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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2016, 7:49 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 14 hr. 11 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, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2016, 10:09 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 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, 7:56 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Maize, KS | CITIZEN REPORT OF PLANTATION ROAD UNDERWATER AND CARS STALLING OUT. |
| Jun 15, 8:33 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Valley Center, KS | MERIDIAN AND MAIN IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Jun 15, 10:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.2 | Mount Hope, KS | FACEBOOK REPORT OF 2.20 INCHES OF RAIN THIS EVENING. |
| Jun 15, 10:18 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Park City, KS | WATER FLOWING OVER BROADWAY BETWEEN 53RD STREET NORTH AND 61ST STREET NORTH. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ASKING PEOPLE TO AVOID THIS AREA. |
| Jun 15, 10:47 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.4 | Park City, KS | |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.98 | 3 Nne Colwich, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.97 | 3 Wsw Park City, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.4 | Bentley, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.64 | 7 Nw Downtown Wichita, KS | 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING 7AM 16 JUN. |
| Jun 16, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 S Sedgwick, KS | WATER UP TO HOMES NEAR 77TH STREET NORTH ALONG RIDGE ROAD. |
| Jun 16, 10:15 AM CDT | FLOOD | 3 Sw Sedgwick, KS | WATER OVER 109 STREET NORTH ALONG 119TH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 2131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
305
WGUS53 KICT 160049
FFWICT
KSC173-160845-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0006.160616T0049Z-160616T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
749 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT THURSDAY
* AT 748 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NEARLY STATIONARY
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OVER 2 INCHES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WICHITA...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...COLWICH...
MOUNT HOPE...KECHI...ANDALE AND BENTLEY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 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 3770 9769 3791 9769 3791 9727 3770 9729
$$
CARUSO3 follow-up statements
923 WGUS73 KICT 160420 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1120 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016 KSC173-160845- /O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160616T0845Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SEDGWICK KS- 1120 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY... AT 1118 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNING AREA. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN PARK CITY AND NORTHEAST WICHITA. DOPPLER RADAR AND RAINFALL OBSERVERS INDICATED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WICHITA...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...COLWICH... MOUNT HOPE...KECHI...ANDALE AND BENTLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3770 9769 3791 9769 3791 9727 3770 9729 $$ CARUSO
265 WGUS53 KICT 160825 FFWICT KSC173-161545- /O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160616T1545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 325 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1045 AM CDT THURSDAY * AT 321 AM CDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS CONTINUING IN THE WARNED AREAS WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAD RESULTED FROM LAST NIGHTS THUNDERSTORMS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WICHITA...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...COLWICH... MOUNT HOPE...KECHI...ANDALE AND BENTLEY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 22. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT! THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3770 9769 3791 9769 3791 9727 3770 9729 $$ ES
410 WGUS73 KICT 161509 FFSICT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1009 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2016 KSC173-161518- /O.CAN.KICT.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160616T1545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SEDGWICK KS- 1009 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IS CANCELLED... FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...A FEW WATER COVERED ROADS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3770 9769 3791 9769 3791 9727 3770 9729 $$ LAWSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 67 min |
| Jun 15, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 7:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 18 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 80 min |
| Jun 15, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 18 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 81 min |
| Jun 15, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 88 min |
| Jun 15, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 10:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 12 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Sumner | 84 min |
| Jun 16, 10:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:35 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 18 more | 29 hr |
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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.