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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2016Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2016, 8:05 PM MDT for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2016, 8:05 PM MDT (02:05 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2016, 11:00 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -154 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

968 
WGUS53 KGLD 270205
FFWGLD
KSC023-153-NEC057-087-145-270500-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0013.160527T0205Z-160527T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
805 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
  HITCHCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
  NORTHWESTERN RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT/MIDNIGHT CDT/

* AT 804 PM MDT/904 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF
  RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MCCOOK...TRENTON...CULBERTSON...BIRD CITY...STRATTON AND MCDONALD. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4033 10062 4025 10054 3990 10116 3958 10161
      3965 10179 3995 10152 4007 10140 4018 10130
      4030 10098

$$

EP

2 follow-up statements

420 
WGUS73 KGLD 270245
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
845 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC023-153-NEC057-087-145-270500-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160527T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RAWLINS KS-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY NE-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE-
845 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM
MDT/MIDNIGHT CDT/ FOR NORTHWESTERN RAWLINS...EASTERN CHEYENNE...
SOUTHEASTERN DUNDY...HITCHCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN RED WILLOW
COUNTIES...

AT 841 PM MDT/941 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN
ACROSS HITCHCOCK AND RED WILLOW COUNTIES AND LIGHTER RAIN FARTHER
SOUTH ACROSS CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS COUNTIES. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...AND FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURING OR
WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MCCOOK...TRENTON...CULBERTSON...BIRD CITY...STRATTON AND MCDONALD. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA...MAINLY ACROSS RED WILLOW AND HITCHCOCK COUNTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4033 10062 4025 10054 3990 10116 3958 10161
      3965 10179 3995 10152 4007 10140 4018 10130
      4030 10098

$$

ETP

085 
WGUS73 KGLD 270459
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1059 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC023-153-NEC057-087-145-270508-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160527T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RAWLINS KS-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY NE-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE-
1059 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RAWLINS AND EASTERN
CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN DUNDY...
HITCHCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN RED WILLOW COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM MDT/MIDNIGHT CDT/...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT LONGER
ANTICIPATED. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...SO THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING IS BEING REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 4033 10062 4025 10054 3990 10116 3958 10161
      3965 10179 3995 10152 4007 10140 4018 10130
      4030 10098

$$

DR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 6:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy	34 min
May 26, 6:27 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Red Willow	48 min
May 26, 6:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy	34 min
May 26, 6:41 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	34 min
May 26, 7:14 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	46 min
May 26, 7:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	48 min
May 26, 7:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	49 min
May 26, 8:00 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Dundy	3 hr
May 26, 8:02 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	43 min
May 26, 8:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	49 min
May 26, 8:23 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Red Willow	27 min
May 26, 8:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Red Willow	30 min
May 26, 9:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow	45 min
May 26, 10:54 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Dundy	12 hr
May 26, 10:57 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	12 hr
May 27, 11:09 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	36 min
May 27, 12:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy	26 min
May 27, 3:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	14 min
May 27, 4:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	30 min
May 27, 5:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy	16 min
May 27, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	18 min
May 26, 6:08 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Logan, Wichita	37 min
May 26, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Wallace	32 min
May 26, 6:13 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	47 min
May 26, 6:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	52 min
May 26, 6:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wallace	44 min
May 26, 6:37 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Rawlins	53 min
May 26, 6:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Thomas	51 min
May 26, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wichita	46 min
May 26, 7:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	42 min
May 26, 7:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	52 min
May 26, 7:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	51 min
May 26, 7:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton	51 min
May 26, 7:41 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Rawlins	34 min
May 26, 7:45 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace	73 min
May 26, 7:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	27 min
May 26, 7:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	52 min
May 26, 8:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton	48 min
May 27, 2:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	34 min
May 27, 2:47 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley	43 min
May 27, 3:06 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	24 min
May 27, 3:21 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Greeley	24 min
May 27, 3:26 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	34 min
May 27, 3:43 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley	32 min
May 27, 3:57 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	33 min
May 27, 4:15 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley	15 min
May 27, 4:26 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Wichita	34 min
May 27, 4:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	15 min
May 27, 4:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	27 min
May 27, 4:47 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Greeley	3 hr
May 27, 4:47 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Wichita	28 min
May 27, 4:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wichita	15 min
May 27, 4:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	35 min
May 27, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	26 min
May 27, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	20 min
May 27, 5:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	33 min
May 27, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	15 min
May 27, 5:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	23 min
May 27, 5:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	28 min
May 27, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	10 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.