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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Topeka, KS

May 7, 2019Dickinson County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2019, 10:25 AM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2019, 7:34 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2019, 10:25 AM CDT (15:25 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2019, 7:34 AM CDT
Expired: May 10, 2019, 1:55 AM CDT
In force: 42 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 15:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Chapman Creek near Chapman (CHPK1). The gauge peaked at 21.16 ft at May 8, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 19 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06878000, 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 7, 6:45 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 6:45 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 8:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 9:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 9:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 9:38 AM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 9:55 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 7, 10:01 AM CDT, 24 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, 5:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Riley	80 days
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, 10:45 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.