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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS

March 29, 20174 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at Mar 29, 2017, 5:06 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2017, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Mar 29, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 12:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 29, 2:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
220 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

KSZ072-096-100-290745-
Labette KS-Neosho KS-Allen KS-
220 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Eastern Labette County in southeastern Kansas...
  Neosho County in southeastern Kansas...
  Allen County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 245 AM CDT

* At 216 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
  Galesburg to 5 miles north of Oswego to Chetopa...and moving north
  at 65 mph.

Pea size hail...and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Parsons, Iola, Oswego, Erie, Chetopa, St. Paul, La Harpe, Gas,
  Moran, Walnut, Savonburg, Labette, Elsmore, Stark, Mildred,
  Bassett, South Mound and Iola Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and
become severe...or a warning is issues by the National Weather
Service.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9517 3761 9540 3804 9545 3804 9508
      3700 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 201DEG 58KT 3748 9530 3725 9513 3704 9512

CARUSO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 29, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson	58 min
Mar 29, 2:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Allen, Neosho	25 min
Mar 29, 4:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	34 hr
Mar 29, 4:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	42 hr
Mar 29, 5:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	8 hr
Mar 29, 8:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	6 hr
Mar 29, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	42 hr
Mar 29, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase	59 hr
Mar 29, 8:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Chase, Lyon	3 days
Mar 29, 8:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	45 hr
Mar 29, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	3 days
Mar 29, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	37 hr
Mar 29, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	4 days
Mar 29, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	53 hr
Mar 29, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	3 days
Mar 29, 9:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Reno, Rice	4 days
Mar 29, 1:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	6 hr
Mar 29, 2:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Marion	5 hr
Mar 29, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Neosho	34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.