Slow moving thunderstorms produced unneeded very heavy rainfall amounts across Saline County during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 26th. Excessive runoff produced some flash flooding across the county.
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Slow moving thunderstorms produced unneeded very heavy rainfall amounts across Saline County during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 26th. Excessive runoff produced some flash flooding across the county.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 26, 2:01 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 301 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... COLD FRONT WILL SAG TO ABOUT INTERSTATE 70 BY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE LIFTING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AS A WARM FRONT DURING THE DAY. WE SHOULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOP DUE TO DECENT CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY TONIGHT AND THEN REDEVELOP IN THE WARM SECTOR ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE AS COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE STREAMS NORTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA. I DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER WITH ANY STORMS THAT FIRE AS THE AREA IS LIMITED ON INSTABILITY. MONDAY... WE MAY SEE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SYSTEM FINALLY TREKS EASTWARD. REMAINING SECTIONS WILL REMAIN DRY WITH DECENT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL KEEP THE DEEP MOISTURE INTACT FOR THE NEXT SYSTEM ON TUESDAY. EXTENDED... TUESDAY THOUGH FRIDAY MAIN WEATHER ISSUES WILL OCCUR EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. WILL FOLLOW GFS MODEL FOR BASIS OF FORECAST. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE DAKOTAS SOUTH AND WEST INTO FAR WESTERN KANSAS. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO POOL AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL SLIDE OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLENTY OF LIFT WILL BE PRESENT AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE INCREASING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST ISENTROPIC LIFT ON THE 305K SURFACE SETS UP OVER THE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS TIME FRAME. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...HEAVY RAINS WILL DEFINITELY BE A POSSIBILITY AND COULD POSE ISSUES ACROSS THOSE LOCATIONS ALREADY EXPERIENCING WATER PROBLEMS. WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL FINALLY FILTER INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...PRODUCING PLEASANT WEATHER HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. .AVIATION...18Z TAFS RSL/SLN/HUT/ICT/CNU SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON DURING PEAK HEATING VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KS. BEST CHANCES FOR T-STORMS WILL BE FOCUSED NEAR STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW THRU NORTH CENTRAL KS THIS PM/EARLY EVE AFFECTING RSL/SLN/HUT TAF SITES. WITH MLCAPES OF 1000-1500 J/KG...NIL CONVECTIVE INHIBITION...SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PRESENT...WILL CARRY TEMPO TS GROUPS AT ALL SITES FM 18 TO 22Z WITH VCTS THIS EVE AND WILL RE- EVALUATE AS TIME GOES ON. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 61 78 61 81 / 40 40 30 20 HUTCHINSON 60 79 61 81 / 40 40 30 20 NEWTON 61 78 61 81 / 50 40 30 20 ELDORADO 61 77 62 81 / 50 40 30 30 WINFIELD-KWLD 61 79 62 82 / 50 50 30 30 RUSSELL 59 79 60 82 / 40 30 30 20 GREAT BEND 59 80 61 82 / 40 30 30 20 SALINA 60 79 61 82 / 50 40 30 20 MCPHERSON 60 79 61 81 / 50 40 30 20 COFFEYVILLE 61 78 62 81 / 50 60 30 30 CHANUTE 61 77 63 81 / 50 50 30 30 IOLA 61 77 63 81 / 50 50 30 30 PARSONS-KPPF 61 77 63 81 / 50 60 30 30 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && CHANCE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-272130- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 326 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RIVER FLOODING AS WELL AS COUNTY WIDE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST SERIOUS FLOODING WILL OCCUR NEAR HAVEN ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER WHERE MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. FOR DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. HOWEVER...ANY RAIN THAT FALLS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION IN CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS ON SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN FOR THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL AREAS ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE. FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST AREAS...HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE. ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND MOST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THESE AREAS. AT THIS TIME...THE BETTER CHANCES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TARGETED FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS. HOWEVER...ONE IS URGED TO LISTEN FOR LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS COVERING THIS PERIOD... ESPECIALLY THOSE ISSUED ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP CHANCE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 413 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 KSZ049-262145- SALINE- 413 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SALINE COUNTY... AT 410 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOLOMON TO ASSARIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DARMOFAL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 501 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 KSZ067-262230- RENO- 501 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RENO COUNTY... AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAVEN...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN RENO COUNTY FROM NORTH OF PRETTY PRAIRIE TO SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DARMOFAL
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:41 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped 4 to 5 inches of rainfall over just a 2-hour time period, resulting in flash flooding across Saline County. Roads east of New Cambria were flooded, and street flooding was prevalent across Salina.
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