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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Oct 6, 2016, 5:46 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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
- Oct 6, 2016, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2016, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 7:02 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Iola, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS FLOODING IN ROADWAYS WITH STRANDED VEHICLES. |
| Oct 6, 7:04 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Latham, KS | LATHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A FOOT OF WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY. |
| Oct 6, 8:18 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Climax, KS | WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS GENERALLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF GREENWOOD COUNTY. NUMEROUS RURAL ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE...ALONG WITH A HANDFUL OF COUNTY ROADS. ADDITIONALLY...WATER IS COVERING HIGHWAY 99 AND 400 IN SPOTS. |
| Oct 6, 8:37 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 10 E Eureka, KS | SUCCESSFUL WATER RESCUE PERFORMED NEAR NEAL IN EASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. RELAYED BY KVOE. |
| Oct 6, 8:46 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Iola, KS | WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN IOLA. HIGH WATER IS APPROACHING SOME HOMES IN TOWN...FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ASSISTING THOSE RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. ALSO MULTIPLE CARS ARE STRANDED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN TOWN. |
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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted.
936
WGUS53 KICT 062246
FFWICT
KSC001-015-049-073-133-205-207-070445-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0026.161006T2246Z-161007T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
546 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHERN ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT.
* AT 545 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHANUTE...IOLA...EUREKA...HUMBOLDT...YATES CENTER...LA HARPE...
GAS...MORAN...TORONTO...HAMILTON...SEVERY...BUFFALO...FALL RIVER...
NEOSHO FALLS...LATHAM...SAVONBURG...ELSMORE...BENEDICT...
CLIMAX AND VIRGIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3772 9509 3748 9652 3748 9692 3787 9653
3804 9624 3804 9508
$$
DARMOFAL3 follow-up statements
832
WGUS73 KICT 070037
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
737 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC001-015-049-073-133-205-207-070445-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161007T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BUTLER KS-GREENWOOD KS-WOODSON KS-NEOSHO KS-WILSON KS-ELK KS-
ALLEN KS-
737 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER...GREENWOOD...WOODSON...NORTHERN NEOSHO...
NORTHERN WILSON...NORTHERN ELK AND ALLEN COUNTIES...
AT 704 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN IOLA
WHERE MANY VEHICLES ARE STRANDED...AND WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
ALSO AT 704 PM CDT...THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN LATHAM REPORTED AROUND 1
FOOT OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS A ROAD JUST SOUTH OF TOWN.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED
AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHANUTE...IOLA...EUREKA...HUMBOLDT...YATES CENTER...LA HARPE...GAS...
MORAN...TORONTO...HAMILTON...SEVERY...BUFFALO...FALL RIVER...
NEOSHO FALLS...LATHAM...SAVONBURG...ELSMORE...BENEDICT...
CLIMAX AND VIRGIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3772 9509 3748 9652 3748 9692 3787 9653
3804 9624 3804 9508
$$
ES859
WGUS73 KICT 070135
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
835 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC001-015-049-073-133-205-207-070445-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161007T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BUTLER KS-GREENWOOD KS-WOODSON KS-NEOSHO KS-WILSON KS-ELK KS-
ALLEN KS-
835 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER...GREENWOOD...WOODSON...NORTHERN NEOSHO...
NORTHERN WILSON...NORTHERN ELK AND ALLEN COUNTIES...
AT 818 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY...WHERE NUMEROUS RURAL ROADS ARE
IMPASSABLE AS ARE SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS. IN ADDITION...FLASH FLOODING
IS OCCURRING ACROSS PARTS OF HIGHWAY 99 AND HIGHWAY 400.
DOPPLER ESTIMATES THAT TREMENDOUS RAINFALLS FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES HAVE
OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING!
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHANUTE...IOLA...EUREKA...HUMBOLDT...YATES CENTER...LA HARPE...GAS...
MORAN...TORONTO...HAMILTON...SEVERY...BUFFALO...FALL RIVER...
NEOSHO FALLS...LATHAM...SAVONBURG...ELSMORE...BENEDICT...
CLIMAX AND VIRGIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES!
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH 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 3772 9509 3748 9652 3748 9692 3787 9653
3804 9624 3804 9508
$$
ES026
WGUS73 KICT 070440
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1140 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC001-015-049-073-133-205-207-070445-
/O.EXP.KICT.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161007T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BUTLER KS-GREENWOOD KS-WOODSON KS-NEOSHO KS-WILSON KS-ELK KS-
ALLEN KS-
1140 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER...GREENWOOD...
WOODSON...NORTHERN NEOSHO...NORTHERN WILSON...NORTHERN ELK AND ALLEN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM CDT...
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT WATER HAS RECEDED IN SOME AREAS
AND IS NO LONGER AFFECTING MAJOR ROADS OR HIGHWAYS...HOWEVER MANY
RURAL COUNTY ROADS REMAIN IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER. WHILE THE HEAVY
RAIN AND RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED...MINOR LOW-LAND
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY RURAL
COUNTY ROADS OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY.
LAT...LON 3772 9509 3748 9652 3748 9692 3787 9653
3804 9624 3804 9508
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Oct 5, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 34 min |
| Oct 5, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 35 min |
| Oct 5, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 1:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 8 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 45 min |
| Oct 6, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 66 min |
| Oct 6, 4:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 6, 7:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 4 days |
| Oct 6, 10:49 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Labette | 18 min |
| Oct 6, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Labette | 5 days |
| Oct 6, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 2:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 39 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 67 min |
| Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 48 min |
| Oct 6, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 24 min |
| Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 48 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 66 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 3 days |
| Oct 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 43 min |
| Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 57 min |
| Oct 6, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 36 min |
| Oct 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 59 min |
| Oct 6, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson | 42 min |
| Oct 6, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 67 min |
| Oct 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 5:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 45 min |
| Oct 6, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 40 min |
| Oct 6, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 57 min |
| Oct 6, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 5:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase, Sedgwick, Sumner | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 65 min |
| Oct 6, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion | 17 min |
| Oct 6, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 13 min |
| Oct 6, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Greenwood | 36 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.