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Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 3, 2016, 8:11 PM CDT for Graham County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 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
- Sep 3, 2016, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2016, 5:26 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Graham County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 11:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 10 N Penokee, KS | RELAYED BY COUNTY DISPATCH. BOW CREEK IN NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY IS OUT OF ITS BANKS. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS. ESTIMATE OF 7 INCHES OF WATER OVER COUNTY ROADS 10 NORTH OF PENOKEE. REPORTS OF WATER COVERING HIGHWAY 283 AT SEVERAL POINTS IN NORTHERN GR |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 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
- 713 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted.
262
WGUS53 KGLD 040111
FFWGLD
KSC065-040415-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0070.160904T0111Z-160904T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
811 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 810 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
GRAHAM COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE 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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 9963 3936 10008 3950 10010 3957 9983
3957 9973
$$
HUSTED4 follow-up statements
438
WGUS53 KGLD 040221
FFWGLD
KSC065-040615-
/O.EXT.KGLD.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160904T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
921 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 920 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
* FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
GRAHAM COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 9963 3936 10008 3950 10010 3957 9983
3957 9973
$$
HUSTED525
WGUS53 KGLD 040351
FFWGLD
KSC065-041045-
/O.EXT.KGLD.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1051 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 545 AM CDT SUNDAY
* AT 1051 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ALREADY OCCURRING.
* FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
GRAHAM COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE 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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 9963 3936 10008 3950 10010 3957 9983
3957 9973
$$
HUSTED193
WGUS73 KGLD 040442
FFSGLD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1142 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
KSC065-041045-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRAHAM KS-
1142 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT SUNDAY
FOR NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY...
AT 1139 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND EXTENSIVE FLASH
FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN GRAHAM
COUNTY. HIGHWAY 283 IS ALSO UNDERWATER AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN
NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING!
FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN GRAHAM
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 9963 3936 10008 3950 10010 3957 9983
3957 9973
$$
DR829
WGUS73 KGLD 041026 RRA
FFSGLD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
526 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2016
KSC065-041036-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-160904T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRAHAM KS-
526 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD
CLOSURES...AND CHECK THE LATEST AREAL FLOOD WARNING STATEMENT
FOR ONGOING FLOODING IN THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3939 9963 3936 10008 3950 10010 3957 9983
3957 9973
$$
DRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 52 min |
| Sep 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 49 min |
| Sep 3, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Graham | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 10 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 21 min |
| Sep 3, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 49 min |
| Sep 3, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 13 min |
| Sep 3, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 23 min |
| Sep 3, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 13 min |
| Sep 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 19 min |
| Sep 3, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 10 min |
| Sep 3, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 10 min |
| Sep 3, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 21 min |
| Sep 3, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 12 min |
| Sep 3, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 22 min |
| Sep 4, 1:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GLD | Norton | 41 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 24 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 67 min |
| Sep 4, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 17 min |
| Sep 4, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 28 min |
| Sep 4, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 47 min |
| Sep 4, 5:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wichita | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 62 min |
| Sep 4, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 23 min |
| Sep 4, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 64 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.