Prolonged heavy rainfall of around two inches fell over the flash flood area the previous night. However the corridor of heavy rainfall followed the channel of Plum Creek upstream, further aiding in flooding downstream and causing the flooding from last night to continue into the morning.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Prolonged heavy rainfall of around two inches fell over the flash flood area the previous night. However the corridor of heavy rainfall followed the channel of Plum Creek upstream, further aiding in flooding downstream and causing the flooding from last night to continue into the morning.
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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 29, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1131 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 .UPDATE... Issued at 558 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 Strong, deep lift will continue over the center part of the area near the majority of the storm activity. This lift will diminish during the early evening. The storm activity will then shift to the west and northwest ahead of an approaching upper level short wave trough. Expect the lift to increase during the evening, mainly over the northwest and north central part of the area into the overnight hours before weakening as the short wave trough begins to fill. The nose of the LLJ will also be over the northwest part of the area during this time period, further adding to the lift. The storm activity will diminish/move east of the area during the overnight hours. Due to the increasing stability of the environment, am expecting the severe weather threat to come to a close over the next hour or so if not before. However due to slow storm motions around 15 MPH, flash flooding will continue to be a threat during the evening and into the overnight hours. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 217 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 Scattered thunderstorms have developed this afternoon in southeastern part of the area. A weak shortwave trough rotating around the souther plains ridge has provided enough lift in the moderately unstable and weakly sheared environment for large hail in the strongest cores. The shear is forecast to increase a bit this afternoon so storms will likely persist into the evening hours as they gradually lift north with the upper forcing. Monday will present a similar set up as today. Another shortwave trough will rotate in during the afternoon from the southwest. Instability however will be higher...with most of the forecast area moderately to strongly unstable. Deep layer shear will be similar with perhaps a slight increase as well compared to today. As a result...think there will be another round of scattered storms capable of producing large hail. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday) Issued at 151 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 Thunderstorm activity Monday evening, some severe, will slowly wind down Monday night as the longwave of low pressure pulls slightly eastward overnight. The theta-e boundary that provided a focus for thunderstorm development on Monday afternoon/evening will move off to the east as we head into Tuesday. Another round of thunderstorm activity will be possible on Tuesday along and ahead of a cold front. At this time, strong thunderstorms are possible but severe thunderstorm development will be limited. PoPs remain in the forecast through Wednesday morning as this front will likely slow down during the overnight hours and perhaps stall out just to the east of the CWA. This system will move to the east late Wednesday and into Thursday with high pressure building in to the west of the CWA. A dry and warm pattern will persist from late Wednesday into the weekend. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Monday night) Issued at 1127 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 VFR conditions forecast for the TAFs. Main challenge will be the wind direction overnight due to thunderstorm outflow creating a mess of the wind field. Did a best guess of the wind direction given the anticipated storm movement, but have little confidence with the wind field forecast. The winds should return to the south by 12z due to the storms being over with by that time. Another round of storms is expected, with storm activity increasing during the late afternoon and early evening. && .GLD Watches/Warnings/Advisories... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...JTL SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...TL AVIATION...JTL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 952 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-310400- YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS- DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 952 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 /1052 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THERE WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING DUE TO STORM MOTION AROUND 15 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JTL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
854 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM HAIL 6 S MAX 40.02N 101.42W
05/29/2016 E1.25 INCH DUNDY NE PUBLIC
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
&&
HILLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
858 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0109 PM HAIL 3 W GOVE 38.96N 100.55W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH GOVE KS PUBLIC
HAIL IS COATING THE GROUND. HIGH WINDS ALSO REPORTED.
0139 PM HAIL PARK 39.11N 100.36W
05/29/2016 E1.75 INCH GOVE KS PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0141 PM HAIL 4 S PARK 39.05N 100.36W
05/29/2016 E1.25 INCH GOVE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
STARTED AT 135 PM MDT AND ENDED AT 141 PM MDT.
0143 PM HAIL 1 S PARK 39.10N 100.36W
05/29/2016 M2.00 INCH GOVE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER MEASURED 2 INCH HAIL AND REPORTED
INTENSE LIGHTNING THAT STARTED A FIRE IN A TREE ROW.
