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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2018, 5:08 PM CDT for Gove County, Logan County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 19, 2018, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gove County, KS, Logan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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 19, 10:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 S Gove, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER CALLED TO REPORT THE SMOKY HILL RIVER'S BANKS HAVE OVERFLOWN OUT OF THEIR BANKS. |
| Jun 19, 10:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gove, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER CALLED TO REPORT THE HACKBERRY CREEK HAS FLOWED OVER IT'S BANKS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 307 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
751 WGUS53 KGLD 192208 FFWGLD KSC063-109-200400- /O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0017.180619T2208Z-180620T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Goodland KS 508 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Logan County in west central Kansas... Gove County in west central Kansas... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 507 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Ponding in fields and on roadways has been reported. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Gove and The Monument Rocks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3870 10100 3897 10099 3897 10015 3870 10015 $$ EV
1 follow-up statement
322 WGUS73 KGLD 200359 FFSGLD Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 1059 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 KSC063-109-200407- /O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180620T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Logan KS-Gove KS- 1059 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT... The threat for flash flooding has subsided, but flooding is still a threat and an Areal Flood Warning has been issued to replace this warning. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3870 10100 3897 10099 3897 10015 3870 10015 $$ EV
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 19, 4:11 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 4:11 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
311 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018
.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 258 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018
Thunderstorms have developed along the front near our southeast
edge. Also large area of storms have developed over eastern
Colorado in a post frontal environment. Rather strong shortwave
moving in from the west is helping storms develop as well. Shear,
instability, and lapse rates are favorable for continued severe
storms to develop and currently have a tornado and severe
thunderstorm watches out covering the entire area through the
evening.
Parameters still in place for these storms to produce very heavy
rainfall. Hrrr is capturing both the placement of storms and the
intense rainfall they are producing. So flash flood watch looks
good. Some lingering rainfall in the morning along with additional
development afternoon will be possible in the afternoon. Not much
time to look at that. However, mesoscale influences from ongoing
convection could enhance that. Temperatures for Wednesday will
need to be looked since could have a lot of wet ground and
lingering cloud cover.
.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 237 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018
Upper low currently over Idaho will migrate slowly into the mid-
Mississippi Valley by Friday. As it does so, it will keep a
lingering chance of showers and thunderstorms across the far
northeast counties through Thursday morning. Once the upper low
leaves the area, short wave ridging will temporarily move over the
area Thu-Fri. A second upper trough will move quickly into the area
Friday night with another chance of scattered convection. Later in
the weekend a closed upper low will move from the Intermountain
Region out over the High Plains with both the GFS and EC fairly
consistent in location and timing. This will produce a chance for
widespread convection from Sunday afternoon into Monday evening.
Temperatures through the period will generally be near to above
normal with highs mostly in the 80s but approaching 90 by Tuesday.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Wednesday afternoon)
Issued at 1143 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018
Complicated forecast. High resolution models not doing well in
resolving cloud cover, low level moisture/temperatures, and
especially the wind field. Front that was pushed a little further
south early this morning due to overnight convection is starting
to return north. Where this front ends up will be area of
thunderstorm focus. Other area of initiation will be from the
higher terrain to the west.
Winds will be variable in direction but will tend to start out
from the east and southeast at roughly 10 to 15 knots. Kmck will
shift more to the northeast while Kgld will become more south with
some gusts into the 20 to 25 knot range by later this afternoon.
Thunderstorms should develop/move into the area later this
afternoon into early this evening. Conditions will start out vfr
but expect mvfr conditions when thunderstorms affect the sites.
After the storms end, mvfr ceilings will hang on until tomorrow
morning before becoming vfr once again.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for KSZ001>004-013>016-
027>029-041-042.
CO...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for COZ090>092.
NE...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for NEZ079>081.
&&
SHORT TERM...BULLER
LONG TERM...DLF
AVIATION...BULLERHazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 11:47 AM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 1047 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-201200- Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins- Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove- Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 1047 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018 /1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop over and the area after 2 pm MDT (3 pm CDT). Some of the storms could become severe with large hail, some greater than 2 inches in diameter, damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, and a few tornadoes. The severe storms could occur over the entire area. However the area that will have the greatest risk will be roughly along and south of a line from Norton to Colby to Burlington to Flagler. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the entire region for this afternoon and evening. Widespread heavy rainfall from thunderstorms is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Depending on the amount of rainfall received later today and tonight...some flooding concerns may remain over portions of the region and will have to be monitored going into Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed after 2 pm MDT(3 pm CDT). We would appreciate any reports of flooding, hail, wind and tornadoes. Should anything occur...please do so safely.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
353 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018
NEZ081-192115-
Red Willow NE-
353 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RED WILLOW COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM CDT...
At 353 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northwest of Indianola, or 9 miles northeast of McCook, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
McCook and Indianola.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4034 10020 4012 10054 4024 10070 4035 10058
4035 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 220DEG 27KT 4029 10048
JRMSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 3:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 357 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 KSZ042-192115- Wichita KS- 357 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN WICHITA COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Modoc, moving north at 45 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Leoti and Marienthal. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central Kansas. LAT...LON 3834 10137 3869 10136 3870 10113 3834 10113 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 175DEG 38KT 3846 10117 JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
407 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018
NEZ081-192115-
Red Willow NE-
407 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL RED WILLOW COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
At 407 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northwest of Wilsonville, or 22 miles east of McCook, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Red
Willow County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4034 10020 4028 10019 4005 10019 4013 10034
4035 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 215DEG 34KT 4015 10020
JRMSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 4:11 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 411 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 KSZ015-016-192130- Sheridan KS-Graham KS- 411 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 411 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Collyer, moving north at 55 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Morland, Penokee, Saint Peter and Studley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern and west central Kansas. LAT...LON 3913 9996 3913 10021 3935 10020 3936 9994 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 184DEG 47KT 3916 10010 JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 5:00 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 500 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 KSZ016-192215- Graham KS- 500 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles west of Hill City, moving northeast at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Penokee. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3931 9994 3937 10005 3956 9992 3948 9973 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 220DEG 22KT 3937 9996
Local storm report, Jun 19, 5:05 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
405 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 PM HAIL 5 WNW THE MONUMENT ROCK 38.79N 100.86W
06/19/2018 E1.00 INCH LOGAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 9 min |
| Jun 19, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 18 min |
| Jun 19, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 15 min |
| Jun 19, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 10 min |
| Jun 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Wallace | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 22 min |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 16 min |
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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.