Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2021, 10:47 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Jul 17, 2021, 10:47 AM CDT (15:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2021, 1:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Montgomery County, KS, Wilson County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 12:34 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Independence, KS | THE FLOODWATERS HAVE RECEDED BACK INTO WHISKEY CREEK AND THE ONLY ROAD CLOSED IS NOW 19TH AND MAPLE AND 800 BLK OF NORTH PARK BLVD. TAYLOR ROAD IS CLOSED BY THE RAILROAD TRACK GOING TOWARDS PETERPAN IN THE COUNTY WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD. TWO ACCIDENTS WERE RE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
656
WGUS53 KICT 171547
FFWICT
KSC125-205-172000-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1047 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas...
Southwestern Wilson County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 1047 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Coffeyville, Independence, Neodesha, Caney, Dearing, Elk City,
Tyro, Havana, Bolton, Sycamore, Elk City Lake, Elk City State
Park, Independence Airport and Buxton.
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 3751 9596 3751 9569 3700 9564 3700 9596
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
Hayes2 follow-up statements
564
WGUS73 KICT 171804
FFSICT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
104 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021
KSC125-205-172000-
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Montgomery KS-Wilson KS-
104 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES...
At 104 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain in Many roads in Independence at across the
county have been closed. Please be careful when traveling near low
water areas, creeks, and rivers. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Coffeyville, Independence, Neodesha, Caney, Dearing, Elk City,
Tyro, Havana, Bolton, Sycamore, Elk City Lake, Elk City State
Park, Independence Airport and Buxton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't
drown.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3751 9596 3751 9569 3700 9564 3700 9596
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
Hayes175 WGUS73 KICT 171840 FFSICT Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 140 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 KSC125-205-171850- /O.CAN.KICT.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210717T2000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Montgomery KS-Wilson KS- 140 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES... The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road closures as county flood warnings remain in effect for many locations across southeast Kansas. LAT...LON 3751 9596 3751 9569 3700 9564 3700 9596 $$ Hayes
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 29 min |
| Jul 17, 2:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 109 min |
| Jul 17, 3:17 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 6:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 26 min |
| Jul 17, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Jul 17, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 23 min |
| Jul 17, 9:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Jul 17, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 1:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 18 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 7 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.