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River Flood Warning 116, NWS Topeka, KS

May 29, 2019Nemaha County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 29, 2019, 1:57 AM CDT for Nemaha County, Kansas. It took effect at May 29, 2019, 3:30 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 29, 2019, 1:57 AM CDT (06:57 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2019, 3:30 AM CDT
Expired: May 29, 2019, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Nemaha County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Turkey Creek (KS) near Seneca (SNCK1). The gauge peaked at 21.17 ft at May 29, 2019, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 23.5 ft
Major stage: 40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06814000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 28, 11:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 11:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 1:00 AM CDT, 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 28, 9:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
901 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0859 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST AXTELL                  39.87N 96.26W
05/28/2019  E60 MPH          MARSHALL           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

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Local storm report, May 28, 9:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
942 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019

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

0942 PM     TSTM WND GST     CORNING                 39.66N 96.03W
05/28/2019  E60 MPH          NEMAHA             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

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BAERG

Special weather statement, May 28, 10:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 28, 10:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 12:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 12:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	32 min
May 28, 7:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Republic	3 hr
May 28, 7:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Washington	30 min
May 28, 7:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	3 hr
May 28, 7:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Washington	33 min
May 28, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Morris	45 min
May 28, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	44 min
May 28, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Riley	42 min
May 28, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	31 min
May 28, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	40 min
May 28, 8:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Clay, Riley	40 min
May 28, 8:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	33 min
May 28, 8:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Republic, Washington	3 hr
May 28, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	65 min
May 28, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Nemaha	18 min
May 28, 8:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Dickinson	3 hr
May 28, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee	23 min
May 28, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon	49 min
May 28, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Nemaha	53 min
May 28, 8:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	4 hr
May 28, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris	4 hr
May 28, 9:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Morris	8 hr
May 28, 9:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	8 hr
May 28, 9:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Nemaha	19 min
May 28, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	40 min
May 28, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Nemaha	9 min
May 28, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Osage	27 min
May 28, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown	19 min
May 29, 12:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris	6 hr
May 29, 12:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	3 hr
May 29, 2:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Osage	5 hr
May 29, 2:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Osage	3 hr
May 29, 5:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Jefferson	8 hr
May 29, 1:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Jefferson	8 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.