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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Goodland, KS

May 16, 2021Cheyenne County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 16, 2021, 6:04 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2021, 6:04 PM MDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 9:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Cheyenne County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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 nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 137 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 143 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
143 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

942 
WGUS53 KGLD 170004
FFWGLD
COC017-170315-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0010.210517T0004Z-210517T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
604 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado...

* Until 915 PM MDT.

* At 604 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of Southwestern Cheyenne County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 10310 3878 10296 3872 10268 3861 10268

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

ANW
2 follow-up statements
822 
WGUS73 KGLD 170230 RRA
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
830 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

COC017-170315-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210517T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cheyenne CO-
830 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY...

At 830 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of Southwestern Cheyenne County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 10310 3878 10296 3872 10268 3861 10268

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

ANW
368 
WGUS73 KGLD 170307
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
907 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

COC017-170317-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210517T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cheyenne CO-
907 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended.  Please continue to heed any road closures.

LAT...LON 3861 10310 3878 10296 3872 10268 3861 10268

$$

ANW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne61 min
May 16, 6:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson35 min
May 16, 6:56 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson18 min
May 16, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson23 min
May 16, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson35 min
May 16, 7:10 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson35 min
May 16, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson29 min
May 16, 7:22 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson5 hr
May 16, 7:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson63 min
May 16, 7:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson47 min
May 16, 8:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson4 hr
May 16, 8:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma66 min
May 16, 8:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson78 min
May 16, 8:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne71 min
May 16, 9:09 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDCheyenne3 hr
May 16, 9:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma53 min
May 16, 10:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma63 min
May 17, 12:12 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDKit Carson6 hr
May 17, 2:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDYuma3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.