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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS

June 24, 2014Yuma County, Colorado; Cheyenne County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 24, 2014, 1:44 AM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado; Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 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
Jun 24, 2014, 1:44 AM MDT (07:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2014, 5:59 AM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 70 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 433 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -53 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
433 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2064 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.3

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The text

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

164 
WGUS53 KGLD 240744
FFWGLD
COC125-KSC023-241030-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0013.140624T0744Z-140624T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
144 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 430 AM MDT/530 AM CDT/

* AT 139 AM MDT/239 AM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS     
  SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES        
  EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF  
  THREE TO SIX INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KIT CARSON         
  COUNTY...LEADING TO POSSIBLE RAPID RISES ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE  
  REPUBLICAN RIVER FOR SOUTHEAST YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST            
  COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ABARR...BEECHER ISLAND...BONNY RESERVOIR...HALE...HEARTSTRONG...
  IDALIA...JOES...KIRK...ST. FRANCIS AND VERNON.


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.

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 3998 10281 3998 10238 3977 10178 3957 10192
      3957 10281

$$

HUSTED
3 follow-up statements
638 
WGUS73 KGLD 240905
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
305 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014

COC125-KSC023-241030-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140624T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUMA CO-CHEYENNE KS-
305 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE
AND SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM MDT/530 AM CDT/...

AT 300 AM MDT/400 AM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN YUMA 
COUNTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAS 
FALLEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KIT CARSON COUNTY...LEADING TO POSSIBLE 
RAPID RISES ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER FOR SOUTHEAST 
YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST CHEYENNE COUNTY IN 
EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE 
FLOODING INCLUDE...ABARR...BEECHER ISLAND...BONNY RESERVOIR... 
HALE... HEARTSTRONG...IDALIA...JOES...KIRK...ST. FRANCIS AND VERNON.


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.

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 3998 10281 3998 10238 3977 10178 3957 10192
      3957 10281

$$

HUSTED
634 
WGUS53 KGLD 240908
FFWGLD
COC125-KSC023-241330-
/O.EXT.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140624T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
308 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 730 AM MDT/830 AM CDT/

* AT 307 AM MDT/407 AM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS     
  SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH EXPECTED OVER THE 
  NEXT HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO   
  OCCUR. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAS     
  FALLEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KIT CARSON COUNTY...LEADING TO POSSIBLE    
  RAPID RISES ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER FOR          
  SOUTHEAST YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST CHEYENNE 
  COUNTY IN EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL       
  EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  ABARR...BEECHER ISLAND...BONNY     
  RESERVOIR...HALE...HEARTSTRONG...  IDALIA...JOES...KIRK...ST.      
  FRANCIS AND VERNON.


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.

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 3998 10281 3998 10238 3977 10178 3957 10192
      3957 10281

$$

HUSTED
292 
WGUS73 KGLD 241159
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
559 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014

COC125-KSC023-241212-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140624T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUMA CO-CHEYENNE KS-
559 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
CHEYENNE AND SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL 
FLOOD WARNING. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO 
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3998 10281 3998 10238 3977 10178 3957 10192
      3957 10281

$$

HUSTED

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma33 min
Jun 23, 10:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson57 min
Jun 24, 12:08 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson6 hr
Jun 24, 12:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson14 min
Jun 24, 12:37 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson38 min
Jun 24, 1:14 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson31 min
Jun 24, 5:53 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma3 hr
Jun 24, 12:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman32 min
Jun 24, 1:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman32 min
Jun 24, 11:02 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove28 min
Jun 24, 11:21 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove39 min
Jun 24, 11:31 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove3 hr
Jun 24, 12:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman12 min
Jun 24, 12:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman11 min
Jun 24, 12:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas38 min
Jun 24, 12:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace54 min
Jun 24, 12:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDSherman3 hr
Jun 24, 1:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace29 min
Jun 24, 1:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace, Wichita36 min
Jun 24, 1:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan47 min
Jun 24, 1:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace22 min
Jun 24, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita25 min
Jun 24, 1:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita5 hr
Jun 24, 2:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley15 min
Jun 24, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita26 min
Jun 24, 2:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley21 min
Jun 24, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley18 min
Jun 24, 2:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley16 min
Jun 24, 3:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita21 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2014Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2014Every flash flood warning in 2014

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.