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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Wichita, KS

May 19, 201926 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood watch at May 19, 2019, 3:32 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 20, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2019, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
May 20, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 21, 2019, 3:32 PM CDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Flood severity
None
All 26 counties

Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 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

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2019-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2019-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at May 19, 2:56 AM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:56 AM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 10:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1015 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-200315-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
1015 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Areas of rain and thunderstorms will continue overnight across
portions of central and eastern Kansas. While the threat for
widespread severe weather has ended, a few isolated strong to
marginally severe thunderstorms will remain possible generally east
of the I-135 corridor. Furthermore, pockets of street flooding and
rural low-land flooding will remain possible areawide through the
night.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A more significant risk for widespread heavy rainfall, including
flash flooding, is expected on Monday afternoon and especially
Monday night into Tuesday morning. Severe storms will also be
possible later on Monday, especially across southern Kansas.

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will continue from Wednesday
afternoon through Friday. Strong to severe storms will be possible
and some residual flooding from previous heavy rainfall is also
quite possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is no longer expected overnight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 18, 11:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1137 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1136 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW SEDAN             37.09N 96.21W
05/18/2019  E70 MPH          CHAUTAUQUA         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ADK
Local storm report, May 19, 12:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1206 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1204 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 W INDEPENDENCE        37.23N 95.73W
05/19/2019  E70 MPH          MONTGOMERY         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ADK
Local storm report, May 19, 12:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1221 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1211 AM     TSTM WND GST     COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT     37.10N 95.57W
05/19/2019  M67 MPH          Montgomery         KS   ASOS

&&

ADK
Local storm report, May 19, 12:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1231 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NIOTAZE                 37.07N 96.01W
05/18/2019                   Chautauqua         KS   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT RECEIVED VIA MPING. POWER POLES BROKEN AND
            THREE-INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BROKEN. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

&&

ADK
Local storm report, May 19, 12:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1246 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1243 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 S CHANUTE             37.63N 95.46W
05/19/2019  E60 MPH          NEOSHO             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THE ESTIMATED GUSTS RANGED FROM 55-60 MPH.

&&

EPS
Local storm report, May 19, 3:11 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTRice4 hr
May 18, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice40 min
May 18, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningICTRice35 min
May 18, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman40 min
May 18, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline61 min
May 18, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno40 min
May 18, 8:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell12 hr
May 18, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman29 min
May 18, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno10 min
May 18, 8:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline12 hr
May 18, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion, Saline62 min
May 18, 9:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen13 hr
May 18, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson31 min
May 18, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion34 min
May 18, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey51 min
May 18, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase32 min
May 18, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley39 min
May 18, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley39 min
May 18, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson47 min
May 18, 11:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLincoln8 days
May 18, 11:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLincoln9 hr
May 19, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson42 min
May 19, 1:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline8 hr
May 19, 1:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline8 hr
May 19, 7:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Rice15 days
May 19, 8:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTMcPherson, Saline49 hr
May 19, 11:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMcPherson5 days
May 19, 2:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Rice5 days
May 19, 2:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline11 days

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Kansas, 2019Every flash flood watch in 2019

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.