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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

May 20, 20194 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this areal flood warning at May 20, 2019, 11:58 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 14 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: May 20, 2019, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2019, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Lyon County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 70 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 259 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 1277 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 areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at May 20, 11:48 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 11:48 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:51 PM CDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
351 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-212100-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
351 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north
central and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight.

Multiple rounds of heavy rain are expected tonight that will
likely result in flash flooding and aggravation of ongoing river
flooding. Severe thunderstorms are possible late tonight, mainly
along and south of the Interstate 35 corridor. The strongest
storms will be capable of large hail and possibly damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Severe thunderstorms are possible late Tuesday morning through
the afternoon, generally across far eastern and northern Kansas.
Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are all possible.
Additional heavy rainfall will likely result in flash flooding
and further river rises. River flooding is expected to continue
through much of the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at...
http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep

KDS

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 20, 9:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
907 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0903 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GARNETT                 38.28N 95.24W
05/20/2019                   ANDERSON           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY 59 ARE CLOSED WITHIN
            THE CITY OF GARNETT DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS
            THE ROAD.

&&

JP

Local storm report, May 20, 9:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
908 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0907 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SE HARRIS             38.27N 95.37W
05/20/2019  M2.64 INCH       ANDERSON           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED WITH WEATHER STATION.

&&

BD

Local storm report, May 20, 9:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
913 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0910 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GARNETT                 38.28N 95.25W
05/20/2019  M2.94 INCH       ANDERSON           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MEASURED AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER.

&&

JP

Local storm report, May 20, 9:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
919 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0815 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NE FORBES FIELD       38.99N 95.62W
05/20/2019  M1.12 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TOTAL AS OF 815 PM.

&&

JP

Local storm report, May 20, 9:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
948 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0948 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE ADA                39.12N 97.84W
05/20/2019  E1.65 INCH       OTTAWA             KS   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

JP

Local storm report, May 20, 9:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
949 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2019

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

0930 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE AUBURN            38.90N 95.80W
05/20/2019  E1.50 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. STILL RAINING
            LIGHTLY.

&&

JP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 8:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	4 hr
May 20, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	4 hr
May 20, 10:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	4 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	9 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Washington	55 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	11 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	21 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	44 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	56 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	58 hr
May 20, 11:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
May 21, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee	59 min
May 21, 3:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Jefferson	17 hr
May 21, 5:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	63 hr
May 21, 9:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon and 6 more	5 hr
May 21, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	3 days
May 21, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 11 more	52 min
May 21, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson and 8 more	63 min
May 21, 12:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Shawnee	9 hr
May 21, 1:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 9 more	6 hr
May 21, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	26 min
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	23 hr
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	47 hr
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	66 hr
May 21, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	38 min
May 21, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	30 min
May 21, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Washington	40 min
May 21, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary	32 min
May 21, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	34 min
May 21, 5:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	21 days
May 21, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	46 min
May 21, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley	27 min
May 21, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	45 min
May 21, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Washington	24 min
May 21, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Ottawa	31 min
May 21, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	26 min
May 21, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Marshall, Riley, Washington	50 min
May 21, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	49 min
May 21, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie	33 min
May 21, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Nemaha, Shawnee	46 min
May 21, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	40 min
May 21, 6:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	35 min
May 21, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Nemaha, Pottawatomie	39 min
May 21, 6:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	36 min
May 21, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson	24 min

Nearby

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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.