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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS

May 9, 2015Cheyenne County, Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska; Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2015, 8:36 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska; Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 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
May 9, 2015, 8:36 PM CDT (01:36 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2015, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Dundy County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 9, 10:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOODSt. Francis, KSSOME STREET FLOODING OCCURRED IN ST FRANCIS LAST NIGHT. TIME IS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND OTHER REPORTS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2015-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2015-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 514 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
547 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
514 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
731 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

306 
WGUS53 KGLD 100136
FFWGLD
COC125-KSC023-NEC057-100730-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0002.150510T0136Z-150510T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
736 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 130 AM MDT/230 AM CDT/
    
* AT 735 PM MDT /835 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER 
  RADAR INDICATED UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. 
  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...HAIGLER...KIRK...PARKS...IDALIA...BEECHER
  ISLAND...ABARR...BONNY RESERVOIR AND WHEELER.

# 

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND 243.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3963 10152 3957 10190 3957 10274 3983 10280
      3997 10280 4016 10175

$$

MK
2 follow-up statements
116 
WGUS73 KGLD 100333
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
933 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015

COC125-KSC023-NEC057-100730-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150510T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUMA CO-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY NE-
933 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM MDT/230 AM
CDT/ FOR SOUTHERN YUMA...CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTIES...

AT 931 PM MDT /1031 PM CDT/...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY 
RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS NEAR KANSAS HIGHWAY 27 OVER 2 INCHES.  
AREAS OF PONDING ON ROADWAYS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. FLASH FLOODING IS 
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...HAIGLER...KIRK...PARKS...IDALIA...BEECHER
ISLAND...ABARR...BONNY RESERVOIR AND WHEELER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3963 10152 3957 10190 3957 10274 3983 10280
      3997 10280 4016 10175

$$

MK
532 
WGUS73 KGLD 100645
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1245 AM MDT SUN MAY 10 2015

COC125-KSC023-NEC057-100655-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150510T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUMA CO-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY NE-
1245 AM MDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN YUMA...CHEYENNE AND
SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3963 10152 3957 10190 3957 10274 3983 10280
      3997 10280 4016 10175

$$

MENTZER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:35 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan25 min
May 9, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGove, Logan45 min
May 9, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGraham, Sheridan21 min
May 9, 8:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas45 min
May 9, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne31 min
May 9, 8:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDGove, Sheridan, Thomas39 min
May 9, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas47 min
May 9, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Wallace55 min
May 9, 9:21 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatGLDSheridan, Thomas24 min
May 9, 9:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Sherman3 hr
May 9, 9:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatGLDSheridan, Thomas34 min
May 9, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman23 min
May 9, 10:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatGLDDecatur, Sheridan41 min
May 9, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne3 hr
May 9, 10:28 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDDecatur32 min
May 9, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins30 min
May 9, 10:53 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur27 min
May 9, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDThomas33 min
May 9, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins23 min
May 9, 11:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins20 min
May 9, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins10 min
May 10, 4:27 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas30 hr
May 10, 3:35 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 4 more41 hr
May 9, 11:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDRed Willow33 min
May 9, 11:26 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow27 min
May 9, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow49 min
May 10, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock38 min
May 9, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson59 min
May 9, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson33 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2015Flash Flood Warnings in Nebraska, 2015Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015

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.