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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS

July 2, 2016Butler County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2016, 5:59 PM CDT for Butler County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 7 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
Jul 2, 2016, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Butler County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 6:00 PM CDTFREEZING RAIN 5Park City, KS5 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED AT PARK CITY AT HYDRAULIC AND 61ST STREETS.
Jul 2, 6:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 0Park City, KS5 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT PARK CITY AS OF 6 PM AT HYDRAULIC AND 61ST.
Jul 2, 6:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5Park City, KS5 INCHES OF MEASURED RAINFALL AT PARK CITY AT HYDRAULIC AND 61ST STREETS.
Jul 2, 6:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5Park City, KS5 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED IN PARK CITY AT HYDRAULIC AND 61ST STREETS.
Jul 2, 6:11 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nne Downtown Wichita, KSREPORTS OF WATER OVER K96 AND HYDRAULIC
Jul 2, 6:11 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.623 Ssw Maize, KSRAINFALL TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
Jul 2, 6:11 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3Benton, KS3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED TO SO FAR SINCE 4PM.
Jul 2, 6:26 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nne Downtown Wichita, KSREPORT OF MAJOR FLOODING ON CITY STREETS WITH SOME STREETS IMPASSABLE.
Jul 2, 7:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 E Park City, KSSIGNIFICANT FLOODING ONGOING AROUND KECHI. MULTIPLE HOMES AND BARNS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED INCLUDING FLOODING OF FIELDS WITH WATER CROSSING EAST 61ST STREET NEAR PRAIRIE CREEK DRIVE. REPORT VIA KWCH ON TWITTER.
Jul 2, 10:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4Park City, KS4 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED IN PARK CITY AS OF 4 PM CDT.
Jul 2, 10:45 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 0East Wichita, KSTORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES AND 50 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH 1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AT 21ST AND WOODLAWN.
Jul 2, 11:06 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.13 Wnw Downtown Wichita, KS1.1 INCHES OF RAIN ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR. REPORT FROM KAKE TV.
Jul 2, 11:13 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.67 E Wichita Eisenhower, KSRAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 545PM.
Jul 2, 11:19 PM CDTFLASH FLOODDowntown Wichita, KSWICHITA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING TO NUMEROUS STRANDED MOTORISTS IN STALLED-OUT VEHICLES ACROSS THE CITY OF WICHITA.
Jul 3, 12:53 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.15Wichita Eisenhower Natl, KS6 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.
Jul 3, 1:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.4Park City, KS9 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 1AM. RAIN BEGAN TO FALL AROUND 4PM ON SATURDAY.
Jul 3, 1:06 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.04Northeast Wichita, KS6.04 INCHES MEASURED AT 13TH AND GREENWICH AS OF MIDNIGHT. THIS IS A DAILY TOTAL FOR SATURDAY THE 2ND.

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 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 236 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 299 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-294 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
299 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

029 
WGUS53 KICT 022259
FFWICT
KSC015-173-030200-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0007.160702T2259Z-160703T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
559 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
    
* AT 556 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN SEDGWICK AND WESTERN
  BUTLER COUNTIES. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
  FALLEN...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THIS
  EVENING. CONSEQUENTLY...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  WICHITA...EL DORADO...ANDOVER...AUGUSTA...PARK CITY...
  VALLEY CENTER...BEL AIRE...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...TOWANDA...COLWICH...
  BENTON...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI...EASTBOROUGH...BENTLEY...
  POTWIN...NORTHEAST WICHITA...
  EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT AND EAST WICHITA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 22.
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3757 9747 3790 9756 3791 9743 3791 9716
      3792 9715 3794 9715 3798 9681 3776 9675

$$

KLEINSASSER
3 follow-up statements
946 
WGUS53 KICT 030142
FFWICT
KSC015-173-030600-
/O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160703T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
842 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
    
* AT 839 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN
  HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  WICHITA...EL DORADO...ANDOVER...AUGUSTA...PARK CITY...
  VALLEY CENTER...BEL AIRE...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...TOWANDA...COLWICH...
  BENTON...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI...EASTBOROUGH...BENTLEY...
  POTWIN...NORTHEAST WICHITA...
  EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT AND EAST WICHITA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 22.
 INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3757 9747 3790 9756 3791 9743 3791 9716
      3792 9715 3794 9715 3798 9681 3776 9675

$$

JAKUB
781 
WGUS73 KICT 030332
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1032 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC015-173-030600-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160703T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BUTLER KS-SEDGWICK KS-
1032 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES...

AT 1031 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WICHITA...EL DORADO...ANDOVER...AUGUSTA...PARK CITY...VALLEY
CENTER...BEL
AIRE...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...TOWANDA...COLWICH...BENTON...DOWNTOWN
WICHITA...
KECHI...EASTBOROUGH...BENTLEY...POTWIN...NORTHEAST
WICHITA...EISENHOWER
NATIONAL AIRPORT AND EAST WICHITA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3757 9747 3790 9756 3791 9743 3791 9716
      3792 9715 3794 9715 3798 9681 3776 9675

$$

JAKUB
079 
WGUS73 KICT 030420
FFSICT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1120 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC015-173-030600-
/O.CON.KICT.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160703T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BUTLER KS-SEDGWICK KS-
1120 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES...

AT 1116 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN ACROSS THE WICHITA METRO SINCE LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WICHITA...EL DORADO...ANDOVER...AUGUSTA...PARK CITY...
VALLEY CENTER...BEL AIRE...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...TOWANDA...COLWICH...
BENTON...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...KECHI...EASTBOROUGH...BENTLEY...POTWIN...
NORTHEAST WICHITA...EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT AND EAST WICHITA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL SHOULD END AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3757 9747 3790 9756 3791 9743 3791 9716
      3792 9715 3794 9715 3798 9681 3776 9675

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 1:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton9 hr
Jul 2, 2:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTRice8 days
Jul 2, 2:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 17 more44 hr
Jul 2, 2:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson7 hr
Jul 2, 3:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno28 min
Jul 2, 3:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMarion6 hr
Jul 2, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick47 min
Jul 2, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Rice6 days
Jul 2, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson48 hr
Jul 2, 10:16 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton8 hr
Jul 2, 10:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTHarvey, Reno4 days
Jul 2, 10:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTHarvey5 days
Jul 2, 10:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson44 hr
Jul 2, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick24 min
Jul 2, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick61 min
Jul 2, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler30 min
Jul 2, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood26 min
Jul 2, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey32 min
Jul 2, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick65 min
Jul 2, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood59 min
Jul 2, 5:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Harvey, Sedgwick7 hr
Jul 2, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen60 min
Jul 2, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler59 min
Jul 2, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion36 min
Jul 2, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTWilson, Woodson49 min
Jul 2, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick37 min
Jul 2, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton54 min
Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen33 min
Jul 2, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood38 min
Jul 2, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton52 min
Jul 2, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood58 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.