During the morning flash flooding was reported north of Parks along Count Road 712. Rainfall from the previous night over the same location the flooding occurred caused the ground to be saturated.
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During the morning flash flooding was reported north of Parks along Count Road 712. Rainfall from the previous night over the same location the flooding occurred caused the ground to be saturated. Little if any of the Repeated rainfall the next morning soaked in, causing four to six inches of water to flow over the road.
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 Aug 31, 4:18 AM MST, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 518 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday) Issued at 239 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2016 Last bit of shortwave energy rotating around the southern plains anticyclone will keep scattered thunderstorms going today, gradually ending tonight. Instability/shear parameters remain similar to yesterday, but with cloud cover keeping temperatures relatively cool, instability may be a little lower. Nonetheless, with deep layer shear remaining below 20kts the severe threat will be rather limited. Primary hazard will continue to be locally heavy rainfall/flash flooding with slow moving storms in a very moist environment. Areas of fog/patchy dense fog will persist through mid to late morning today, then redevelop overnight tonight and into Thursday morning. After the morning fog burns off, Thursday will be dry as a ridge builds over the area aloft. Friday will see storms in eastern Colorado during the afternoon as southwest flow develops aloft around the base of a system entering the northern Rockies. These storms will spread eastward into the remainder of the area Friday night. Instability and shear will be better compared to the last few days with the stronger flow aloft, especially in Colorado where there might be a marginal risk for a severe storm or two. Further east instability and shear will diminish, so storms will likely weaken as the move into those areas. Temperatures will be below normal today due to cloudiness and precipitation, then slightly below normal on Thursday and near normal on Friday with more sun expected. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Tuesday) Issued at 110 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2016 In the extended period there will be a persistent southwesterly flow into the region. This is due to troughing in the western CONUS and ridging in the eastern CONUS (excluding regions impacted by the tropical storm/depression). This flow pattern will allow moisture to be pushed north into the CWA which will help with precipitation development. For the most part, there are shower and storm chances each day during the extended period due to 700 mb shortwaves moving through the primary mid level flow. Come Monday into Tuesday, a cold front could potentially impact the CWA Nebraska counties, which could enhance storm development in those areas. Previous guidance had the cold front potentially moving through the CWA from the north but current guidance keeps it, for the most part, to our north. Will keep an eye on this as next week approaches. Temperatures are expected to be in the 80s during the extended period, with a possible cool down into the 70s early next week with the approaching cold front. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Thursday morning) Issued at 515 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2016 VLIFR in fog/low clouds will slowly improve through this morning. However it may take until early afternoon to reach VFR as ceilings will be slow to rise in moist environment and light upslope winds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through this afternoon, gradually diminishing tonight. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible. Tonight, areas of fog and low clouds will redevelop overnight, with VLIFR possible once again towards sunrise Thursday morning. && .GLD Watches/Warnings/Advisories... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...CLT AVIATION...024
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1049 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011700- YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS- DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1049 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 /1149 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH STRONGER STORMS. AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 621 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 COZ090-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-311500- YUMA COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...BIRD CITY... ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...GRINNELL... GRAINFIELD...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...CULBERTSON...TRENTON... STRATTON NE...PALISADE...MCCOOK 621 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 /721 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016/ PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH 9 AM MDT/10 AM CDT. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCLUDING OAKLEY KANSAS AT INTERSTATE 70. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES OF SHORT DISTANCES THIS MORNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 647 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 COZ090-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-010100- YUMA COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...BIRD CITY... ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...GRINNELL... GRAINFIELD...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...CULBERTSON...TRENTON... STRATTON NE...PALISADE...MCCOOK 647 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 /747 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016/ PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH 9 AM MDT/10 AM CDT. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCLUDING OAKLEY KANSAS AT INTERSTATE 70. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES OVER SHORT DISTANCES THIS MORNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 729 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 COZ091-092-311530- KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...ARAPAHOE...CHEYENNE WELLS 729 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2016 PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH 9 AM MDT/10 AM CDT. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES OVER SHORT DISTANCES THIS MORNING.
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:29 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Four to six inches of water was reported over the road east of the 327 Avenue and County Road 712 intersection.
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