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River Flood Warning 119, NWS Topeka, KS

May 30, 2019Douglas County, Jefferson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 30, 2019, 9:49 AM CDT for Douglas County, Jefferson County, Kansas. It took effect at May 31, 2019, 4:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 72 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2019, 9:49 AM CDT (14:49 UTC)
In effect from
May 31, 2019, 4:55 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 3, 2019, 4:50 AM CDT
In force
72 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Douglas County, KS, Jefferson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:50 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 river

Written for the forecast point Kansas River at Lawrence (LWRK1). The gauge peaked at 6.87 ft at Jun 1, 2019, 8:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06891080, 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 30, 6:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:47 AM CDT, 6 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2019

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Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Flooding on area rivers continues today through tonight. Otherwise,
no hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

A few strong to severe storms will be possible Saturday afternoon
and evening across northeast and east central Kansas, with large
hail and damaging winds being the primary hazards.

Flooding on area rivers will likely persist into this weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 9:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJefferson8 hr
May 29, 10:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPRiley10 days
May 29, 11:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee68 hr
May 30, 5:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJefferson8 hr
May 30, 10:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJefferson8 hr
May 30, 2:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha8 hr
May 30, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJefferson8 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.