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Areal Flood Warning 75, NWS Wichita, KS

July 3, 20165 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at Jul 3, 2016, 1:13 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 36 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
Jul 3, 2016, 1:13 AM CDT (06:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2016, 1:11 PM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 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

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2016-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 147 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 2016-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 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
147 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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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 Jul 3, 12:17 AM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 12:17 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1217 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night)
Issued at 318 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2016

Tonight:
Convective trends continue to be the main issue. Outflow boundary
from this mornings rain has washed back north with fairly sharp
differential temperature/wind shift line roughly along Highway
400. In addition, agitated cumulus have festered all day from
just west of KICT toward KGAG. In near term, thinking strong-
severe convection will develop in the next 1-3hrs somewhere in
south central KS and persist well into the evening. This would
appear to be most likely just to the south of area that had the heaviest
rain last night. Quarter hail and 60-70 microburst winds will be
possible. Some low level CAPE and low LCL heights could make
things a bit more interesting as well, but is definitely a minor
threat relative to the other hazards. Storms this afternoon should
be aided by a bit stronger winds and 50kt 300MB jet streak ahead
of shortwave. The shortwave should result in another fairly
widespread area of efficient moderate-heavy rain. Going flood
watch appears on track.

Sunday:
Any temporal adjustments to flash flood watch for lingering
rain is left to the midnight shift given uncertainty on how
things will play out tonight. Expect rain to linger into Sunday
evening in Southeast KS given the slow moving front, with slow
clearing elsewhere. Fair amount of discrepancy on amount of low
clouds behind front. Have trended with the cloudier solutions for
now. This will keep temperatures suppressed for much of the area.

Monday-Tuesday:
Dry conditions and below normal temperatures appear on track for
the fourth. Elevated moisture and warm air advection may result
in some showers around daybreak Tuesday into midday Tuesday. Both
NAM/ECMWF seemed excessive with very high 850MB moisture during
that period. Temperatures should warm on Tuesday as 500MB heights
increase. Those temperatures on Tuesday may not quite be high
enough given thicknesses, but with anticipated rainfall may be ok.
-Howerton

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday)
Issued at 318 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2016

Minor tweaks to initialization grids with maxes likely a bit cool
given thicknesses. Some ridge building is underway at the start of
the period, while another shortwave moves through late. As
expected, differences between GFS/ECMWF in timing of shortwave
lead to significant differences in surface boundary location and
precipitation by last half of period. -Howerton

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night)
Issued at 1214 AM CDT Sun Jul 3 2016

Showers/storms with heavy rainfall and gusty winds will continue
to push slowly south and east across the region overnight with
some reductions on visibility/low cigs. Meanwhile low clouds will
overspread central Kansas with LIFR conditions through the mid-
morning hours. A cold front will push southward across the are on
Sunday with winds switching around to the north and low cigs
gradually improving during the afternoon.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Wichita-KICT    66  82  66  89 / 100  40  10   0
Hutchinson      64  79  63  89 / 100  30  10   0
Newton          65  79  63  87 / 100  40  10   0
ElDorado        67  81  65  86 / 100  60  20  10
Winfield-KWLD   68  86  68  89 / 100  60  30  10
Russell         62  77  60  91 /  80  20  10   0
Great Bend      63  78  61  91 /  80  20   0   0
Salina          64  77  63  88 /  90  30  10  10
McPherson       64  77  61  87 / 100  30  10   0
Coffeyville     71  88  68  86 /  90  80  60  10
Chanute         69  85  67  85 / 100  70  50  10
Iola            69  83  66  84 / 100  70  50  10
Parsons-KPPF    70  87  68  86 /  90  70  50  10

&&

.ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Flash Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for KSZ047>053-
067>072-082-083.

&&

SHORT TERM...PJH
LONG TERM...PJH
AVIATION...CDJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 11:13 PM CDT, 2 hours before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 12:32 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1232 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2016

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

1227 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ESE MCCONNELL AFB     37.61N 97.22W
07/03/2016                   SEDGWICK           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF A VEHICLE SWEPT OFF THE ROAD INTO A WATERWAY AT
            47TH STREET SOUTH AND GREENWICH...A WATER RESCUE OF THREE
            INDIVIDUALS IS UNDERWAY.

