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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Topeka, KS

May 27, 2021Geary County, Morris County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2021, 5:18 AM CDT for Geary County, Morris County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 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
May 27, 2021, 5:18 AM CDT (10:18 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Geary County, KS, Morris County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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
May 27, 7:05 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 W White City, KSSKIDDY ROAD AT G ROAD WAS FLOODED.
May 27, 8:45 AM CDTFLOODWhite City, KSFLOODING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF MORRIS COUNTRY INCLUDING THE SKIDDY, DWIGHT AND LATIMER AREAS.

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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 328 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

382 
WGUS53 KTOP 271018
FFWTOP
KSC061-127-271400-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FF.W.0008.210527T1018Z-210527T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
518 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Geary County in east central Kansas...
  Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 517 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  White City and Dwight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3879 9692 3881 9692 3881 9691 3881 9690
      3881 9689 3882 9689 3883 9689 3884 9689
      3885 9689 3886 9689 3886 9690 3886 9691
      3886 9692 3890 9692 3907 9651 3876 9650

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$
1 follow-up statement
842 
WGUS73 KTOP 271401
FFSTOP

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
901 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC061-127-271411-
/O.EXP.KTOP.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210527T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Geary KS-Morris KS-
901 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY AND 
NORTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

LAT...LON 3879 9692 3881 9692 3881 9691 3881 9690
      3881 9689 3882 9689 3883 9689 3884 9689
      3885 9689 3886 9689 3886 9690 3886 9691
      3886 9692 3890 9692 3907 9651 3876 9650

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson39 min
May 26, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPClay, Ottawa, Riley66 min
May 27, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic30 min
May 27, 12:18 AM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson, Morris13 min
May 27, 12:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris53 min
May 27, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic33 min
May 27, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris46 min
May 27, 12:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPDickinson, Morris4 hr
May 27, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Wabaunsee47 min
May 27, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic33 min
May 27, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee, Wabaunsee67 min
May 27, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon35 min
May 27, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington23 min
May 27, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Republic, Washington49 min
May 27, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCoffey48 min
May 27, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOsage45 min
May 27, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPJackson59 min
May 27, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas, Jefferson57 min
May 27, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud37 min
May 27, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington41 min
May 27, 2:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley51 min
May 27, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas54 min
May 27, 3:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPMarshall, Riley, Washington4 hr
May 27, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMorris, Wabaunsee23 min
May 27, 4:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPDickinson, Morris6 hr
May 27, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee32 min
May 27, 5:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPGeary, Morris18 min
May 27, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee34 min
May 27, 5:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Osage, Shawnee29 min
May 27, 5:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPLyon34 min
May 27, 5:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin, Osage52 min
May 27, 6:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee3 hr
May 27, 6:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson37 min
May 27, 6:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin27 min
May 27, 8:43 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee8 hr
May 27, 8:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPGeary, Morris14 hr
May 27, 10:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage9 hr
May 27, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPWabaunsee8 hr
May 27, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPShawnee7 hr
May 27, 10:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTOPMorris20 hr
May 27, 2:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon26 hr
May 27, 2:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon32 hr
May 27, 2:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPLyon, Osage16 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.