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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Goodland, KS

July 6, 2021Decatur County, Norton County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2021, 1:12 PM CDT for Decatur County, Norton County, Kansas. 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
Jul 6, 2021, 1:12 PM CDT (18:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Decatur County, KS, Norton County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 688 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
688 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WGUS53 KGLD 061812
FFWGLD
KSC039-137-062115-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0029.210706T1812Z-210706T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
112 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Norton County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 112 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Norcatur and Reager.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3985 10041 4000 10036 4000 10001 4000 10000
      4000 9999 3978 10001

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JRM
2 follow-up statements
021 
WGUS73 KGLD 061916
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
216 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021

KSC039-137-062115-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210706T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Decatur KS-Norton KS-
216 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR AND NORTHWESTERN NORTON 
COUNTIES...

At 216 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain between 1.5 and 4 
inches had fallen across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Norcatur and Reager.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3985 10041 4000 10036 4000 10001 4000 10000
      4000 9999 3978 10001

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JRM
527 
WGUS73 KGLD 062116
FFSGLD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
416 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021

KSC039-137-062126-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210706T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Decatur KS-Norton KS-
416 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR AND 
NORTHWESTERN NORTON COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3985 10041 4000 10036 4000 10001 4000 10000
      4000 9999 3978 10001

$$

ANW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne20 min
Jul 6, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton32 min
Jul 6, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur21 min
Jul 6, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur15 min
Jul 6, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan13 min
Jul 6, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan14 min
Jul 6, 4:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Norton83 min
Jul 6, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace17 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.