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River Flood Warning 154, NWS Topeka, KS

June 26, 2019Dickinson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 26, 2019, 2:39 AM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2019, 2:39 AM CDT (07:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2019, 2:52 AM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Dickinson County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Smoky Hill River near Abilene (ABIK1).

Action stage
22 ft
Minor stage
27 ft
Moderate stage
30 ft
Major stage
33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Jun 25, 11:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 11:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:37 PM CDT, 11 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
337 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-262045-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
337 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms remain possible for the entire area, with the
chances spreading south across the area from late this afternoon
into the evening, and ending from northwest to southeast
overnight. Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening may be severe
and produce very large hail up to the size of tennis balls and
wind gusts up to 70 mph. There is also a very small risk for
tornadoes. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible.

Flooding continues on some area rivers. The latest forecast has
the Big Blue River and its tributaries remaining in flood for an
extended period of time due to elevated water levels on Tuttle
Creek Lake.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Heat index values peaking from 100 to 105 degrees may be common
Friday and Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic60 min
Jun 25, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic62 min
Jun 25, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall34 min
Jun 25, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic42 min
Jun 25, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall50 min
Jun 25, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington46 min
Jun 25, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Pottawatomie and 2 more46 min
Jun 25, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud45 min
Jun 25, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPGeary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee45 min
Jun 25, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Lyon, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee49 min
Jun 25, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa38 min
Jun 25, 10:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon, Morris66 min
Jun 25, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage, Shawnee53 min
Jun 25, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson54 min
Jun 25, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson, Lyon, Morris, Osage35 min
Jun 26, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey, Franklin, Osage45 min
Jun 26, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey, Douglas, Franklin32 min
Jun 26, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPClay28 min
Jun 26, 12:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPClay32 min
Jun 26, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPClay27 min
Jun 26, 7:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall40 min
Jun 26, 7:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall32 min
Jun 26, 10:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPJefferson24 hr

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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.