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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2016, 1:13 AM CDT for Chase County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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
- May 27, 2016, 1:13 AM CDT (06:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2016, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Chase County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 6:05 AM CDT | FLOOD | Cottonwood Falls, KS | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -478 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
115
WGUS53 KICT 270613
FFWICT
KSC017-271115-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0004.160527T0613Z-160527T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
113 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHASE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 111 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
LIKELY OVERNIGHT!
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...BAZAAR...ELMDALE...
MATFIELD GREEN...CEDAR POINT...SAFFORDVILLE...WONSEVU...
TALLGRASS PRAIRIE PRESERVE AND HYMER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 115.
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.
THIS EXTENDS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR
CHASE COUNTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 9636 3809 9684 3835 9683 3835 9682
3852 9682 3852 9636
$$
DARMOFAL1 follow-up statement
902
WGUS73 KICT 271116
FFSICT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
616 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016
KSC017-271123-
/O.EXP.KICT.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160527T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHASE KS-
616 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHASE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM
CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. ALTHOUGH THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS
DIMINISHED...WATER LEVELS REMAINED HIGH ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHASE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3809 9636 3809 9684 3835 9683 3835 9682
3852 9682 3852 9636
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno | 32 min |
| May 26, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 49 min |
| May 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 30 min |
| May 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 43 min |
| May 26, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 52 min |
| May 26, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 48 min |
| May 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Reno, Rice | 64 min |
| May 26, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 26, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 26, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 46 min |
| May 26, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 24 min |
| May 26, 8:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 12 hr |
| May 26, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 66 min |
| May 26, 9:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 12 hr |
| May 26, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 53 min |
| May 26, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 4 hr |
| May 26, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 54 min |
| May 26, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 26 min |
| May 26, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 43 min |
| May 26, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 44 min |
| May 26, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 34 min |
| May 26, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 30 min |
| May 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner | 61 min |
| May 27, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 55 min |
| May 27, 12:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 9 hr |
| May 27, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 64 min |
| May 27, 1:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 39 hr |
| May 27, 1:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 55 hr |
| May 27, 1:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 65 hr |
| May 27, 2:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 53 hr |
| May 27, 2:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Lyon | 67 hr |
| May 27, 2:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 30 hr |
| May 27, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 27 hr |
| May 27, 8:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 3 days |
| May 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 24 hr |
| May 27, 9:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 72 hr |
| May 27, 10:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 71 hr |
| May 27, 11:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 6 days |
| May 27, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 65 min |
| May 27, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 67 min |
| May 27, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 59 min |
| May 27, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 57 min |
| May 27, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 34 min |
| May 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 55 min |
| May 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 54 min |
| May 27, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 42 min |
| May 27, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 54 min |
| May 27, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 36 min |
| May 27, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 25 min |
| May 27, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick | 25 min |
| May 27, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 54 min |
| May 27, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 66 min |
| May 27, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 34 min |
| May 27, 4:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 15 hr |
| May 27, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 29 min |
| May 27, 4:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 18 hr |
| May 27, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 20 min |
| May 27, 4:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 18 hr |
| May 27, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 28 min |
| May 27, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 43 min |
| May 27, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 42 min |
| May 27, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 27 min |
| May 27, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 50 min |
| May 27, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 63 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.