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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2015, 1:37 AM CDT for Harvey County, Kansas. It was in force for 7 hr. 7 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
- Jun 15, 2015, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2015, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Harvey County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:38 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newton, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 6 OR 7 LOCATIONS BARRICADED IN NEWTON. |
| Jun 15, 2:47 AM CDT | FLOOD | 5 Sse Newton, KS | LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED. FARM FIELD LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED 6 TO 8 INCHES. |
| Jun 15, 2:47 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.25 | 5 Sse Newton, KS | |
| Jun 15, 3:19 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4 | Newton, KS | NEWTON AWOS. |
| Jun 15, 3:43 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newton, KS | SEVERAL STREETS IN NEWTON AND SEDGWICK FLOODED. STREETS THAT WERE NOT ALREADY BARRICADED WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BARRICADED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. MANY COUNTY ROADS FLOODED AS WELL. |
| Jun 15, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 N Park City, KS | FLASH FLOODING IN PROGRESS AT THE 109TH NORTH/24TH STREET WEST INTERSECTION 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE HARVEY COUNTY LINE. OFFICERS ENROUTE TO CHECK IF BARRICADING IS NEEDED. |
| Jun 15, 7:50 AM CDT | FLOOD | 7 E Newton, KS | FLOODING WAS REPORTED 7 MILES EAST OF 1ST STREET. |
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 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 350 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248
WGUS53 KICT 150637
FFWICT
KSC079-151330-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0007.150615T0637Z-150615T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
137 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT MONDAY
* AT 135 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
LIKELY!
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWTON...HALSTEAD...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...WHITEWATER...WALTON
AND NEWTON AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO
ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY! RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT
OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3791 9767 3817 9732 3817 9716 3791 9715
$$
ES1 follow-up statement
843 WGUS73 KICT 150902 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 402 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015 KSC079-151330- /O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150615T1330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARVEY KS- 402 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT MONDAY FOR HARVEY COUNTY... AT 356 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO A THUNDERSTORM OVER NEWTON AND SEDGWICK. DOPPLER INDICATED THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING! SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NEWTON...HALSTEAD...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK...WHITEWATER...WALTON AND NEWTON AIRPORT. FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN SLATE CREEK NEAR SEDGWICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT! THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. && LAT...LON 3791 9767 3817 9732 3817 9716 3791 9715 $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 20 min |
| Jun 14, 7:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 22 min |
| Jun 14, 10:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 11:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Sedgwick | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 35 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 25 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 47 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 48 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 5:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 26 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 44 min |
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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.