Alert archive / Kansas / Flood Watches in 2021
Flood Watch 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this flood watch at Jul 17, 2021, 3:17 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2021, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Labette County, KS, Marion County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 758 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
259 WGUS63 KICT 170817 FFAICT URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Wichita KS 317 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-171630- /O.NEW.KICT.FA.A.0007.210717T0817Z-210717T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Marion-Chase-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Cowley-Elk-Wilson- Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette- Including the cities of Yates Center, Howard, Cottonwood Falls, Arkansas City, Winfield, Hillsboro, Independence, Chanute, Sedan, Coffeyville, Parsons, Eureka, Longton, Augusta, Madison, Humboldt, Fredonia, Rose Hill, Peabody, Andover, El Dorado, Moline, Marion, Iola, Cedar Vale, Neodesha, Strong City, and Grenola 317 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Flood Watch for Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas, including the following areas, in Central Kansas, Chase and Marion. In South Central Kansas, Butler and Cowley. In Southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson. * Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * Scattered to numerous thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates are expected to impact portions of east-central and southeast Kansas this morning. Pockets of very heavy rainfall and flooding are likely, especially for areas that have already received heavy rainfall the past few days. This watch may need to be extended in time, especially if thunderstorms continue to develop this afternoon and evening. Stay tuned! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$ Kleinsasser
2 follow-up statements
325 WGUS63 KICT 171617 FFAICT Flood Watch National Weather Service Wichita KS 1117 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .Do not drive into water covered roads. Flooding is ongoing across Southeast, KS. KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-171800- /O.CON.KICT.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-210717T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Marion-Chase-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Cowley-Elk-Wilson- Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette- Including the cities of Yates Center, Howard, Cottonwood Falls, Arkansas City, Winfield, Hillsboro, Independence, Chanute, Sedan, Coffeyville, Parsons, Eureka, Longton, Augusta, Madison, Humboldt, Fredonia, Rose Hill, Peabody, Andover, El Dorado, Moline, Marion, Iola, Cedar Vale, Neodesha, Strong City, and Grenola 1117 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas, including the following areas, in Central Kansas, Chase and Marion. In South Central Kansas, Butler and Cowley. In Southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson. * Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * Heavy rain with 2 to 3 inch hourly rainfall rates are moving across Southeast KS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$ Hayes
447 WGUS63 KICT 171802 FFAICT Flood Watch National Weather Service Wichita KS 102 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-171915- /O.EXP.KICT.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-210717T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Marion-Chase-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Cowley-Elk-Wilson- Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette- Including the cities of Yates Center, Howard, Cottonwood Falls, Arkansas City, Winfield, Hillsboro, Independence, Chanute, Sedan, Coffeyville, Parsons, Eureka, Longton, Augusta, Madison, Humboldt, Fredonia, Rose Hill, Peabody, Andover, El Dorado, Moline, Marion, Iola, Cedar Vale, Neodesha, Strong City, and Grenola 102 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... The Flood Watch for Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas, including the following areas, in Central Kansas, Chase and Marion. In South Central Kansas, Butler and Cowley. In Southeast Kansas, Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson. has expired. The Flood Watch has expired. Many roads in southeast KS have been closed. Please do not drive across flooded roads. If further flooding is expected, a new watch may be issued. $$ 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, 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, 10:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.