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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Oct 9, 2014, 10:55 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Labette County, Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 14 hr. 16 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
- Oct 9, 2014, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2014, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 11:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Mound Valley, KS | HIGH WATER FLOWING OVER GRAY ROAD. |
| Oct 9, 11:35 PM CDT | FLOOD | Chautauqua, KS | SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING IN TOWN. |
| Oct 10, 12:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.9 | Sedan, KS | COURTESY OF THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS. |
| Oct 10, 12:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.55 | Chautauqua, KS | 1.75 INCHES OF THIS TOTAL FELL BETWEEN 1030 PM AND MIDNIGHT. |
| Oct 10, 4:52 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.74 | Chautauqua, KS | |
| Oct 10, 6:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.45 | Coffeyville, KS | COFFEYVILLE WATER PLANT MEASURED 6.45 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. |
| Oct 10, 6:53 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Altamont, KS | MAJOR COUNTY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. THIS INCLUDES NESS RD. NORTH AND SOUTH OF ALTAMONT AND ROOKS RD. NORTH OF BARTLETT. ALSO ALL LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND BARRICADED. |
| Oct 10, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.05 | Independence, KS | |
| Oct 10, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.3 | Sedan, KS | |
| Oct 10, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.47 | Altamont, KS | |
| Oct 10, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.72 | 4 E Cherryvale, KS | |
| Oct 10, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.97 | 1 N Oswego, KS | |
| Oct 10, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.57 | 3 Wsw Mound Valley, KS | |
| Oct 10, 8:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.07 | Chautauqua, KS | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS 7.07 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE 24 HOURS. |
| Oct 10, 8:35 AM CDT | FLOOD | Independence, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SOME BACK ROADS ARE FLOODED FROM RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN. |
| Oct 10, 8:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Chautauqua, KS | THERE IS STREET FLOODING AND ROAD WASHOUTS BETWEEN CHAUTAUQUA AND ELGIN. THE LITTLE CANEY RIVER IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AT NIOTAZE AND FLOODING SIDE DIRT ROADS. FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON BOTH SIDES OF HIGHWAY 166. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1433 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
536
WGUS53 KICT 100355
FFWICT
KSC019-099-125-101245-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0008.141010T0355Z-141010T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1055 PM CDT THU OCT 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 AM CDT FRIDAY.
* AT 1044 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY. OBSERVED RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE ALSO
EXCEEDED 4 INCHES IN THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ALTAMONT...ANGOLA...BOLTON...CANEY...CHAUTAUQUA...CHERRYVALE...
COFFEYVILLE...COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT...DEARING...EDNA...ELGIN...
HAVANA...INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT...INDEPENDENCE...LABETTE...LIBERTY...
MOUND VALLEY...NIOTAZE...OSWEGO...PERU...SEDAN...TYRO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH 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.
THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FLOOD WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 9620 3731 9553 3733 9507 3716 9507
3700 9549 3699 9643
$$
DARMOFAL3 follow-up statements
138
WGUS73 KICT 100856
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
356 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014
KSC019-099-125-101245-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141010T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-
356 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA...LABETTE AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 351 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
AT 351 AM CDT...MULTIPLE COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 9620 3731 9553 3733 9507 3716 9507
3700 9549 3699 9643
$$
BILLINGS WRIGHT487
WGUS53 KICT 101201
FFWICT
KSC019-099-125-101745-
/O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141010T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
701 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT.
* AT 651 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 6 AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH
POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ALTAMONT...ANGOLA...BOLTON...CANEY...CHAUTAUQUA...CHERRYVALE...
COFFEYVILLE...COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT...DEARING...EDNA...ELGIN...
HAVANA...INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT...INDEPENDENCE...LABETTE...LIBERTY...
MOUND VALLEY...NIOTAZE...OSWEGO...PERU...SEDAN...TYRO.
AT 651 AM CDT...6.45 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED AT COFFEYVILLE
WATER PLANT. ALSO IN LABETTE COUNTY MAJOR ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE DUE
TO WATER OVER THE ROADS.
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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 3714 9620 3731 9553 3733 9507 3716 9507
3700 9549 3699 9643
$$
BILLINGS WRIGHT481
WGUS73 KICT 101540
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1040 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014
KSC019-099-125-101745-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS-CHAUTAUQUA KS-
1040 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA...LABETTE AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 1033 AM CDT...ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MANY SECONDARY ROADS
REMAINED FLOODED AND BARRICADED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING
OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY! THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
WICHITA.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 9620 3731 9553 3733 9507 3716 9507
3700 9549 3699 9643
$$
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 9:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 5 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 10 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.