 hr
Jun 2, 7:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley115 min
Jun 2, 7:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPJackson, Shawnee14 hr
Jun 2, 7:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPWashington6 hr
Jun 2, 7:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPCloud24 hr
Jun 2, 7:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie27 hr
Jun 2, 8:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie13 hr
Jun 2, 8:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley6 hr
Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Marshall, Ottawa and 4 more12 hr
Jun 2, 10:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPOttawa, Saline4 days
Jun 2, 10:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson33 hr
Jun 2, 11:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee6 hr
Jun 2, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson36 hr
Jun 2, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee18 hr
Jun 2, 12:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Wabaunsee9 hr
Jun 2, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley6 hr
Jun 2, 4:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee5 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.