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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 2021, 8:26 PM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 8 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
- May 15, 2021, 8:26 PM MDT (02:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2021, 12:31 AM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Greeley County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:45 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tribune, KS | REPORT OF WATER FLOWING OVER A ROAD. DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO RAIN BUT ESTIMATED FOUR INCHES OF WATER. |
| May 15, 10:06 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tribune, KS | FACEBOOK PICTURE OF ESTIMATED 3-4 INCHES OF WATER OVER INTERSECTION OF HWY96 AND HWY 27 IN TRIBUNE. |
| May 15, 10:20 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tribune, KS | PUBLIC REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF 5.66 INCHES OF RAIN WEST SIDE OF TRIBUNE. STILL RAINING CURRENTLY. |
| May 15, 10:36 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Horace, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN AND STILL CURRENTLY RAINING. REPORTED WATER RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AS WELL. |
| May 15, 11:00 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tribune, KS | REPORT OF SOME FLOODING OF BASEMENT AT SHERIFFS OFFICE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 15, 11:00 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tribune, KS | LOCATION IS NOT EXACT. RECEIVED REPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF PARTIAL BASEMENT FLOOD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 15, 11:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.66 | 1 W Tribune, KS | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FOR LAST NIGHT. RAIN TIME ESTIMATED TO RADAR. REPORT WAS RECEIVED AT 9AM. |
| May 15, 11:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.44 | Tribune, KS | PHOTO SUBMITTED OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. RAIN ENDING TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. REPORT RECEIVED 5-16 AT 9:30AM. |
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 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1181 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KGLD 160226
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
826 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Greeley County in west central Kansas...
* Until 1130 PM MDT.
* At 826 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...
Tribune and Horace.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 10203 3870 10157 3826 10157 3826 10204
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ANW4 follow-up statements
291
WGUS73 KGLD 160300
FFSGLD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
900 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
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Greeley KS-
900 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GREELEY COUNTY...
At 858 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public reported flowing water on road and an estimate of
up to four inches of water in Tribune.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tribune and Horace.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 10203 3870 10157 3826 10157 3826 10204
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
ANW861
WGUS73 KGLD 160421
FFSGLD
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1021 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
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Greeley KS-
1021 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GREELEY COUNTY...
At 1006 PM MDT, a trained weather spotter reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. The spotter estimated
three to four inches of water at the intersection of Highway 96 and
Highway 27 with water covering the roads. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters.
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...
Tribune and Horace.
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 3870 10203 3870 10157 3826 10157 3826 10204
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
ANW577
WGUS53 KGLD 160446
FFWGLD
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1046 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Greeley County in west central Kansas...
* Until 130 AM MDT.
* At 1042 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Three to six inches
of rain have already fallen across the county with up to an
additional inch of rain possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tribune and Horace.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 10203 3870 10157 3826 10157 3826 10204
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
ANW073 WGUS73 KGLD 160631 FFSGLD Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 1231 AM MDT Sun May 16 2021 KSC071-160641- /O.CAN.KGLD.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210516T0730Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Greeley KS- 1231 AM MDT Sun May 16 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GREELEY COUNTY... The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3870 10203 3870 10157 3826 10157 3826 10204 $$ DDT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 41 min |
| May 15, 7:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 34 min |
| May 15, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 36 min |
| May 15, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 44 min |
| May 15, 8:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Wichita | 4 hr |
| May 15, 8:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 45 min |
| May 15, 8:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 55 min |
| May 15, 9:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 58 min |
| May 15, 9:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 39 min |
| May 15, 9:25 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Logan | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 58 min |
| May 15, 9:53 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Gove | 3 hr |
| May 15, 10:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 42 min |
| May 15, 10:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham, Sheridan, Thomas | 55 min |
| May 15, 10:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Wichita | 2 hr |
| May 15, 10:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 40 min |
| May 15, 10:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 15 min |
| May 15, 11:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 41 min |
| May 15, 11:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Rawlins | 78 min |
| May 15, 11:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham, Sheridan, Thomas | 75 min |
| May 15, 11:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove, Logan | 57 min |
| May 16, 12:27 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Wichita | 5 hr |
| May 16, 12:41 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace, Wichita | 5 hr |
| May 16, 1:05 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Graham | 5 hr |
| May 16, 1:10 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 5 hr |
| May 16, 1:49 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 23 hr |
| May 16, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 57 min |
| May 16, 5:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 63 min |
| May 16, 5:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 41 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.