Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Sep 2, 2014, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2014, 9:45 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Montgomery County, KS

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
359 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 945 AM CDT.

* AT 348 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN HAVE OCCURRED 
OVER THE WARNED AREA AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. 

RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 
OCCURRED OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS 
FALLEN BETWEEN COFFEYVILLE AND INDEPENDENCE...NOT FAR FROM LIBERTY 
AND BOLTON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH 
ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY.  STREET FLOODING HAS ALREADY 
BEEN REPORTED IN BOTH COFFEYVILLE AND INDEPENDENCE. 


* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BOLTON...CANEY...CHERRYVALE...COFFEYVILLE...COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT...
  DEARING...ELK CITY...HAVANA...INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT...
  INDEPENDENCE...LIBERTY...TYRO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...RURAL COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
WICHITA.

&&

LAT...LON 3730 9597 3730 9552 3712 9552 3700 9553
      3699 9572 3699 9596

$$

HOWERTON

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
749 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

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MONTGOMERY KS-
749 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY...

AT 718 AM CDT...LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES...BUT THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH 
HEAVY RAIN HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS SHOW 
4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED ACROSS THE COUNTY. AT LEAST 5 INCHES 
WAS MEASURED AT COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRED WEST 
OF HIGHWAY 169 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160.  FLOODING OF SMALL 
STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS LIKELY. SOME 
COUNTY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
WICHITA.

&&

LAT...LON 3730 9597 3730 9552 3712 9552 3700 9553
      3699 9572 3699 9596

$$

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FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
843 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

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MONTGOMERY KS-
843 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MONTGOMERY
COUNTY...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM LAST NIGHTS HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE 
BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3730 9597 3730 9552 3712 9552 3700 9553
      3699 9572 3699 9596

$$

JAKUB

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