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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Goodland, KS

May 29, 2021Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 2021, 9:19 PM CDT for Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 2 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 29, 2021, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2021, 11:31 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2021-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 278 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 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
278 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

423 
WGUS53 KGLD 300219
FFWGLD
KSC193-300530-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0026.210530T0219Z-210530T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
919 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 918 PM CDT, 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...
  Brewster and Levant.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 38 and 52.

Rural areas of northwest Thomas county will also be affected.

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.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying 
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3935 10139 3957 10139 3957 10138 3957 10137
      3957 10135 3957 10134 3957 10132 3957 10130
      3957 10129 3957 10107 3935 10108 3935 10121

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MRC/JN
1 follow-up statement
960 
WGUS73 KGLD 300431
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1131 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021

KSC193-300441-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210530T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Thomas KS-
1131 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3935 10139 3957 10139 3957 10138 3957 10137
      3957 10135 3957 10134 3957 10132 3957 10130
      3957 10129 3957 10107 3935 10108 3935 10121

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne43 min
May 29, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne43 min
May 29, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Sherman36 min
May 29, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Sherman2 hr
May 29, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas54 min
May 29, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas62 min
May 29, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne54 min
May 29, 10:27 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Sherman3 hr
May 29, 11:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDThomas113 min

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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.