Alert archive / Colorado / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS
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.
- 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
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
$$
HUSTED3 follow-up statements
638
WGUS73 KGLD 240905
FFSGLD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
305 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014
COC125-KSC023-241030-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140624T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUMA CO-CHEYENNE KS-
305 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE
AND SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM MDT/530 AM CDT/...
AT 300 AM MDT/400 AM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN YUMA
COUNTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAS
FALLEN ACROSS NORTHEAST KIT CARSON COUNTY...LEADING TO POSSIBLE
RAPID RISES ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER FOR SOUTHEAST
YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST CHEYENNE COUNTY IN
EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE
FLOODING INCLUDE...ABARR...BEECHER ISLAND...BONNY RESERVOIR...
HALE... HEARTSTRONG...IDALIA...JOES...KIRK...ST. FRANCIS AND VERNON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3998 10281 3998 10238 3977 10178 3957 10192
3957 10281
$$
HUSTED634
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
$$
HUSTED292
WGUS73 KGLD 241159
FFSGLD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
559 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014
COC125-KSC023-241212-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140624T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUMA CO-CHEYENNE KS-
559 AM MDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
CHEYENNE AND SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL
FLOOD WARNING. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND.
&&
LAT...LON 3998 10281 3998 10238 3977 10178 3957 10192
3957 10281
$$
HUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 10:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 57 min |
| Jun 24, 12:08 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 14 min |
| Jun 24, 12:37 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 1:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 5:53 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 1:13 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 11:02 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 11:21 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 11:31 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Gove | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 12 min |
| Jun 24, 12:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 11 min |
| Jun 24, 12:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 12:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 12:56 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Sherman | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 1:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 1:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 22 min |
| Jun 24, 1:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 1:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 15 min |
| Jun 24, 2:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 21 min |
| Jun 24, 2:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 18 min |
| Jun 24, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 16 min |
| Jun 24, 3:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 21 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.