&&

JMR
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:36 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1236 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

KSZ070-092>095-098-099-030630-
CHAUTAUQUA KS-ELK KS-WILSON KS-GREENWOOD KS-SUMNER KS-COWLEY KS-
MONTGOMERY KS-
1236 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1234 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FALL
  RIVER TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRENOLA TO NEAR GEUDA SPRINGS...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARKANSAS CITY...WINFIELD...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...SEDAN...HOWARD...
  CEDAR VALE...BURDEN...ALTOONA...MOLINE...LONGTON...ELK CITY...
  DEXTER...SEVERY...BUFFALO...GRENOLA...GEUDA SPRINGS...FALL RIVER...
  ELK FALLS AND SYCAMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3774 9600 3772 9553 3766 9552 3720 9579
      3700 9647 3700 9745
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 272DEG 23KT 3760 9600 3729 9656 3708 9722

JAKUB
Local storm report, Jul 3, 12:41 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1241 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2016

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

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KECHI                   37.80N 97.28W
07/02/2016                   SEDGWICK           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MULTIPLE LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ACROSS TOWN. A
            FIREWORK TENT WAS ALSO COLLAPSED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM
            WINDS. THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT WITH INFORMATION GATHERED
            FROM LOCAL MEDIA WEBPAGES.

&&

JMR
Local storm report, Jul 3, 12:56 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1256 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2016

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

1253 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WICHITA EISENHOWER NATL 37.66N 97.44W
07/03/2016  M3.15 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            6 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

&&

JMR
Local storm report, Jul 3, 1:00 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
100 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2016

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

0100 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PARK CITY               37.80N 97.32W
07/03/2016  M5.40 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            9 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 1AM. RAIN BEGAN TO FALL
            AROUND 4PM ON SATURDAY.

&&

JMR
Local storm report, Jul 3, 1:08 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
108 AM CDT SUN JUL 03 2016

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

0106 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTHEAST WICHITA       37.75N 97.22W
07/03/2016  M6.04 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

            6.04 INCHES MEASURED AT 13TH AND GREENWICH AS OF
            MIDNIGHT. THIS IS A DAILY TOTAL FOR SATURDAY THE 2ND.

&&

JMC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick57 min
Jul 2, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton27 min
Jul 2, 7:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Butler, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson12 hr
Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley27 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley53 min
Jul 2, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Woodson64 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTWoodson59 min
Jul 2, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Rice57 min
Jul 2, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton66 min
Jul 2, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton12 hr
Jul 2, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick32 min
Jul 2, 7:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick12 hr
Jul 2, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler30 min
Jul 2, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson28 min
Jul 2, 8:21 PM CDTTornado WarningICTRice39 min
Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick30 min
Jul 2, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno, Rice55 min
Jul 2, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick52 min
Jul 2, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen24 min
Jul 2, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson37 min
Jul 2, 9:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice5 hr
Jul 2, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice56 min
Jul 2, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley5 days
Jul 2, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Sedgwick65 min
Jul 2, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler33 min
Jul 2, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman64 min
Jul 2, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick12 hr
Jul 2, 10:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick5 hr
Jul 2, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Chase, Cowley, Harper, Marion, Sedgwick and 1 more62 min
Jul 2, 10:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey, Reno12 hr
Jul 2, 11:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Marion44 hr
Jul 2, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood39 min
Jul 2, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner38 min
Jul 3, 12:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick4 hr
Jul 3, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Wilson54 min
Jul 3, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler44 hr
Jul 3, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley53 hr
Jul 3, 2:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick35 hr
Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick57 hr
Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner57 hr
Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner68 hr
Jul 3, 3:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion34 hr
Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley40 hr
Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley4 days
Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley3 days
Jul 3, 3:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick12 hr
Jul 3, 3:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick3 days
Jul 3, 4:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler56 hr
Jul 3, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTKingman21 hr
Jul 3, 5:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler21 hr
Jul 3, 7:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Greenwood, Woodson13 hr
Jul 3, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Sedgwick6 days
Jul 3, 9:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTKingman8 hr
Jul 3, 10:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTReno51 hr
Jul 3, 10:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey3 days
Jul 3, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton24 hr
Jul 3, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette58 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.