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Areal Flood Warning 39, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at Aug 17, 2018, 5:29 AM CDT for Labette County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 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
- Aug 17, 2018, 5:29 AM CDT (10:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2018, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Labette County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
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 Aug 17, 3:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 11:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1135 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0502 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SE HAVANA 37.07N 95.92W
08/16/2018 E60.00 MPH MONTGOMERY KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS AN ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND AT
HIGHWAY 166 AND HIGHWAY 75.
0513 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W INDEPENDENCE 37.23N 95.75W
08/16/2018 E60.00 MPH MONTGOMERY KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF 60 MPH WINDS AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 160
AND 75.
0528 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W INDEPENDENCE 37.23N 95.73W
08/16/2018 E60.00 MPH MONTGOMERY KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE SPOTTERS REPORT 60 MPH WINDS ON THE RIM DIKE.
0531 PM TSTM WND DMG S LIBERTY 37.16N 95.60W
08/16/2018 MONTGOMERY KS PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA DISPATCH OF A POWER POLE AND TREE DOWN
ON SUNFLOWER NEAR LIBERTY.
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG CHERRYVALE 37.27N 95.55W
08/16/2018 Montgomery KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE ON LIBERTY BY PIZZA HUT IN
CHERRYVALE.
0600 PM HAIL 6 S LEON 37.60N 96.78W
08/16/2018 E1.75 INCH BUTLER KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0613 PM TSTM WND GST EUREKA 37.82N 96.29W
08/16/2018 E70.00 MPH Greenwood KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0614 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NNW LATHAM 37.59N 96.68W
08/16/2018 E60.00 MPH BUTLER KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0626 PM TSTM WND GST MORAN 37.92N 95.17W
08/16/2018 E60.00 MPH Allen KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0658 PM TSTM WND DMG HUMBOLDT 37.81N 95.44W
08/16/2018 Allen KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF HUMBOLDT.
EQUIPMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THEM.
0710 PM HAIL 2 E TOWANDA 37.80N 96.96W
08/16/2018 E1.00 INCH BUTLER KS TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON THE HIGHWAY EAST OF
TOWANDA.
0724 PM HAIL 1 N GENESEO 38.53N 98.15W
08/16/2018 M1.00 INCH ELLSWORTH KS BROADCAST MEDIA
KWCH REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
0730 PM TORNADO 1 S ALBERT 38.44N 99.01W
08/16/2018 BARTON KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED BY THE FIRE CHIEF TO DISPATCH.
0815 PM HAIL CEDAR POINT 38.26N 96.82W
08/16/2018 E2.00 INCH Chase KS PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA TWITTER OF AT LEAST 2 INCH SIZED HAIL.
0824 PM HAIL HILLSBORO 38.35N 97.20W
08/16/2018 E0.88 INCH Marion KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0836 PM HAIL 3 NE WONSEVU 38.18N 96.73W
08/16/2018 E1.75 INCH CHASE KS PUBLIC
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RBLSpecial weather statement, Aug 16, 11:57 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 1157 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2018 KSZ051-052-170530- McPherson KS-Marion KS- 1157 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2018 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... East central McPherson County in central Kansas... West central Marion County in central Kansas... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 1155 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Canton...moving southeast at 30 mph. hail up to the size of dimes...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Hillsboro, Canton, Lehigh and Marion Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and become severe...or a warning is issued by the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3832 9753 3848 9748 3846 9712 3822 9718 TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 303DEG 27KT 3840 9744 LAWSON
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 12:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1224 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2018
KSZ051-052-068-170615-
McPherson KS-Harvey KS-Marion KS-
1224 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Southeastern McPherson County in central Kansas...
Northeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Southwestern Marion County in central Kansas...
* Until 115 AM CDT.
* At 1223 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm near Goessel, or 7 miles southwest
of Hillsboro...moving southeast at 25 mph.
hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Peabody, Goessel, Walton, Lehigh and Newton Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be prepared to take shelter in the event the storms intensify and
become severe...or a warning is issued by the National Weather
Service.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9692 3809 9710 3809 9715 3806 9715
3800 9728 3829 9745 3838 9730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 319DEG 22KT 3829 9732
MartinSpecial weather statement, Aug 17, 1:19 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
119 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2018
KSZ052-068-170645-
Harvey KS-Marion KS-
119 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Significant Weather Advisory for...
Northeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Southern Marion County in central Kansas...
* Until 145 AM CDT.
* At 116 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a strong thunderstorm over Goessel, or 8 miles southwest
of Hillsboro...moving southeast at 20 mph.
hail up to the size of nickels...and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be
possible with this storm.
* Locations impacted include...
Peabody, Goessel and Walton.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9686 3806 9724 3823 9737 3829 9737
3835 9730
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 312DEG 16KT 3826 9730
MCGUIRESpecial weather statement, Aug 17, 4:31 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 7:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 8 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 28 min |
| Aug 16, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 10:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 9 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 4:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 6:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 26 hr |
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Areal Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2018Every areal flood warning in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.