A large area of elevated convection developed over northern Oklahoma and moved northeast over South Central Kansas during the early morning hours of August 8th, 2016. The heavy rainfall associated with the storm led to flash flooding across Sedgwick county, Kansas including West Wichita.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
A large area of elevated convection developed over northern Oklahoma and moved northeast over South Central Kansas during the early morning hours of August 8th, 2016. The heavy rainfall associated with the storm led to flash flooding across Sedgwick county, Kansas including West Wichita. The heavy rainfall stranded or stalled cars across West Wichita.
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 Aug 7, 10:56 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1156 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday night) Issued at 300 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2016 Analysis loop of satellite, observations, and radar shows a ridge of high pressure nosing down over the area. Additionally, a quasi- stationary boundary extended from the northern Texas Panhandle across northern Oklahoma and into extreme southeast Oklahoma. The main short term forecast challenge continues to be nocturnal convection and temperatures. Clearing has occurred along the front to the south. CAPEs of close to 4000 J/kg with little shear (in Oklahoma) would indicate a small chance of storms organizing into a forward propagating cluster along the front, also supported by the low level moisture transport. However, the best chances do remain south of the forecast area. For tonight, this the cluster could become more widespread as moisture transport increases along the front, affecting southern Kansas. Temperature recovery for Monday hinges on the amount of clearing that is encountered which is tied to the strength of the MCS. That said, if the MCS is weak tonight, then the cold pool from it will not be able to stave off the front from moving back toward the north. If that happens, temperatures could be warmer than forecast. So, offering a forecast with a bit of middle ground. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 300 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2016 Ridge building in the upper levels of the atmosphere does occur toward midweek. This will cause temperatures to reach back up into the middle 90s. The next cold front moves into the area late in the week. This will bring another chance of thunderstorms to the region Friday and Saturday. Shear/buoyancy combinations do show some better signs of favorability with 0-6 km shear of 25 knots. That said, confidence in this outcome is rather low right now. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Monday night) Issued at 1152 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2016 Numerous showers/thunderstorms will develop over southern Kansas for tonight. Meanwhile low clouds will affect central Kansas and spread southward into southern Kansas later tonight. Cigs could drop into the IFR category late tonight and linger through the mid morning hours before improving in the afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 72 89 74 95 / 70 60 20 20 Hutchinson 69 88 73 95 / 50 40 10 20 Newton 70 87 73 94 / 60 50 20 20 ElDorado 72 87 73 94 / 70 60 20 20 Winfield-KWLD 74 90 75 96 / 80 60 20 20 Russell 65 84 70 96 / 10 10 20 10 Great Bend 66 87 71 96 / 10 10 20 10 Salina 68 86 72 96 / 10 10 20 10 McPherson 68 88 72 95 / 30 30 20 20 Coffeyville 74 91 74 95 / 70 80 20 20 Chanute 72 88 73 93 / 70 70 20 20 Iola 72 88 73 93 / 70 70 20 20 Parsons-KPPF 74 89 74 94 / 70 80 20 20 && .ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && SHORT TERM...KRC LONG TERM...KRC AVIATION...CDJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1224 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-090530- 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- 1224 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES AND ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN REMAIN POSSIBLE. HEAT INDICES WILL HOVER NEAR THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON FRIDAY MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 944 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 KSZ098-099-080315- CHAUTAUQUA KS-MONTGOMERY KS- 944 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT * AT 941 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL JUST NORTH OF PERU...OR JUST EAST OF SEDAN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CANEY...PERU...HAVANA...NIOTAZE AND HALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3700 9617 3722 9617 3728 9584 3700 9587 TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 260DEG 8KT 3713 9608 DARMOFAL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1124 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016
KSZ082-091-092-080500-
HARPER KS-KINGMAN KS-SUMNER KS-
1124 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1121 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NASHVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMORITA
TO NEAR MEDFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER...CALDWELL...ATTICA...ARGONIA...
NASHVILLE...WILLOWDALE...MAYFIELD...ZENDA...MILAN...SPIVEY...
BLUFF CITY...CLEVELAND...DANVILLE...WALDRON...FREEPORT...PERTH...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS AND KINGMAN AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9835 3738 9835 3738 9843 3746 9844
3772 9812 3737 9788 3730 9743 3700 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 212DEG 16KT 3741 9836 3701 9821 3687 9776
DARMOFALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1127 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016
KSZ092-080500-
SUMNER KS-
1127 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1126 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WELLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WELLINGTON...MULVANE...BELLE PLAINE...OXFORD...
RIVERDALE AND WELLINGTON AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.
&&
LAT...LON 3748 9739 3748 9724 3746 9715 3733 9715
3720 9716 3720 9750
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 210DEG 12KT 3727 9736
DARMOFALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1156 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016
KSZ082-091-080530-
HARPER KS-KINGMAN KS-
1156 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 1153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL 6 MILES
NORTH OF ATTICA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARPER...ATTICA...MURDOCK...WILLOWDALE...ZENDA...SPIVEY...
CLEVELAND...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...RAGO AND RUNNYMEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS...SHOULD THE RISK FOR
MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING BECOME MORE IMMINENT.
&&
LAT...LON 3725 9835 3738 9835 3738 9842 3764 9840
3759 9784 3723 9796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 209DEG 28KT 3734 9826
DARMOFALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1204 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2016 KSZ082-083-091-092-080545- SEDGWICK KS-HARPER KS-KINGMAN KS-SUMNER KS- 1204 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1245 AM CDT * AT 1201 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF NORWICH TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WELLINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DERBY...HAYSVILLE...WELLINGTON...MULVANE...CLEARWATER...CHENEY... BELLE PLAINE...CONWAY SPRINGS...GARDEN PLAIN...ARGONIA...NORWICH... VIOLA...MAYFIELD...MILAN...DANVILLE...LAKE AFTON...RIVERDALE... PERTH AND WELLINGTON AIRPORT. LAT...LON 3724 9795 3769 9781 3753 9715 3709 9740 TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 219DEG 27KT 3737 9787 3718 9753 JAKUB
The Wichita radar (KICT), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:37 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported several cars were stranded or stalled out due to high water across west Wichita.
The Calfskin Creek ran out of its banks and flowed across 119th Street, just south of Maple Street. The water on the road was one to two feet deep, but the center of the road was only a few inches deep. Flooding was also reported in ditches along the side of the road.
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: 657414, 657417.