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Areal Flood Warning 39, NWS Wichita, KS

August 17, 2018Labette County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2018-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1344 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2018-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
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

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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 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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In the hours before

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

&&

RBL
Special 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

Martin
Special 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

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 4:31 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton29 min
Aug 16, 7:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Woodson8 hr
Aug 16, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Rice63 min
Aug 16, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton60 min
Aug 16, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase36 min
Aug 16, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Marion41 min
Aug 16, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice28 min
Aug 16, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion27 min
Aug 16, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase50 min
Aug 16, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline33 min
Aug 16, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice27 min
Aug 16, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Saline39 min
Aug 16, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood46 min
Aug 16, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Harvey, Marion52 min
Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion32 min
Aug 16, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler30 min
Aug 16, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion30 min
Aug 16, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTGreenwood9 hr
Aug 16, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion32 min
Aug 16, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion33 min
Aug 17, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion51 min
Aug 17, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion26 min
Aug 17, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Harvey, Marion25 min
Aug 17, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson29 min
Aug 17, 5:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler28 min
Aug 17, 5:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette37 min
Aug 17, 6:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMarion7 hr
Aug 17, 8:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMontgomery5 hr
Aug 17, 9:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLabette26 hr

Nearby

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.