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Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

June 1, 20229 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this areal flood warning at Jun 1, 2022, 4:34 AM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 29 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2022, 4:34 AM CDT (09:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2022, 9:48 AM CDT
In force: 29 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Allen County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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: 373 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jun 1, 3:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:36 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 12:21 AM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1221 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

KSZ093-010545-
Cowley KS-
1221 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Cowley County
through 1245 AM CDT...

At 1220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Winfield, moving east to northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail and torrential rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Arkansas City, Winfield, Burden, Dexter, Atlanta, Geuda Springs,
Cambridge, Winfield City Lake and Strother Field Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3732 9715 3748 9675 3748 9652 3715 9652
      3708 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 250DEG 27KT 3720 9694

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

KLEINSASSER

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 12:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1226 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

KSZ051-052-010600-
McPherson KS-Marion KS-
1226 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
McPherson and northwestern Marion Counties through 100 AM CDT...

At 1226 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Galva, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail and torrential rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Galva, Canton and Roxbury.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 9719 3833 9744 3840 9760 3861 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 211DEG 16KT 3843 9750

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

KLEINSASSER

Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1232 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1227 AM     HAIL             2 NE GALVA              38.41N 97.51W
06/01/2022  U1.00 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   PUBLIC

            MPING REPORT.

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 1:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
120 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1219 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S MILDRED             37.98N 95.17W
06/01/2022                   ALLEN              KS   PUBLIC

            MISSING ROOF ON HAY BARN WITH TREES ALSO
            BLOWN DOWN.

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 1:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
132 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0131 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E WICHITA             37.75N 97.30W
06/01/2022                   SEDGWICK           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A FOOT OF WATER IN PARKING LOT WITH A COUPLE
            OF EXTERIOR BUIDLINGS ENGULFED BY WATER.

&&

MWM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:18 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk	60 min
May 31, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	17 min
May 31, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sedgwick	22 min
May 31, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick	56 min
May 31, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Sumner	21 min
May 31, 7:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	51 min
May 31, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk	65 min
May 31, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	57 min
May 31, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey	22 min
May 31, 8:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	3 hr
May 31, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman, Sedgwick	25 min
May 31, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	50 min
May 31, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick	54 min
May 31, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	37 min
May 31, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	McPherson, Marion	54 min
May 31, 9:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick	12 hr
May 31, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Kingman	26 min
May 31, 9:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick	6 hr
May 31, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Sedgwick	39 min
May 31, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Greenwood, Wilson	38 min
May 31, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	29 min
May 31, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Woodson	32 min
May 31, 10:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson	6 hr
May 31, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson, Woodson	36 min
May 31, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	29 min
May 31, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	28 min
May 31, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen, Elk, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson	60 min
May 31, 11:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	9 hr
Jun 1, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson, Marion	34 min
Jun 1, 12:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Kingman	6 hr
Jun 1, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley	24 min
Jun 1, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	34 min
Jun 1, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson, Marion	21 min
Jun 1, 12:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 2 more	4 hr
Jun 1, 2:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	19 hr
Jun 1, 2:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	21 hr
Jun 1, 2:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley	64 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	4 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	30 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	53 hr
Jun 1, 2:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley	25 hr
Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	42 hr
Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Wilson	30 hr
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Allen, Neosho	27 hr
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Neosho	53 hr
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	3 days
Jun 1, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Cherokee, Labette	3 days
Jun 1, 8:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	67 hr
Jun 1, 8:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Montgomery	60 hr
Jun 1, 9:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	24 hr
Jun 1, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	36 min
Jun 1, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Rice	26 min
Jun 1, 6:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	9 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.