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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Topeka, KS

May 8, 2019Riley County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 8, 2019, 4:58 AM CDT for Riley County, Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2019, 5:07 AM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2019, 4:58 AM CDT (09:58 UTC)
In effect from: May 8, 2019, 5:07 AM CDT
Expired: May 9, 2019, 5:53 AM CDT
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Riley County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 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 Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Scenic Drive (MWCK1). The gauge peaked at 19.93 ft at May 8, 2019, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06879810, 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 8, 3:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 4:00 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
400 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-090900-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
400 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and tonight for the entire area. A few of the thunderstorms this
afternoon and tonight could be severe with damaging winds and
large hail. Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible which could
lead to flash flooding.

Flooding of some rivers and creeks is likely to continue through
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

River flooding is expected to continue into the weekend,
otherwise no widespread hazardous weather is expected.

.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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey	33 min
May 7, 11:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	39 hr
May 8, 5:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Osage	21 hr
May 8, 5:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Geary	44 hr
May 8, 6:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Riley	8 hr
May 8, 6:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Shawnee	20 hr
May 8, 7:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Shawnee	26 hr
May 8, 7:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	6 hr
May 8, 7:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Wabaunsee	22 hr
May 8, 7:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Morris	6 hr
May 8, 8:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Geary	6 hr
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Ottawa	5 days
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson	5 days
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Ottawa, Saline	70 hr
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	51 hr
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	43 hr
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	47 hr
May 8, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Nemaha	19 hr
May 8, 11:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall	6 hr
May 8, 5:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Osage	6 hr
May 8, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	38 min
May 8, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	50 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019 Every 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.