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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS

April 24, 2016Clay County, Dickinson County, Ottawa County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 24, 2016, 8:06 PM CDT for Clay County, Dickinson County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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: Apr 24, 2016, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clay County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Ottawa County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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
Apr 24, 9:30 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	7 Nnw Chapman, KS	CAR WASHED OFF ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF 3200 AVENUE AND OAT ROAD.
Apr 24, 9:42 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.58	6 Ne Talmage, KS

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 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1654 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

035 
WGUS53 KTOP 250106
FFWTOP
KSC027-041-143-250500-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FF.W.0001.160425T0106Z-160425T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
806 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 804 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CLAY CENTER...MINNEAPOLIS...WAKEFIELD...BENNINGTON...WELLS...MANCHESTER...
  LONGFORD...OAK HILL...NILES AND TALMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3931 9737 3941 9696 3906 9697 3895 9729
      3896 9773 3931 9774

$$

2 follow-up statements

452 
WGUS73 KTOP 250249
FFSTOP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
949 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

KSC027-041-143-250500-
/O.CON.KTOP.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160425T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
949 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTHERN CLAY...OTTAWA AND NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...

AT 930 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THREE TO SIX
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CLAY
CENTER...MINNEAPOLIS...WAKEFIELD...BENNINGTON...WELLS...MANCHESTER...
LONGFORD...OAK HILL...NILES AND TALMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3931 9737 3941 9696 3906 9697 3895 9729
      3896 9773 3931 9774

$$

112 
WGUS73 KTOP 250431
FFSTOP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1131 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

KSC027-041-143-250441-
/O.CAN.KTOP.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160425T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
1131 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLAY...OTTAWA AND NORTHERN
DICKINSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3931 9737 3941 9696 3906 9697 3895 9729
      3896 9773 3931 9774

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	51 min
Apr 24, 7:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Washington	16 min
Apr 24, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	44 min
Apr 24, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay	40 min
Apr 24, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Ottawa	50 min
Apr 24, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Washington	20 min
Apr 24, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Geary, Riley	25 min
Apr 24, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	52 min
Apr 24, 7:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley	18 min
Apr 24, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson	45 min
Apr 24, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Riley	26 min
Apr 24, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	51 min
Apr 24, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	44 min
Apr 24, 8:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley	3 hr
Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	46 min
Apr 24, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee	36 min
Apr 24, 8:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Geary, Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley	3 hr
Apr 24, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	47 min
Apr 24, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Geary, Wabaunsee	22 min
Apr 24, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee	43 min
Apr 24, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	27 min
Apr 24, 9:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	4 hr
Apr 24, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jefferson	44 min
Apr 24, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Shawnee	45 min
Apr 24, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	30 min
Apr 24, 10:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	23 min
Apr 24, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Morris	33 min
Apr 25, 8:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson	29 hr

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.