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River Flood Warning 98, NWS Topeka, KS

May 24, 2019Cloud County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2019, 9:45 AM CDT for Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2019, 9:45 AM CDT (14:45 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2019, 9:11 AM CDT
In force: 7 days
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cloud County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Buffalo Creek (KS River Basin) at Jamestown (JMSK1).

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06855800, 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 24, 6:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 5:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
535 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-251045-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
535 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A few thunderstorms this morning could be strong with small hail
and gusty winds, along with brief heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms
will redevelop this afternoon. The best chance for strong to
severe thunderstorms will be across east central and northeast KS
this afternoon and evening. The primary hazards with any severe
thunderstorms will be large hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy
rainfall

The flash flood watch was expanded to include the entire area,
from this morning through early Saturday morning. Flooding is
especially dangerous at night when flood waters are harder to see.

River flooding will also continue this evening and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The threat for strong to severe thunderstorms continues Saturday
through Tuesday, with heavy rainfall and flooding also a hazard
with these storms.

River flooding is expected to continue through much of the
week and into the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 6:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 6:13 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 7:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 7:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 7:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 24, 8:54 AM CDT, 51 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 23, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	40 min
May 23, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	32 min
May 23, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa	45 min
May 23, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Riley, Washington	38 min
May 23, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington	50 min
May 23, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Marshall, Washington	34 min
May 23, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	24 min
May 23, 8:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa	3 hr
May 23, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay	29 min
May 23, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Marshall	30 min
May 23, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Clay	32 min
May 23, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Marshall, Riley, Washington	29 min
May 23, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Marshall	34 min
May 23, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Marshall	36 min
May 23, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	24 min
May 23, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Morris	47 min
May 24, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Ottawa, Republic	43 min
May 24, 2:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Washington	49 min
May 24, 3:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley	49 min
May 24, 4:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	41 min
May 24, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	31 min
May 24, 4:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	23 min
May 24, 4:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson	17 min
May 24, 8:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Nemaha	21 hr
May 24, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Geary	4 days
May 24, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	57 min
May 24, 3:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	54 hr
May 24, 3:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	7 days
May 24, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon	44 min
May 24, 4:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Lyon	50 min
May 24, 5:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris	4 hr
May 24, 5:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Osage	33 min
May 24, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	24 min
May 24, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	36 min
May 24, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	21 min
May 24, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Osage	48 min
May 24, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	25 min
May 24, 5:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Coffey, Osage	18 min
May 24, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage	43 min
May 24, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey	40 min
May 24, 6:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson	4 hr
May 24, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	33 min
May 24, 6:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Osage	4 hr
May 24, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas	29 min
May 24, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin, Osage	56 min
May 24, 6:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Douglas, Franklin	4 hr
May 24, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	30 min
May 24, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	18 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.