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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Goodland, KS

July 19, 20159 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood watch at Jul 19, 2015, 3:04 PM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It took effect at Jul 19, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 19, 2015, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 19, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 19, 2015, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Flood severity: None

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1387 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jul 19, 12:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 12:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 11:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 9:16 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 9:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 9:35 AM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:25 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
925 AM MDT SUN JUL 19 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0708 PM     TSTM WND GST     11 ESE THURMAN          39.53N 103.03W
07/18/2015  M56.00 MPH       KIT CARSON         CO   MESONET

0836 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S BURLINGTON          39.25N 102.27W
07/18/2015  M53.00 MPH       KIT CARSON         CO   ASOS

0842 PM     TSTM WND GST     IDALIA                  39.70N 102.30W
07/18/2015  M53.00 MPH       YUMA               CO   MESONET

0909 PM     TSTM WND GST     ST. FRANCIS             39.77N 101.80W
07/18/2015  M62.00 MPH       CHEYENNE           KS   AWOS

1246 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E HOXIE               39.36N 100.33W
07/19/2015                   SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN FROM OLD COTTONWOOD TREES AT SHERIDAN
            STATE FISHING LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. SOCIAL
            MEDIA REPORT...SECOND-HAND INFORMATION.

0130 AM     TSTM WND GST     HILL CITY               39.37N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M60.00 MPH       GRAHAM             KS   ASOS

0143 AM     TSTM WND GST     HILL CITY               39.37N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M63.00 MPH       GRAHAM             KS   ASOS

            PEAK GUST.

0305 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BOGUE                   39.36N 99.69W
07/19/2015  M3.60 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0308 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BOGUE                   39.36N 99.69W
07/19/2015                   GRAHAM             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON STREETS OF BOGUE. WATER FILLING DITCHES ON
            HIGHWAY 24 FROM HILL CITY TO NICODEMUS.

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WALLACE                 38.91N 101.59W
07/19/2015  M1.30 INCH       WALLACE            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       OBERLIN                 39.82N 100.53W
07/19/2015  M2.01 INCH       DECATUR            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       10 S BREWSTER           39.22N 101.38W
07/19/2015  M1.70 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 S BURLINGTON          39.25N 102.27W
07/19/2015  M1.24 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   ASOS

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 NW ATWOOD             39.88N 101.13W
07/19/2015  M1.35 INCH       RAWLINS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL IN AROUND 30 MINUTES SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HILL CITY               39.37N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M3.36 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   ASOS

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S HILL CITY           39.34N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M5.70 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. UNOFFICIAL RAIN GAUGE.

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HOXIE                   39.36N 100.44W
07/19/2015  M1.71 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. ALSO MENTIONED 2+ INCH REPORTS
            NEARBY.

0741 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 E HOXIE               39.36N 100.33W
07/19/2015  E2.50 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT...SECOND-HAND INFORMATION.

&&

RHUSTED

Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
958 AM MDT SUN JUL 19 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW MORLAND            39.34N 100.09W
07/19/2015  M1.97 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   COCORAHS

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NNW GRAINFIELD        39.19N 100.51W
07/19/2015  M1.65 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   COCORAHS

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       12 S QUINTER            38.89N 100.23W
07/19/2015  M1.61 INCH       GOVE               KS   COCORAHS

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       13 N HILL CITY          39.55N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M1.55 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   COCORAHS

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 WNW MAX               40.14N 101.49W
07/19/2015  M1.35 INCH       DUNDY              NE   COCORAHS

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SHARON SPRINGS          38.89N 101.75W
07/19/2015  M1.32 INCH       WALLACE            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

RHUSTED

Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1037 AM MDT SUN JUL 19 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BOGUE                   39.36N 99.69W
07/19/2015                   GRAHAM             KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. TREES...LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND
            POWERLINES DOWN IN BOGUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

1015 AM     HEAVY RAIN       TASCO                   39.35N 100.29W
07/19/2015  M1.80 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

1015 AM     HEAVY RAIN       13 N HILL CITY          39.55N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M1.79 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

1015 AM     HEAVY RAIN       10 S HILL CITY          39.22N 99.85W
07/19/2015  M1.50 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

1015 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LEOTI                   38.48N 101.36W
07/19/2015  M1.40 INCH       WICHITA            KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

1032 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NW LEOTI              38.52N 101.41W
07/19/2015  M3.00 INCH       WICHITA            KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

1032 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S GOODLAND            39.33N 101.71W
07/19/2015  M1.50 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

&&

RHUSTED

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	55 min
Jul 18, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Wallace	60 min
Jul 18, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	51 min
Jul 18, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	39 min
Jul 18, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins, Thomas	17 min
Jul 18, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wallace	40 min
Jul 18, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	47 min
Jul 18, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Wallace	52 min
Jul 18, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace	51 min
Jul 19, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	57 min
Jul 19, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sheridan	62 min
Jul 19, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	61 min
Jul 19, 2:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	39 min
Jul 19, 2:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	52 min
Jul 19, 3:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Graham	3 hr
Jul 19, 3:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham	28 min
Jul 19, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wallace	60 min
Jul 18, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	26 min
Jul 18, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Washington	16 min
Jul 18, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	22 min
Jul 18, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Washington	31 min
Jul 18, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	16 min
Jul 18, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	20 min
Jul 18, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson, Yuma	32 min
Jul 18, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kiowa	14 min
Jul 18, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	37 min
Jul 18, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	23 min
Jul 18, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Yuma	50 min
Jul 19, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	31 min
Jul 19, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	57 min
Jul 19, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	62 min
Jul 19, 4:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	61 min
Jul 19, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	44 min
Jul 19, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	59 min
Jul 19, 5:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	3 hr
Jul 19, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	57 min
Jul 19, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	27 min
Jul 19, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Yuma	64 min
Jul 19, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	56 min
Jul 19, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	64 min
Jul 19, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Yuma	55 min
Jul 18, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	45 min
Jul 18, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	18 min
Jul 18, 11:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	22 min
Jul 19, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	13 min
Jul 19, 12:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	14 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.