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Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Leoti, KS | DISPATCH REPORTING AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IN TOWN 1/2SM VISIBILITY OR LESS. |
| Sep 5, 5:50 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.51 | 1 Ene Leoti, KS | DISPATCH REPORTED 0.51 INCHES IN 15 MINUTES, APPROX 2.00 INCHES AN HOUR RATE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1107 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
387
WGUS53 KGLD 052244
FFWGLD
KSC203-060145-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FF.W.0038.210905T2244Z-210906T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
544 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Wichita County in west central Kansas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 544 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
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...
Leoti.
Roadways covered in Leoti with torrential rainfall
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3838 10113 3830 10138 3851 10142 3856 10127
3839 10113
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
JN2 follow-up statements
220
WGUS73 KGLD 052253
FFSGLD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
553 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021
KSC203-060145-
/O.CON.KGLD.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210906T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wichita KS-
553 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTY...
At 553 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall
rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Leoti.
Dispatch has reported 0.51 inches in 15 minutes
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3838 10113 3830 10138 3851 10142 3856 10127
3839 10113
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
JN803
WGUS73 KGLD 052337
FFSGLD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
637 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021
KSC203-052347-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210906T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wichita KS-
637 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3838 10113 3830 10138 3851 10142 3856 10127
3839 10113
$$
JN/KAKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 8:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 35 min |
| Sep 5, 6:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 72 min |
| Sep 5, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.