Alert archive / Kansas / Areal Flood Warnings in 2021
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at May 26, 2021, 9:41 PM CDT for McPherson County, Kansas. It was in force for 15 hr. 13 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 26, 2021, 9:41 PM CDT (02:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2021, 12:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County McPherson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 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 26, 9:53 PM CDT | FLOOD | 5.5 S Mcpherson, KS | FLOODING ON COUNTY ROADS. DITCHES ARE RUNNING FULL. |
| May 27, 12:01 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mcpherson, KS | MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN MCPHERSON SURROUNDED BY WATER. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.13 | Galva, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-65 GALVA 0.2 ESE. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.25 | 3 Nnw Galva, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-55 MCPHERSON 6.6 ENE. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.39 | 3 N Canton, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-21 CANTON 3.2 N. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.44 | 3 E Mcpherson, KS | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MCPK1 2.9 E MCPHERSON. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.59 | 7 Wsw Mcpherson, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-2 MC PHERSON 6.6 WSW. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.87 | 6 Wsw Roxbury, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-36 GALVA 9.5 N. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.35 | 1 Ne Mcpherson, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-48 MCPHERSON 0.9 NE. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.43 | 1 Nw Mcpherson, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-64 MCPHERSON 1.1 NW. |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.67 | 3 Wnw Goessel, KS | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GOEK1 GOESSL 2 WNW. |
| May 27, 7:55 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.69 | Mcpherson, KS | MESONET STATION MCPHR MCPHERSON. |
| May 27, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4 | 1 N Mcpherson, KS | COCORAHS STATION KS-MP-45 MCPHERSON 1.2 N. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
384 WGUS43 KICT 270241 FLWICT BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS 941 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021 KSC113-271745- /O.NEW.KICT.FA.W.0021.210527T0241Z-210527T1745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ McPherson KS- 941 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Flood Warning for... McPherson County in central Kansas... * Until 1245 PM CDT Thursday. * At 941 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. * Law enforcement reports numerous flooding in the city of McPherson at this time. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mcpherson, Lindsborg, Moundridge, Inman, Galva, Canton, Marquette, Windom, Mcpherson Airport and Roxbury. Additional thunderstorms with very heavy rain is likely during the overnight hours though the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't drown. && LAT...LON 3861 9737 3817 9737 3817 9792 3861 9792 $$ Metzger
1 follow-up statement
375 WGUS83 KICT 271726 FLSICT Flood Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 1226 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021 KSC113-271736- /O.CAN.KICT.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210527T1745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ McPherson KS- 1226 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021 ...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MCPHERSON COUNTY... Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3861 9737 3817 9737 3817 9792 3861 9792 $$ Salazar
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 4 days |
| May 26, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 33 min |
| May 26, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno | 45 min |
| May 26, 10:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 5 hr |
| May 26, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 30 min |
| May 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 5 hr |
| May 26, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 37 hr |
| May 26, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 25 min |
| May 26, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 44 min |
| May 26, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 50 min |
| May 26, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 12 hr |
| May 26, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 25 min |
| May 26, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 26, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 61 min |
| May 27, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 42 min |
| May 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 46 min |
| May 27, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sumner | 57 min |
| May 27, 12:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 25 min |
| May 27, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 15 min |
| May 27, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 62 min |
| May 27, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 29 min |
| May 27, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 35 min |
| May 27, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood | 62 min |
| May 27, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 22 min |
| May 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 57 min |
| May 27, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 23 min |
| May 27, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 30 min |
| May 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 37 hr |
| May 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 71 hr |
| May 27, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Labette | 4 days |
| May 27, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 35 hr |
| May 27, 10:20 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 5 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 28 min |
| May 27, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 36 min |
| May 27, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 29 min |
| May 27, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 31 min |
| May 27, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 26 min |
| May 27, 2:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 4 hr |
| May 27, 2:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 18 hr |
| May 27, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 4 hr |
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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.