River Flood Warning 7, NWS Topeka, KS

Issued

Mar 25, 2021, 9:12 AM CDT (14:12 UTC)

Expired

Mar 25, 2021, 5:02 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Topeka, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Cloud County, KS

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:15 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.

Written for the forecast point Buffalo Creek (KS River Basin) at Jamestown (JMSK1).

Action stage

11 ft

Minor stage

16 ft

Moderate stage

19 ft

Major stage

35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06855800, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

912 
WGUS43 KTOP 251412
FLWTOP

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
912 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...The National Weather Service in Topeka KS has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Buffalo Creek near Jamestown affecting Cloud County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

This product along with additional weather and stream information is 
available at www.weather.gov/top/.


KSC029-260515-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FL.W.0007.210325T1412Z-210326T0935Z/
/JMSK1.1.ER.210325T1103Z.210325T1339Z.210325T1535Z.NO/
912 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Buffalo Creek near Jamestown.
* From this morning to late tonight.
* At 8:39 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage later 
  today and continue falling to 5.1 feet Tuesday morning.
* Impact...At 12.7 feet, Farm field just north of Buffalo Creek on 
  the northwest side of north 40th Road floods.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding begins along the creek as 
  the south bank overflows.
* Impact...At 16.9 feet, Farm field along the north bank of the 
  Buffalo Creek floods.
* Impact...At 18.0 feet, The north bank of the Buffalo Creek Floods. 
  Lowland flooding continues from 763 Road to the Republican River.


&&

LAT...LON 3964 9793 3960 9772 3958 9772 3961 9793

$$

Skow

175 
WGUS83 KTOP 252202
FLSTOP

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
502 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Kansas...

  Buffalo Creek near Jamestown affecting Cloud County.

KSC029-252315-
/O.CAN.KTOP.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210325T2202Z/
/JMSK1.1.ER.210325T1103Z.210325T1339Z.210325T1535Z.NO/
502 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Buffalo Creek near Jamestown has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Buffalo Creek near Jamestown.
* At 4:51 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast...The creek has crested and is expected to fall to 5.1 
  feet Tuesday morning.

&&

                Fld   Obs             Forecasts                
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Fri          
                                      7pm   7am   7pm          
Buffalo Creek
Jamestown       16.0  15.9  Thu 4pm   14.0  10.1  7.7          



&&

LAT...LON 3964 9793 3960 9772 3958 9772 3961 9793

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.