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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood watch at May 26, 2019, 3:41 AM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 26, 2019, 8:26 AM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2019, 3:41 AM CDT (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2019, 8:26 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 2249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.1
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 26, 3:33 AM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:33 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 333 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Monday night) Issued at 331 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019 This morning...Expecting another round of scattered to numerous thunderstorms across the forecast area through mid- late this morning, in response to increasing 850-700mb warm advection and moisture transport. Already beginning to see this next round develop on regional radar and satellite. Ample elevated instability and effective deep layer shear may support a handful of storms with large hail. Additionally, more locally heavy rainfall is likely, with a continued localized flash flood threat. Consequently, extended the flash flood watch through noon today. For late this afternoon through tonight, another round of scattered to numerous thunderstorms is expected to move northeast off the High Plains, as a rather substantial shortwave approaches from the southwest. Thinking the higher-end severe threat in the form of very large hail and tornadoes will remain across generally the western half of Kansas this afternoon and evening. Thinking by the time storms reach Wichita's forecast area, the primary threat will transition toward damaging winds with isolated large hail, as the overall storm mode becomes predominately linear. Overall severe threat should drop off generally along/east of the Flint Hills. The other aspect of late today-tonight's storms will be additional heavy rainfall, posing a continued localized flash flood threat. Even through the highest rainfall amounts should be across central and north-central KS, will issue a new flash flood watch all the way east through roughly the Flint Hills through tonight, as it won't take much more rain to produce more flooding. Monday...another rather significant shortwave ejects northeast across the Central Rockies and High Plains, giving the Kansas region more of a glancing blow of large-scale ascent. Additionally, western KS dryline convergence is not overly spectacular. All these factors come together for more of a conditional thunderstorm threat Monday late afternoon-evening. However, if a storm or two can manage to develop, strong instability coupled with favorable shear magnitude and orientation w/respect to the dryline would favor supercells capable of all severe hazards, generally well west of I-135. Kleinsasser .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Saturday) Issued at 331 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019 Tuesday...the last of a series of significant shortwaves ejects northeast across Mid-America. Continued strong instability east of the dryline along with strengthening deep layer shear should support one last severe thunderstorm threat Tuesday afternoon- evening, generally along/east of I-135. Given the possibility for weaker forcing and slow dryline progression across Wichita's forecast area, in concert with long/straight hodographs, splitting supercells capable of all severe hazards look possible. A quieter weather pattern looks to overspread the region Wed-Fri, with a possible return to periodic thunderstorm chances by the weekend. Kleinsasser && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1204 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019 Progressive convective system continues to move across ern KS at this time. So will go with VCTS and a tempo group for TSRA for the KCNU taf for a few more hours. Of bigger concern will be in the 09- 10z time frame as low level moisture transport look to increase again across southern KS, for a chance of renewed convection for the early hours on Sunday. So will with a VCTS for KICT/KHUT and KGBD. a little uncertain in how far north the renewed convection will get, so will only go with a VCSH for KSLN and KRSL. For most of the daytime hours, will keep MVFR cigs for most locations as low level moisture remains very high. Another round of convection will occur over the high plains for Sun afternoon/ evening. So will introduce another round of VCTS for central KS tafs. Ketcham && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 331 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019 Another round of storms is expected late this afternoon through tonight, especially west of the Flint Hills, with locally heavy rainfall and severe weather likely. Widespread 1-3 inches across central and north-central Kansas looks like a good bet, with locally higher amounts. Rainfall amounts should gradually drop off with eastward extent toward the Flint Hills and eastern Kansas. Any additional rainfall will only aggravate ongoing flooding concerns. Many rivers, streams and reservoirs are at or exceeding their capacity. Significant river flooding is ongoing or expected at numerous locations. Please heed all evacuation orders, and please do not drive around barricades or through flooded roads. Kleinsasser && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 82 66 85 68 / 60 80 10 10 Hutchinson 80 65 85 67 / 60 90 10 10 Newton 80 64 84 68 / 60 80 10 10 ElDorado 81 66 84 68 / 60 70 10 10 Winfield-KWLD 83 68 85 69 / 50 60 10 10 Russell 77 64 86 64 / 50 90 10 20 Great Bend 77 63 85 64 / 50 90 10 20 Salina 80 66 86 68 / 50 90 20 10 McPherson 80 65 85 67 / 60 90 10 10 Coffeyville 84 70 86 70 / 50 30 10 10 Chanute 83 69 85 69 / 60 40 20 10 Iola 82 69 85 69 / 60 50 30 10 Parsons-KPPF 83 69 85 70 / 60 30 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch until noon CDT today for KSZ032-033-047>053- 067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. Flash Flood Watch from this evening through Monday morning for KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091. && SHORT TERM...ADK LONG TERM...ADK AVIATION...Ketcham HYDROLOGY...ADK
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 12:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 25, 9:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
948 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0931 PM FLOOD 5 WSW ASSARIA 38.65N 97.69W
05/25/2019 SALINE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
BURMA ROAD FROM THE MCPHERSON COUNTY LINE TO FALUN ROAD
HAS WATER OVER THE ROAD IN PLACES.
&&
ADKLocal storm report, May 25, 9:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
954 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0952 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 NE WINFIELD 37.34N 96.88W
05/25/2019 COWLEY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER THE ROAD NEAR NEW SALEM, JUST SOUTH OF THE
CITY LAKE.
&&
BDKLocal storm report, May 25, 9:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
959 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0957 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W WICHITA EISENHOWER 37.66N 97.47W
05/25/2019 SEDGWICK KS NWS EMPLOYEE
WATER COVERED A RESIDENTIAL STREET NORTH OF PAWNEE AND
WEST OF LARK IN FAR SOUTHWEST WICHITA.
&&
ADKLocal storm report, May 25, 10:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1004 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1002 PM TSTM WND GST ATLANTA 37.44N 96.77W
05/25/2019 E60 MPH COWLEY KS PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, May 26, 1:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 79 min |
| May 25, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 66 min |
| May 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Kingman, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Saline | 64 min |
| May 25, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 54 min |
| May 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Cowley, Marion | 75 min |
| May 25, 9:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Cowley, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 25, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase, Marion | 45 min |
| May 25, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood | 56 min |
| May 25, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Woodson | 4 hr |
| May 26, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 46 min |
| May 26, 5:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno, Rice | 62 min |
| May 26, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 39 min |
| May 26, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 4 hr |
| May 26, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| May 26, 7:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 35 min |
| May 26, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 28 min |
| May 26, 7:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 4 hr |
| May 26, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 4 hr |
| May 26, 8:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Allen | 7 hr |
| May 26, 8:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 3 days |
| May 26, 8:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 49 hr |
| May 26, 8:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 26, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 19 hr |
| May 26, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 54 hr |
| May 26, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 45 hr |
| May 26, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 19 hr |
| May 26, 10:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 3 hr |
| May 26, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.