0205 PM HAIL 2 S PARK 39.08N 100.36W
05/29/2016 M1.25 INCH GOVE KS COCORAHS
BROKEN HOUSE WINDOWS
0209 PM HAIL 3 W GOVE 38.96N 100.55W
05/29/2016 E1.25 INCH GOVE KS PUBLIC
HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0222 PM HAIL 7 SSE HOXIE 39.26N 100.40W
05/29/2016 E0.75 INCH SHERIDAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL
0250 PM FLASH FLOOD GOVE 38.96N 100.49W
05/29/2016 GOVE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
RUNNING WATER ON HWY 23 AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
0255 PM FLASH FLOOD GOVE 38.96N 100.49W
05/29/2016 GOVE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER PASSED ALONG REPORTS OF WATER ACROSS STREETS IN
TOWN.
0300 PM HAIL 10 S OAKLEY 38.98N 100.85W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH LOGAN KS PUBLIC
0310 PM HAIL 10 SW OAKLEY 39.02N 100.99W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH LOGAN KS PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0310 PM HAIL 8 SSE MONUMENT 38.99N 100.93W
05/29/2016 E1.75 INCH LOGAN KS PUBLIC
PING PONG TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
0340 PM HAIL 7 S SELDEN 39.44N 100.57W
05/29/2016 M0.88 INCH SHERIDAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0355 PM HAIL 5 ENE WINONA 39.09N 101.15W
05/29/2016 E1.50 INCH LOGAN KS PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0358 PM HAIL 12 E RUSSELL SPRINGS 38.92N 100.94W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH LOGAN KS PUBLIC
UP TO QUARTER SIZE.
0418 PM HAIL 12 NNW THE MONUMENT ROC 38.92N 100.87W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH LOGAN KS EMERGENCY MNGR
UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. MOSTLY PEA SIZE.
0420 PM FLASH FLOOD 11 S OAKLEY 38.96N 100.85W
05/29/2016 LOGAN KS EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER LOW SPOTS ON COUNTY ROADS INCLUDING SENECA
0423 PM HAIL 2 SSE LEVANT 39.35N 101.18W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH THOMAS KS TRAINED SPOTTER
MOSTLY NICKEL SIZE HAIL WITH SOME QUARTER SIZE HAIL MIXED
IN. OCCURRED AT I-70 EXIT FOR LEVANT.
0507 PM HAIL 4 SSW HALFORD 39.31N 100.89W
05/29/2016 E0.88 INCH THOMAS KS PUBLIC
0510 PM HAIL 9 NE WALLACE 39.00N 101.48W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH WALLACE KS PUBLIC
UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0618 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 S BURLINGTON 39.24N 102.29W
05/29/2016 M60.00 MPH KIT CARSON CO ASOS
0725 PM HAIL 12 NNE PARKS 40.21N 101.67W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH DUNDY NE PUBLIC
APPROXIMATE TIME.
0830 PM HAIL 6 S MAX 40.02N 101.42W
05/29/2016 E1.25 INCH DUNDY NE PUBLIC
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
&&
HILLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 916 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 COZ090-300330- YUMA COUNTY CO- 916 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM MDT... AT 916 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF ECKLEY...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF YUMA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 NEAR MILE MARKER 249. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4014 10255 4027 10253 4032 10228 4012 10224 TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 264DEG 18KT 4021 10246 HUSTED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 928 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 COZ090-300400- YUMA COUNTY CO- 928 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM MDT... AT 927 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ECKLEY...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF WRAY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WRAY. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 241 AND 256. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4014 10251 4028 10245 4025 10212 4003 10221 TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 286DEG 17KT 4019 10242 HUSTED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
932 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016
NEZ079-300400-
DUNDY NE-
932 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTY UNTIL
1000 PM MDT...
AT 932 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTH OF HAIGLER...OR 16 MILES EAST OF WRAY...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAIGLER AND PARKS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4019 10166 4000 10166 4000 10171 4001 10204
4018 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 283DEG 7KT 4010 10192
HUSTEDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1034 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1027 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W GOVE 38.96N 100.55W
05/29/2016 GOVE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS OVER THE ROAD IN VARIOUS SPOTS IN MILE STRETCH
FROM CR38 TO CR40 ALONG CRS. DITCHES WERE FULL ALONG MILE
STRETCH FROM CR34 TO CR36. THE BRIDGE OVER HACKBERRY
CREEK BETWEEN CR40 AND CR42 HAD 5-6 FEET OF WATER RUNNING
UNDER IT. FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS GREW DEEPER CLOSER
TO GOVE CITY.
&&
JLUNDQUISTThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A photo sent in the day after the heavy rainfall occurred showed flood waters were still over the road in two locations, just west and just south of the CR Quail/CR 430 intersection where the Plum Creek crosses under the road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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