Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2014, 9:07 AM CDT for Geary County, Pottawatomie County, Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 27, 2014, 9:07 AM CDT (14:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Geary County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 10 Ssw Junction City, KS | LYON CREEK WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS. 50 FEET ACROSS IN ONE SPOT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 1488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS53 KTOP 271407
FFWTOP
KSC061-149-161-271700-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
907 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL AND WESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 901 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. LYON CREEK IN GEARY COUNTY
HAS BEEN REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN
REPORTED IN JUNCTION CITY AND MANHATTAN...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
EXPECTED TO WORSEN CONDITIONS IN MANHATTAN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...
KEATS...
OGDEN...
GRANDVIEW PLAZA...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 293 AND 311.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLASH FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3910 9655 3888 9673 3888 9692 3908 9692
3933 9666 3932 9644
$$2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KTOP 271512
FFSTOP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1012 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
KSC061-149-161-271700-
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RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-
1012 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR CENTRAL
GEARY...SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTH CENTRAL RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1006 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LYON CREEK IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF GEARY COUNTY IS RUNNING WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS. STREET FLOODING
CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED IN URBAN AREAS INCLUDING JUNCTION CITY AND
MANHATTAN. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL INDICATES THAT MUD CREEK IN
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IS ALSO LIKELY RUNNING OUT OF ITS BANKS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY...KEATS...OGDEN AND GRANDVIEW PLAZA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 293 AND 312.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLASH FLOODING.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE GENERALLY 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3910 9655 3888 9673 3888 9692 3908 9692
3933 9666 3932 9644
$$709
WGUS73 KTOP 271654
FFSTOP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1154 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
KSC061-149-161-271702-
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RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-
1154 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT FOR CENTRAL
GEARY...SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTH CENTRAL RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 1152 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND CREEKS IN WESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
CONTINUE TO RUN BANK FULL...AND AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 130PM FOR THAT AREA.
LAT...LON 3910 9655 3888 9673 3888 9692 3908 9692
3933 9666 3932 9644
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Geary, Riley | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Wabaunsee | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 7:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Wabaunsee | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 8:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 8:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley | 87 min |
| Apr 27, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 9:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage, Wabaunsee | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 10:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Anderson, Franklin, Osage | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jackson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Geary | 21 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 11:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Pottawatomie | 2 hr |
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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.