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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Topeka, KS

May 23, 2015Anderson County, Coffey County, Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2015, 10:29 PM CDT for Anderson County, Coffey County, Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
May 23, 2015, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2015, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Franklin County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 23, 10:40 PM CDTFLASH FLOODBurlington, KSFLOODING ONGOING IN COFFEY COUNTY WITH ROADS CLOSED IN BURLINGTON...INCLUDING 16TH AND ANGUS WHERE WATER WAS RUNNING OVER THE ROAD.
May 23, 10:55 PM CDTFLASH FLOODKincaid, KSHIGHWAY 59 CLOSED AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN KINCAID.
May 23, 11:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.985 Se Overbrook, KSRAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 11 PM. STILL RAINING.

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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 62 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2015-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 35 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2015-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

112 
WGUS53 KTOP 240329
FFWTOP
KSC003-031-059-240730-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FF.W.0007.150524T0329Z-150524T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1029 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN COFFEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 1023 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE GROUND IS ALREADY        
  SATURATED FROM EARLIER RAINS...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS    
  EXPECTED TONIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CENTROPOLIS...
  LANE...
  OTTAWA...
  POMONA...
  PRINCETON...
  RANTOUL...
  RICHMOND...
  WELLSVILLE...
  WILLIAMSBURG...
  BURLINGTON...
  GRIDLEY...
  LE ROY...
  NEW STRAWN...
  COLONY...
  GARNETT...
  GREELEY...
  HARRIS...
  KINCAID...
  LONE ELM...
  WESTPHALIA...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 199.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...AWAY FROM RISING WATER.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9505 3869 9506 3861 9506 3804 9508
      3804 9596 3817 9596 3839 9552 3874 9550
      3874 9506 3873 9505

$$

BARJENBRUCH
1 follow-up statement
117 
WGUS73 KTOP 240403
FFSTOP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1103 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

KSC003-031-059-240730-
/O.CON.KTOP.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150524T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANDERSON-COFFEY-FRANKLIN-
1103 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN COFFEY AND ANDERSON COUNTIES...

AT 1058 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH ROAD CLOSURES IN KINCAID AND 
BURLINGTON...AS WELL AS SOME COUNTY ROADS. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO 
HEAVY RAIN WILL WORSEN THE FLOODING SITUATION TONIGHT.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTROPOLIS...LANE...OTTAWA...POMONA...PRINCETON...RANTOUL...
RICHMOND...WELLSVILLE...WILLIAMSBURG...BURLINGTON...GRIDLEY...LE
ROY...NEW STRAWN...COLONY...GARNETT...GREELEY...HARRIS... 
KINCAID...LONE ELM...AND WESTPHALIA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 199.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...AWAY FROM RISING WATER.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9505 3869 9506 3861 9506 3804 9508
      3804 9596 3817 9596 3839 9552 3874 9550
      3874 9506 3873 9505

$$

BARJENBRUCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPClay, Geary, Riley55 min
May 23, 7:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPCoffey, Lyon, Osage83 min
May 23, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie43 min
May 23, 8:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee6 hr
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon10 days
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin3 days
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Franklin56 hr
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon8 days
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin4 days
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon, Osage41 hr
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPOsage28 hr
May 23, 9:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee4 hr
May 23, 9:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin119 min
May 23, 10:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPFranklin, Osage64 hr
May 23, 11:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon45 hr
May 24, 12:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPShawnee22 hr
May 24, 2:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage6 hr
May 24, 4:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPWabaunsee15 hr
May 24, 9:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPCoffey25 hr
May 24, 10:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage6 hr
May 24, 4:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage6 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.