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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Topeka, KS

June 25, 2021Anderson County, Coffey County, Franklin County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2021, 4:34 PM CDT for Anderson County, Coffey County, Franklin County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Franklin County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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
Jun 25, 5:08 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 1.43	3 E Richmond, KS	RAINFALL OVER LAST COUPLE HOURS.
Jun 25, 5:44 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Ottawa, KS	WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN OTTAWA.

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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 70 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

278 
WGUS53 KTOP 252134
FFWTOP
KSC003-031-059-260145-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FF.W.0014.210625T2134Z-210626T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Anderson County in east central Kansas...
  East Central Coffey County in east central Kansas...
  Eastern Franklin County in east central Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 433 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 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...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Ottawa, Garnett, Richmond, Greeley, Lane, Rantoul, Harris and 
  Garnett Airport.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 35 between mile markers 183 and 194.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3833 9561 3848 9519 3868 9537 3868 9507
      3838 9507 3822 9508 3821 9565

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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2 follow-up statements

183 
WGUS53 KTOP 260138
FFWTOP
KSC003-031-059-260400-
/O.EXT.KTOP.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210626T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Topeka has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Anderson County in east central Kansas...
  East Central Coffey County in east central Kansas...
  Eastern Franklin County in east central Kansas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 837 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Ottawa, Garnett, Richmond, Greeley, Lane, Rantoul, Harris and 
  Garnett Airport.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 35 between mile markers 183 and 194.

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3833 9561 3848 9519 3868 9537 3868 9507
      3838 9507 3822 9508 3821 9565

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

53

903 
WGUS73 KTOP 260356
FFSTOP

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1056 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC003-031-059-260406-
/O.EXP.KTOP.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210626T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Anderson KS-Coffey KS-Franklin KS-
1056 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHERN ANDERSON, EAST CENTRAL COFFEY AND EASTERN FRANKLIN 
COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Runoff may still cause local flooding on 
county roads. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Saturday for 
portions of east central Kansas and northeast Kansas.

LAT...LON 3833 9561 3848 9519 3868 9537 3868 9507
      3838 9507 3822 9508 3821 9565

$$

Reese

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	45 min
Jun 24, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie	23 min
Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	43 min
Jun 24, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown	35 min
Jun 24, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie	33 min
Jun 24, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Riley	30 min
Jun 24, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	28 min
Jun 24, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Nemaha	26 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	7 hr
Jun 24, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	23 min
Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	49 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie	34 min
Jun 24, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	34 min
Jun 24, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	32 min
Jun 24, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson	35 min
Jun 24, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	36 min
Jun 24, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jefferson	34 min
Jun 24, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Nemaha	34 min
Jun 24, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	27 min
Jun 24, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	29 min
Jun 24, 11:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Brown	6 hr
Jun 25, 12:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	31 min
Jun 25, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	24 min
Jun 25, 12:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Brown	5 hr
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	34 min
Jun 25, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	29 min
Jun 25, 1:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	30 min
Jun 25, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Dickinson	46 min
Jun 25, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Geary	22 min
Jun 25, 2:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	5 hr
Jun 25, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	51 min
Jun 25, 3:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	30 min
Jun 25, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson	34 min
Jun 25, 7:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	12 hr
Jun 25, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	33 min
Jun 25, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris	32 min
Jun 25, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon, Osage	21 min
Jun 25, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee	11 min
Jun 25, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	34 min
Jun 25, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Wabaunsee	31 min
Jun 25, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Douglas	26 min
Jun 25, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Osage	24 min
Jun 25, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Shawnee	35 min
Jun 25, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	27 min
Jun 25, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Coffey, Franklin, Osage	50 min
Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jefferson, Shawnee	34 min
Jun 25, 3:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey, Franklin, Osage	7 hr
Jun 25, 3:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Coffey, Lyon	69 min
Jun 25, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Franklin	36 min
Jun 25, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	48 min
Jun 25, 4:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee	115 min
Jun 25, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee	41 min
Jun 25, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Lyon	36 min
Jun 25, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	48 min
Jun 25, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Morris	33 min
Jun 25, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson	24 min
Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	81 min
Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee	36 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Dickinson, Geary, Riley	43 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Coffey, Lyon	6 hr
Jun 25, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	30 min
Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee	40 min
Jun 25, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	52 min
Jun 25, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Anderson, Franklin	32 min
Jun 25, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Coffey	29 min
Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Anderson, Coffey	4 hr
Jun 25, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	43 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.