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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Topeka, KS

August 15, 2013Geary County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at Aug 15, 2013, 9:09 PM CDT for Geary County, Kansas. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2013, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2013, 8:18 AM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Flood severity
Minor

County Geary County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 15, 6:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 6:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 4:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
410 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-162115-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
410 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND WEST OF K 99
HIGHWAY MAY BE SEVERE. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF HAIL
UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE THE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO THE EVENING HOURS MAINLY SOUTH
OF I 70 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 99.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
508 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ABILENE                 38.92N 97.21W
08/15/2013                   DICKINSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES DOWN THROUGHOUT ABILENE.

&&

GARGAN
Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
510 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013

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

0502 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SE JUNCTION CITY      38.99N 96.78W
08/15/2013  E60 MPH          GEARY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRNE
Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
525 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013

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

0524 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JUNCTION CITY           39.03N 96.83W
08/15/2013                   GEARY              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL WATER RESCUES OCCURRING IN THE CITY.

&&

BYRNE
Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
559 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013

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

0528 PM     TSTM WND GST     HERINGTON               38.67N 96.94W
08/15/2013  M67.00 MPH       DICKINSON          KS   MESONET

            HERINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL MESONET.

&&

KC
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 15, 6:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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