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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Topeka, KS

May 7, 2019Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2019, 5:15 AM CDT for Riley County, Kansas. It was in force for 80 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2019, 5:15 AM CDT (10:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2019, 1:55 PM CDT
In force: 80 days
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Riley County, KS

The radar

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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 7, 3:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 3:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:46 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 11:52 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1152 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

KSZ023-024-038-039-070600-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Pottawatomie-Jackson-
1152 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SHAWNEE...
NORTHEASTERN WABAUNSEE...SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHWESTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

At 1152 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Louisville, moving east at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rossville, St. Marys, Belvue, Emmett, Louisville, Delia and Willard.

LAT...LON 3923 9631 3937 9628 3935 9587 3908 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 283DEG 21KT 3929 9633

Baerg

Special weather statement, May 6, 11:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1154 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

KSZ026-070600-
Jefferson-
1154 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL
100 AM CDT...

At 1154 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Meriden, moving east at 25 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Oskaloosa, McLouth, Meriden, Ozawkie and Perry Lake.

LAT...LON 3913 9519 3907 9519 3914 9559 3927 9559
      3929 9518 3913 9518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 275DEG 21KT 3919 9556

Baerg

Special weather statement, May 7, 12:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1207 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

KSZ036-037-070545-
Geary-Morris-
1207 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEARY AND NORTHERN
MORRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

At 1206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Latimer, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Herington, White City, Dwight, Parkerville and Latimer.

LAT...LON 3867 9693 3877 9693 3897 9669 3876 9648
      3861 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 231DEG 21KT 3871 9686

Baerg

Special weather statement, May 7, 12:53 AM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1253 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

KSZ035-037-070645-
Dickinson-Morris-
1253 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN DICKINSON AND MORRIS
COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...

At 1252 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 4
miles north of Hillsboro, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Herington, Council Grove, White City, Hope, Woodbine, Wilsey,
Parkerville, Carlton, Latimer, Council Grove Lake and Burdick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3888 9735 3882 9639 3874 9639 3874 9637
      3872 9637 3853 9654 3852 9657 3852 9693
      3861 9693 3861 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0552Z 220DEG 16KT 3842 9723

Special weather statement, May 7, 1:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
114 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

KSZ034-035-070700-
Dickinson-Ottawa-
114 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DICKINSON AND SOUTHERN OTTAWA
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

At 114 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles south of Tescott to 9 miles south of
Gypsum to 4 miles southwest of Lehigh. Movement was east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts around 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Abilene, Herington, Solomon, Enterprise, Bennington, Hope, Tescott,
Woodbine, Culver, Wells, Manchester, Carlton, Niles and Talmage.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 282.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3902 9793 3920 9740 3918 9737 3913 9737
      3913 9731 3881 9689 3881 9693 3861 9693
      3861 9737 3896 9737 3897 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 252DEG 31KT 3896 9790 3857 9740 3833 9735

Local storm report, May 7, 4:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 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 6, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Osage	29 min
May 6, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon	45 min
May 6, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin, Osage	44 min
May 6, 7:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
May 6, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Osage	45 min
May 6, 8:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Coffey, Osage	3 hr
May 6, 8:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	4 hr
May 6, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	47 min
May 6, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	6 days
May 6, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin, Osage	61 hr
May 6, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Osage	53 hr
May 6, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	3 days
May 6, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	9 days
May 6, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Osage	17 hr
May 6, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon	32 min
May 6, 9:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	4 hr
May 6, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	62 min
May 6, 10:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Cloud	3 hr
May 6, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	27 min
May 6, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	24 min
May 6, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Riley	24 min
May 6, 11:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	35 min
May 6, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Riley	32 min
May 6, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud	15 min
May 6, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie	47 min
May 6, 11:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud, Ottawa	4 hr
May 6, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie	68 min
May 6, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	66 min
May 7, 12:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Clay, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington	3 hr
May 7, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	38 min
May 7, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	52 min
May 7, 1:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Morris	26 min
May 7, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	46 min
May 7, 1:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	22 hr
May 7, 1:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	6 hr
May 7, 2:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Coffey, Lyon	3 hr
May 7, 5:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall	60 hr
May 7, 5:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Morris	6 hr
May 7, 7:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	6 hr
May 7, 9:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Clay	59 hr
May 7, 10:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson	64 hr
May 7, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	21 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.