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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2016, 6:26 PM CDT for Harvey County, Kansas. It was in force for 15 hr. 17 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
- Jun 15, 2016, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2016, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Harvey County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:32 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.89 | Halstead, KS | PERSONAL WEATHER STATION REPORTING 3.89 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. |
| Jun 15, 6:47 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Halstead, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING FLASH FLOODING IN HALSTEAD WITH WATER OVER THE HOODS OF CARS. |
| Jun 15, 6:57 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Halstead, KS | HALSTEAD FIRE IS USING HEAVY FIRE APPARATUS TO RESCUE STRANDED MOTORISTS. |
| Jun 15, 7:19 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5 | Halstead, KS | HALSTEAD FIRE CHIEF MEASURED 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. |
| Jun 15, 7:36 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Halstead, KS | FIRE CHIEF REPORTS SEVERAL ROADS ARE COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. THERE ARE A FEW CARS THAT ARE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. |
| Jun 15, 8:02 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Halstead, KS | WEST BOUND HIGHWAY 50 IS CLOSED BETWEEN HALSTEAD ROAD AND HERTZLER ROAD. |
| Jun 15, 9:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Sedgwick, KS | REPORT OF WATER RUSHING OVER 125TH NORTH AND JUST WEST OF WEST STREET. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.49 | Newton, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.57 | 5 Nnw Halstead, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | 7 Sw Hesston, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.8 | 3 Wnw Halstead, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.33 | 5 N Halstead, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.65 | 3 Ene Halstead, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7 AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.73 | 6 Nw Newton, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.35 | Sedgwick, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 7 AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.04 | 1 Wsw Halstead, KS | 24 HOUR RAIN FALL ENDING 7 AM 16 JUN |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.13 | Halstead, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 7AM 16 JUNE 2016. |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 845 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -180 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1752 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
976
WGUS53 KICT 152326
FFWICT
KSC079-160330-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0005.160615T2326Z-160616T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
626 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 625 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWTON...HESSTON...HALSTEAD...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK AND BURRTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3791 9769 3817 9769 3817 9729 3791 9727
$$
CARUSO3 follow-up statements
642 WGUS53 KICT 160321 FFWICT KSC079-161130- /O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160616T1130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1021 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 630 AM CDT THURSDAY * AT 1019 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...IN THE TOWNS OF HALSTEAD AND SEDGWICK. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD AGGRAVATE THE ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NEWTON...HESSTON...HALSTEAD...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK AND BURRTON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 42. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3791 9769 3817 9769 3817 9729 3791 9727 $$ CARUSO
343
WGUS53 KICT 161124
FFWICT
KSC079-161430-
/O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160616T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
624 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 623 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWTON...HESSTON...HALSTEAD...NORTH NEWTON...SEDGWICK AND BURRTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3791 9769 3817 9769 3817 9729 3791 9727
$$
METZGER589 WGUS73 KICT 161424 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 924 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2016 KSC079-161434- /O.EXP.KICT.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160616T1430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARVEY KS- 924 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HARVEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 930 AM CDT... FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3791 9769 3817 9769 3817 9729 3791 9727 $$ LAWSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:34 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 8 more | 42 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:07 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 12 more | 37 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 68 min |
| Jun 15, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 19 min |
| Jun 15, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Saline | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 67 min |
| Jun 15, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 59 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.