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River Flood Warning 172, NWS Topeka, KS

July 10, 2019Republic County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at Jul 10, 2019, 9:27 AM CDT for Republic County, Kansas. It took effect at Jul 10, 2019, 12:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2019, 9:27 AM CDT (14:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 10, 2019, 12:48 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 14, 2019, 8:42 AM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Republic County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Republican River at Scandia (SNDK1). The gauge peaked at 12.07 ft at Jul 10, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
5 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06854500, 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 Jul 10, 7:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 7:03 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Topeka KS
703 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019

...Update to aviation forecast discussion...

.SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight)
Issued at 332 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019

Current conditions over the area are quiet with clear skies at this
hour as blow off from storm tops over Nebraska have overspread areas
north of the current complex of storms over southwestern into south
central Nebraska following the trajectory of the upper flow pattern.
 The surface cold front has made its way into southeastern Nebraska
and north central Kansas vicinity at this hour.  The upper trough
and associated upper low extend from eastern ND into central and
just clipping southern portions of Nebraska.  As such, the best
height falls and associated forcing for ascent remain in Nebraska
and into the upper MS Valley region.  Associated mid level speed max
is spread over Nebraska helping to support a couple elevated
supercellular storms over the Nebraska Plains and now moving into
south central Nebraska.

Current indications are that these storms may eventually be able to
make their way into north central areas of Kansas before
weakening into the early morning hours. Soundings from the 00Z
launches and SPC Mesoanalysis suggest that sufficient shear and
favorable instability remain over north central areas of the
forecast area. Therefore, have continued with at least chance POPs
as storms advance into the area. Can't rule out there could still
be a an strong to severe storm move into the area especially
points northwest of the Manhattan. Overall CAM guidance and
environmental data suggest that as storms continue to move into
the area, they should weaken and become less organized. Outflow
from the storms should reinforce the cool boundary and advance it
further south through the area this morning. Therefore, the focus
for any afternoon storms that develop would likely be over the
southern most portions of east central Kansas. Although mid level
lapse rates will be lacking this afternoon - with better height
falls and forcing positioned well northeast of the area - strong
instability and deeper moisture will likely coincide with marginal
shear to cause at least some concern for a severe storm or two
this afternoon over east central Kansas. Strong and possibly
damaging winds appear to be the main concern along with heavy rain
and perhaps some large hail from the most mature storms.

Due to the modified nature of the "cold" front, dewpoints drop off
only about 5 degrees or so from south to north across the area.
Therefore, with temperatures near 90 south of I-70, do expect heat
index values to range into the upper 90s to near 100 degrees.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday)
Issued at 332 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019

Into the mid and longer range periods, dry and hot conditions appear
to be the story.  With any significant perturbations in the flow
pattern remaining well north of the area and a semipermanent
anticyclone over the southwestern CONUS, do expect subtle height
rises over the area with H85 temps ranging between 18-25 degrees C
over the next week. This should allow for heat index values to be
solidly into the 90s and perhaps low 100s by the weekend.

It appears the trend in guidance from the GFS, ECMWF and Canadian
solutions track the tropical storm system remnants just to the
east of the area during the Tuesday and Wednesday time frame. This
would likely keep the heart of the tropical moisture to the east
of the area, which is good news with already very full reservoirs
over the area.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Thursday morning)
Issued at 625 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019

An early morning wind storm continues to move through the area and
is tracking mainly north of the terminals with outflow winds along
the southern flank of the storm likely impacting the terminals.
Once this storm moves through, expect mainly VFR conditions as
afternoon storms are expected to set up to the south of the
terminals.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Drake
LONG TERM...Drake
AVIATION...Drake
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 9:05 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 6:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
655 AM CDT WED JUL 10 2019

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

0651 AM     TSTM WND GST     RILEY                   39.30N 96.83W
07/10/2019  M68 MPH          RILEY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED WITH PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.

&&

BD
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 4:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic42 min
Jul 10, 5:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington49 min
Jul 10, 5:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic34 min
Jul 10, 5:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Geary, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Republic and 2 more52 min
Jul 10, 6:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and 3 more50 min
Jul 10, 7:12 AM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha17 min
Jul 10, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie and 3 more45 min
Jul 10, 7:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Washington2 hr
Jul 10, 7:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Shawnee and 1 more33 min
Jul 10, 8:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey, Franklin44 min
Jul 10, 3:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall, Washington64 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.