Numerous rounds of thunderstorms produced flooding across the area.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Numerous rounds of thunderstorms produced flooding across the area.
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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 5:44 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Topeka KS 644 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 328 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 Will be starting this forecast with persistence in mind with only small changes in conditions from Sunday. Modest southwest flow persists aloft with forecast 500-700mb winds still in the 10-15kt range and precipitable water levels around 1.75". Slightly weaker lapse rates aloft are suggested however from somewhat cooler temps around 850mb. This could contribute to a more active afternoon in terms of precip coverage with even less CIN expected though instability should be somewhat weaker. The weak shear will should again keep severe storms limited to the pulse variety with slow storm motions bringing an heavy rain threat to any persistent storms. Have kept pops in the chance range peaking in the late afternoon but almost the entire area has a mentionable chance throughout this forecast given the deep moisture. Will also need to monitor ground fog potential in the weak winds and still moist soil conditions but at least periodic cloud should prevent widespread visibility problems. Highs in the mid and upper 80s should be the rule with lows again around 68. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 328 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 Weak flow aloft and ample moisture will continue across the area Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitable water values remain in the 1.5 to 2 inch range across northeast Kansas. Vorticity maximum will be near the area Tuesday into Wednesday and is forecast to weaken through the day on Wednesday across northeast Kansas. Diurnal showers and thunderstorms will move little with weak flow resulting in locally heavy rainfall. Models show moderate moisture transport into eastern Kansas Tuesday and Tuesday night before weakening on Wednesday which will sustain convection through the overnight hours. An upper level ridge build across the Plains Wednesday night with high pressure at the surface building in from the north by Thursday morning. Expect a dry period for Thursday and Friday. Southwest flow develops across the Central Plains next weekend as an upper level trough deepens across the western CONUS. Embedded waves will eject northeastward across the area along with increasing southerly flow and moisture transport. This will bring a chance for thunderstorms back into the forecast from late Friday night through the weekend. Highs will be in the 80s with lows mainly in the 60s. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday Morning) Issued at 644 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 Will keep VCTS mention during main period of concern but confidence in TS impacting all sites is low. Impacts would likely be brief in reduced visibilities if they do enter the terminals. Will need to continue to watch for BR/FG development at the end of the forecast. && .TOP Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NONE. && SHORT TERM...65 LONG TERM...53 AVIATION...65
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 441 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-300945- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 441 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST CHANCES WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH MINOR POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THE STORMS TO PRODUCE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER. LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR REPEAT ROUNDS OF STORMS MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TOP/SITREP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
829 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016
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0825 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 S NARKA 39.86N 97.43W
08/29/2016 E4.25 INCH REPUBLIC KS PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. NO FLOODING REPORTED IN THE AREA.
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JPThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Three bridges along Myers Creek still under water. Low water crossings still flooded. Concord Road is closed due to high water coming out of Myers Creek and Mill Creek. Deer Road and 20th Road are closed due to Mill and Myers Creeks being out of their banks.
Law enforcement reports that some low, easily flooded areas of Abilene are experiencing standing water and some streets have been closed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 657376, 657379.