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Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Goodland, KS

September 4, 2016Greeley County, Logan County, Wichita County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2016, 4:40 PM MDT for Greeley County, Logan County, Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 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: Sep 4, 2016, 4:40 PM MDT (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Sep 4, 2016, 11:08 PM MDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 392 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -202 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 395 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 424 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

138 
WGUS53 KGLD 042240
FFWGLD
KSC071-109-203-050145-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0075.160904T2240Z-160905T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
440 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM MDT/845 PM CDT/

* AT 439 PM MDT/539 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES
  OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
  TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
  GREELEY...SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN AND NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTIES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO 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 3849 10158 3866 10159 3882 10114 3870 10112
      3870 10113 3861 10113

$$

HUSTED

3 follow-up statements

677 
WGUS53 KGLD 050101
FFWGLD
KSC071-109-203-050345-
/O.EXT.KGLD.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160905T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
701 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 945 PM MDT/1045 PM CDT/

* AT 659 PM MDT/759 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES
  OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING MAY BE OCCURRING.

* FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
  GREELEY...SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN AND NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTIES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA AS STORMS MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

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 3849 10158 3866 10159 3882 10114 3870 10112
      3870 10113 3861 10113

$$

HUSTED

250 
WGUS53 KGLD 050301
FFWGLD
KSC071-109-203-050715-
/O.EXT.KGLD.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160905T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
901 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM MDT/215 AM CDT/

* AT 901 PM MDT/1001 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING
  WILLOCCUR OR IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
  GREELEY...SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN AND NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

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 3849 10158 3866 10159 3882 10114 3870 10112
      3870 10113 3861 10113

$$

JN

596 
WGUS73 KGLD 050508 RRA
FFSGLD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1108 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2016

KSC071-109-203-050518-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160905T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREELEY KS-LOGAN KS-WICHITA KS-
1108 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GREELEY...SOUTH CENTRAL
LOGAN AND NORTHERN WICHITA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED. FLOODING IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3849 10158 3866 10159 3882 10114 3870 10112
      3870 10113 3861 10113

$$

JN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 3, 6:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	52 min
Sep 3, 6:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	49 min
Sep 3, 6:13 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham	32 min
Sep 3, 6:26 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Norton	10 hr
Sep 3, 6:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Norton	36 min
Sep 3, 6:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	46 min
Sep 3, 6:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wallace	21 min
Sep 3, 6:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	49 min
Sep 3, 7:00 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	8 hr
Sep 3, 7:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	13 min
Sep 3, 7:11 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Graham	9 hr
Sep 3, 7:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Decatur	23 min
Sep 3, 7:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	33 min
Sep 3, 7:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	47 min
Sep 3, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Norton	13 min
Sep 3, 7:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	32 min
Sep 3, 8:09 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton	8 hr
Sep 3, 8:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	19 min
Sep 3, 8:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	25 min
Sep 3, 8:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	10 min
Sep 3, 8:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	29 min
Sep 3, 8:38 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	6 hr
Sep 3, 8:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	39 min
Sep 3, 8:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Decatur	36 min
Sep 3, 9:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	10 min
Sep 3, 9:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	21 min
Sep 3, 9:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	33 min
Sep 3, 9:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	26 min
Sep 3, 10:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	12 min
Sep 3, 10:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	42 min
Sep 3, 10:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	46 min
Sep 3, 10:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	33 min
Sep 3, 11:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	22 min
Sep 4, 12:46 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	GLD	Norton	41 hr
Sep 4, 1:14 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas	3 hr
Sep 4, 4:23 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	24 hr
Sep 4, 4:49 AM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	GLD	Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 5 more	17 hr
Sep 4, 2:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley	67 min
Sep 4, 2:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Wallace	45 min
Sep 4, 3:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	51 min
Sep 4, 3:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	45 min
Sep 4, 3:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	17 min
Sep 4, 3:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	51 min
Sep 4, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne, Sherman	28 min
Sep 4, 3:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas	51 min
Sep 4, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Wichita	47 min
Sep 4, 4:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Wichita	62 min
Sep 4, 4:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	23 min
Sep 4, 5:11 PM MDT	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.