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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Wichita, KS

September 9, 2016Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 9, 2016, 11:05 PM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 8 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 9, 2016, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:07 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 226 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2016-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1913 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2016-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1913 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
9.7

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The text

As transmitted.

923 
WGUS53 KICT 100405
FFWICT
KSC191-101200-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0022.160910T0405Z-160910T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1105 PM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT SATURDAY

* FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SLATE CREEK AND ASSOCIATED
  TRIBUTARIES FROM NEAR CONWAY SPRINGS...SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
  WELLINGTON AREA AND INTO EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY NORTH OF GEUDA
  SPRINGS. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST OVERNIGHT AROUND 24 FEET
  OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER. THIS LEVEL MAY BE ENOUGH TO FLOOD INTERSTATE
  35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 16 SOUTHEAST OF WELLINGTON. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE-HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE THE
REST OF TONIGHT.
 
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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

&&

LAT...LON 3720 9715 3712 9715 3719 9738 3736 9763
      3741 9761 3727 9737

$$

KLEINSASSER
2 follow-up statements
443 
WGUS73 KICT 100615
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
115 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2016

KSC191-101200-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160910T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMNER KS-
115 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SLATE CREEK AND ASSOCIATED
TRIBUTARIES FROM NEAR CONWAY SPRINGS...SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
WELLINGTON AREA...AND INTO EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY NORTH OF GEUDA
SPRINGS. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST OVERNIGHT AROUND 23
FEET...WHICH MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO IMPACT INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 14 AND 16 SOUTHEAST OF WELLINGTON. 

THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED.

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

&&

LAT...LON 3720 9715 3712 9715 3719 9738 3736 9763
      3741 9761 3727 9737

$$

KLEINSASSER
640 
WGUS73 KICT 101210
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
710 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2016

KSC191-101212-
/O.EXP.KICT.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160910T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMNER KS-
710 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. HOWEVER! FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING IN
PARTS OF SUMNER COUNTY WHERE A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM CDT. THIS FLOOD WARNING ALSO INCLUDES MUCH OF COWLEY COUNTY.
AVOID DRIVING THROUGH ALL FLOODED ROADS, LOW-WATER CROSSINGS AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD
CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3720 9715 3712 9715 3719 9738 3736 9763
      3741 9761 3727 9737

$$

ES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick29 min
Sep 9, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey55 min
Sep 9, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner65 min
Sep 9, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner27 min
Sep 9, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman63 min
Sep 9, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick58 min
Sep 9, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTSedgwick14 hr
Sep 9, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler57 min
Sep 9, 8:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler14 hr
Sep 9, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper67 min
Sep 9, 8:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarper14 hr
Sep 9, 8:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTGreenwood14 hr
Sep 9, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner60 min
Sep 9, 9:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson42 hr
Sep 9, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley55 min
Sep 9, 10:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick15 hr
Sep 9, 10:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTCowley, Sumner12 hr
Sep 10, 1:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Woodson12 hr
Sep 10, 3:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTChase, Lyon35 hr
Sep 10, 9:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTWilson35 hr
Sep 10, 9:35 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick9 hr
Sep 10, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler9 hr
Sep 10, 11:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSumner8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.