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River Flood Warning 84, NWS Topeka, KS

May 21, 2019Shawnee County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 21, 2019, 12:04 PM CDT for Shawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 21, 2019, 12:04 PM CDT (17:04 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2019, 9:25 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Shawnee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Wakarusa River at Wakarusa (WRWK1).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06891200, 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 21, 6:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 6:12 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 4:04 AM CDT, 8 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
404 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-220915-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
404 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Additional rainfall today will continue to exacerbate flooding
across the area, with several rivers rising into or above flood
stage. Flash flooding is also possible in locally heavy rainfall
over saturated ground, and a flash flood watch remains in effect
through this evening.

Thunderstorms that develop this afternoon and evening may become
severe, with large hail and damaging winds the primary hazard,
with an isolated tornado also possible. This threat is greater
near the surface low and warm front as they move through central
and north central Kansas.

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

Wednesday evening thunderstorms may bring another chance for
severe weather, with another threat for severe storms on Thursday
into Thursday night.

River flooding is expected to continue through much of the
week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible for a few strong storms this
afternoon and evening.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 9:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 10:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 10:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 10:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1038 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ009>012-021>024-026-036>040-054>056-058-059-211630-
Coffey-Shawnee-Clay-Pottawatomie-Brown-Franklin-Washington-Nemaha-
Wabaunsee-Geary-Lyon-Jefferson-Douglas-Riley-Jackson-Osage-Anderson-
Morris-Marshall-
1038 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...ANDERSON...OSAGE...
POTTAWATOMIE...JACKSON...COFFEY...LYON...MARSHALL...JEFFERSON...
GEARY...RILEY...EASTERN MORRIS...SHAWNEE...WABAUNSEE...DOUGLAS...
NEMAHA...WASHINGTON...BROWN AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1130
AM CDT...

At 1037 AM CDT, trained weather spotters and automated weather
stations reported strong winds from dissipating showers that could
gust up to 50 mph. It is possible you may hear no thunder and have
little to no rain with these strong winds. Areas under this advisory
may see these winds before 11:30am this morning.

Locations impacted include...
Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, Junction City, Ottawa, Baldwin
City, Wamego, Garnett, Holton, Marysville, Hiawatha, Osage City,
Burlington, Sabetha, Council Grove, Seneca, Horton, Carbondale and
Valley Falls.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 198.
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 299 and 355.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 205.

LAT...LON 3817 9596 3817 9636 3852 9635 3852 9654
      4000 9732 4000 9534 3965 9534 3965 9556
      3942 9557 3942 9518 3897 9519 3895 9509
      3899 9506 3898 9506 3804 9508 3804 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1537Z 199DEG 56KT 4003 9686 3943 9606 3874 9648 3825
9604

Skow

Special weather statement, May 21, 11:27 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1127 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

KSZ010>012-022>024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-211730-
Coffey-Shawnee-Pottawatomie-Brown-Franklin-Nemaha-Wabaunsee-Lyon-
Jefferson-Douglas-Riley-Jackson-Osage-Anderson-Marshall-
1127 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...ANDERSON...OSAGE...
POTTAWATOMIE...JACKSON...COFFEY...NORTHEASTERN LYON...MARSHALL...
JEFFERSON...CENTRAL RILEY...SHAWNEE...WABAUNSEE...DOUGLAS...NEMAHA
AND BROWN COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

At 1126 AM CDT, trained weather spotters and automated weather
stations reported strong winds from dissipating showers that could
gust up to 50 mph. It is possible you may and have little to no rain
with these strong winds. Areas under this advisory may see these
winds before 12:30pm this afternoon.

Locations impacted include...
Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Ottawa, Baldwin City, Wamego, Garnett,
Holton, Marysville, Hiawatha, Osage City, Burlington, Sabetha,
Seneca, Horton, Carbondale, Valley Falls, Rossville, Oskaloosa and
Blue Rapids.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 143 and 198.
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 316 and 355.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 141 and 205.

LAT...LON 3903 9650 3907 9650 3907 9654 3929 9674
      3953 9680 4000 9680 4000 9534 3965 9534
      3965 9556 3942 9557 3942 9518 3897 9519
      3895 9509 3899 9506 3804 9508 3804 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 230DEG 24KT 3997 9687 3805 9555

Skow

Local storm report, May 21, 11:34 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1134 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

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

1129 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NE TALMAGE            39.09N 97.18W
05/21/2019  M1.77 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   PUBLIC

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 8:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	4 hr
May 20, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	4 hr
May 20, 10:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	4 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	9 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Washington	55 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	11 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	21 days
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	44 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	56 hr
May 20, 10:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	58 hr
May 20, 11:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	4 hr
May 20, 11:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon	14 hr
May 21, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee	59 min
May 21, 3:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Jefferson	17 hr
May 21, 5:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Franklin	63 hr
May 21, 9:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon and 6 more	5 hr
May 21, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	3 days
May 21, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 11 more	52 min
May 21, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson and 8 more	63 min
May 21, 1:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary and 9 more	6 hr
May 21, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	26 min
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon	23 hr
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	47 hr
May 21, 3:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	66 hr
May 21, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	38 min
May 21, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	30 min
May 21, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Washington	40 min
May 21, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary	32 min
May 21, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	34 min
May 21, 5:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey	21 days
May 21, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	46 min
May 21, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley	27 min
May 21, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	45 min
May 21, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Washington	24 min
May 21, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay, Ottawa	31 min
May 21, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	26 min
May 21, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Marshall, Riley, Washington	50 min
May 21, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	49 min
May 21, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie	33 min
May 21, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Nemaha, Shawnee	46 min
May 21, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	40 min
May 21, 6:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	35 min
May 21, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Nemaha, Pottawatomie	39 min
May 21, 6:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	36 min
May 21, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Jackson	24 min

Nearby

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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.