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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 9, 2016, 3:44 AM CDT for Cowley County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports 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 9, 2016, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2016, 1:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cowley County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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 9, 10:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Mulvane, KS | THREE WATER RESCUES WERE REPORTED SOUTH OF MULVANE DUE TO CARS BEING SWEPT OFF ROADWAYS BY HIGH WATER FROM 841AM TO 924AM. |
| Sep 9, 10:19 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Rock, KS | ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF COWLEY COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
817
WGUS53 KICT 090844
FFWICT
KSC035-191-091645-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0015.160909T0844Z-160909T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
344 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FRIDAY
* AT 338 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR INDICATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN SUMNER AND NORTHERN COWLEY
COUNTIES. FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING!
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ARKANSAS CITY...WINFIELD...WELLINGTON...MULVANE...BELLE PLAINE...
CONWAY SPRINGS...OXFORD...UDALL...BURDEN...ARGONIA...DEXTER...
ATLANTA...GEUDA SPRINGS...ROCK...MAYFIELD...MILAN...CAMBRIDGE...
RIVERDALE...WINFIELD CITY LAKE AND PERTH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 33.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH 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 3747 9779 3748 9653 3731 9652 3709 9652
3707 9780
$$
ES3 follow-up statements
840
WGUS73 KICT 091050
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
550 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
KSC035-191-091645-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160909T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COWLEY KS-SUMNER KS-
550 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FRIDAY
FOR COWLEY AND SUMNER COUNTIES...
AT 541 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN SUMNER AND NORTHERN
COWLEY COUNTIES WHERE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. MAJOR FLASH
FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN AND AROUND MULVANE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS
SITUATION! MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN BARRICADED. SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN
MULVANE ARE FLOODED.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ARKANSAS CITY...WINFIELD...WELLINGTON...MULVANE...BELLE PLAINE...
CONWAY SPRINGS...OXFORD...UDALL...BURDEN...ARGONIA...DEXTER...
ATLANTA...GEUDA SPRINGS...ROCK...MAYFIELD...MILAN...CAMBRIDGE...
RIVERDALE...WINFIELD CITY LAKE AND PERTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW
LYING SPOTS.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9779 3748 9653 3731 9652 3709 9652
3707 9780
$$
ES807
WGUS53 KICT 091526
FFWICT
KSC035-191-092245-
/O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160909T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1026 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT FRIDAY
* AT 1019 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM LAST
NIGHTS HEAVY RAINFALL. SEVERAL WATER RESCUES HAVE OCCURRED NEAR
THE MULVANE AREA. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF
THE WARNED AREA AS CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE EXPERIENCE RISING
WATERS. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
STILL ON GOING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ARKANSAS CITY...WINFIELD...WELLINGTON...MULVANE...BELLE PLAINE...
CONWAY SPRINGS...OXFORD...UDALL...BURDEN...ARGONIA...DEXTER...
ATLANTA...GEUDA SPRINGS...ROCK...MAYFIELD...MILAN...CAMBRIDGE...
RIVERDALE...WINFIELD CITY LAKE AND PERTH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 33.
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 3747 9779 3748 9653 3731 9652 3709 9652
3707 9780
$$
JAKUB635
WGUS73 KICT 091818
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
118 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
KSC035-191-091826-
/O.CAN.KICT.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160909T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COWLEY KS-SUMNER KS-
118 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR COWLEY AND SUMNER COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO RIVER FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3747 9779 3748 9653 3731 9652 3709 9652
3707 9780
$$
JAKUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 63 min |
| Sep 8, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 7:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 13 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 40 hr |
| Sep 8, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 65 min |
| Sep 8, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 42 min |
| Sep 8, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 46 min |
| Sep 8, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 54 min |
| Sep 8, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase, Marion | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 10:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 12 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Chase | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk, Wilson | 38 min |
| Sep 8, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 41 min |
| Sep 8, 11:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 8 hr |
| Sep 8, 11:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 18 hr |
| Sep 9, 12:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Greenwood, Woodson | 9 hr |
| Sep 9, 12:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 9 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 32 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 11 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 42 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 57 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 8 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 14 hr |
| Sep 9, 6:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 69 hr |
| Sep 9, 6:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 3 days |
| Sep 9, 7:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 7 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 3 days |
| Sep 9, 7:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 48 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 43 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 26 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 43 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Lyon | 64 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 9 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 53 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 3 days |
| Sep 9, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 5 days |
| Sep 9, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Labette | 5 days |
| Sep 9, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 36 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 52 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 64 hr |
| Sep 9, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 52 hr |
| Sep 9, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 4 days |
| Sep 9, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 4 days |
| Sep 9, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 4 days |
| Sep 9, 10:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 7 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 8 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 8 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 8 hr |
| Sep 9, 3:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 41 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 18 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 18 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 60 min |
| Sep 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 53 min |
| Sep 9, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 55 min |
| Sep 9, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 57 min |
| Sep 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 62 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.