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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS

June 25, 2021Chase County, Marion County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2021, 5:16 PM CDT for Chase County, Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. 5 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
Jun 25, 2021, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Chase County, KS, Marion County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 25, 5:18 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Wnw Florence, KSWATER AND DEBRIS OVER THE ROADWAY SOUTH OF MARION.
Jun 25, 5:22 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.53 Se Marion, KSPUBLIC REPORT NEAR MARION COUNTY LAKE AREA. REPORT RELAYED VIA KAKE.
Jun 25, 5:54 PM CDTFLASH FLOODGoessel, KSWATER ENTERING SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF GOESSEL.
Jun 25, 6:23 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 W Peabody, KSMULTIPLE AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
Jun 25, 9:02 PM CDTFLASH FLOODPeabody, KSVOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY IN PEABODY.

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 12:00Z, 10.3 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 146 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -236 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-476 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

033 
WGUS53 KICT 252216
FFWICT
KSC017-115-260300-
/O.NEW.KICT.FF.W.0005.210625T2216Z-210626T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
516 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Marion County in central Kansas...
  Central Chase County in east central Kansas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 516 PM CDT, Gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Gauges reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Florence, 
  Goessel,  Elmdale, Cedar Point, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Marion 
  Lake and Saffordville.

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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3817 9736 3830 9736 3852 9648 3852 9635
      3830 9636 3809 9714 3817 9715

FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Howerton

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline33 min
Jun 25, 12:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Russell58 min
Jun 25, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton24 min
Jun 25, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln28 min
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline34 min
Jun 25, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth45 min
Jun 25, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice35 min
Jun 25, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline59 min
Jun 25, 1:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson, Saline49 min
Jun 25, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler26 min
Jun 25, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey29 min
Jun 25, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase38 min
Jun 25, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Marion26 min
Jun 25, 1:54 PM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 12 more65 hr
Jun 25, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase41 min
Jun 25, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler44 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase31 min
Jun 25, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase26 min
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho61 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen32 hr
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho4 days
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho5 days
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCherokee, Labette7 days
Jun 25, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase, Marion33 min
Jun 25, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase35 min
Jun 25, 4:07 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Marion69 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno64 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood32 min
Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion46 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase30 min
Jun 25, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson55 min
Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice58 min
Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey47 min
Jun 25, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood60 min
Jun 25, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline53 min
Jun 25, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Marion55 min
Jun 25, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman66 min
Jun 25, 6:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey4 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.