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Areal Flood Warning 101, NWS Wichita, KS

August 19, 2016Butler County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at Aug 19, 2016, 7:46 PM CDT for Butler County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 19, 2016, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2016, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Butler County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Aug 19, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 3:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
348 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-202100-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
348 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALL AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS,
THAT MAY PRODUCE QUARTER-SIZED HAIL, WINDS AROUND 60 MPH, AND VERY
HEAVY RAINS, ARE LIKELY. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
KANSAS BUT SHOULD BE NEITHER STRONG NOR SEVERE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
514 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

KSZ050>052-192245-
MCPHERSON KS-MARION KS-RICE KS-
514 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS RICE...MCPHERSON AND
  NORTHWEST MARION COUNTIES...GENERALLY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALIZED OCCURRENCES OF PEA
TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUES BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3852 9810 3852 9793 3861 9792 3861 9693
      3852 9693 3852 9682 3809 9684 3809 9715
      3818 9716 3817 9847 3837 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 236DEG 23KT 3834 9811

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
539 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

KSZ092-093-192315-
SUMNER KS-COWLEY KS-
539 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GEUDA
  SPRINGS... OR 11 MILES WEST OF ARKANSAS CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS TO DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GEUDA SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUES BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3702 9735 3723 9722 3704 9706 3700 9715
      3700 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 229DEG 18KT 3703 9725

KLEINSASSER
Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
541 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     FLOOD            MCPHERSON               38.37N 97.66W
08/19/2016                   MCPHERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS NUMEROUS STREETS IN THE
            TOWN OF MCPHERSON.

&&

RBL
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
622 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

KSZ070-192345-
GREENWOOD KS-
622 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 620 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON...OR 11
  MILES NORTH OF EUREKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MADISON...HAMILTON AND THRALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUES BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3790 9633 3796 9639 3817 9626 3817 9596
      3806 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 226DEG 28KT 3799 9630

KLEINSASSER
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 6:56 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick24 min
Aug 19, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley32 min
Aug 19, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman37 min
Aug 19, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick39 min
Aug 19, 8:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner11 hr
Aug 19, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner27 min
Aug 19, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley34 min
Aug 19, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner66 min
Aug 19, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley36 min
Aug 19, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk, Neosho, Wilson50 min
Aug 19, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk28 min
Aug 19, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley35 min
Aug 19, 10:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Montgomery, Wilson39 min
Aug 20, 3:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner36 hr
Aug 20, 3:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley57 hr
Aug 20, 8:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner23 hr
Aug 20, 9:24 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSumner17 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.