Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 1993, 3:22 AM CDT for Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 1993, 3:22 AM CDT (08:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 1993, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 59 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2058 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 140826 FFWDDC KSC097-141130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 322 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...KIOWA COUNTY AT 320 AM CDT...FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS MOST OF KIOWA COUNTY. KIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REPORTED THAT A FOOT OF WATER COVERED U.S. HIGHWAY 54 WEST OF GREENSBURG. U.S. HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN GREENSBURG ALSO REMAINS CLOSED. TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP ON U.S. HIGHWAY 54 NEAR GREENSBURG...AND KIOWA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS STRONGLY DISCOURAGE UNECESSARY TRAVEL IN KIOWA COUNTY. AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH 500 AM CDT...CAUSING WATERS TO CONTINUE TO RISE IN KIOWA COUNTY AND GREENSBURG. PERSONS IN GREENSBURG...AND KIOWA COUNTY NEED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT VENTURE TO WATER COVERED AREAS...OR WHERE STRONG CURRENTS EXIST. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT N>IGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE. VAN TRESS &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
KSZ008-009-140630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1232 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ELLIS...RUSH...PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES. THE THREAT FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER IN THESE LOCATIONS HAS ENDED. BERG
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
KSZ008-009-140630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1232 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ELLIS...RUSH...PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES. THE THREAT FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER IN THESE LOCATIONS H@AS ENDED. BERG
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 123 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 658 HAS BEEN ALLOWD TO EXPIRE. THUNDERSTORMS STILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAAS...HOWEVER THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE SEVERE LIMITS. AT 125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 20 SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBURG TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY...IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK COUNTY STATE LAKE. THIS STORM WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN COMMANCHE COUNTY BY 200 AM CDT. PERSONS STILL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES APPROACH. VAN TRESS
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.....CORRECTED TIMES.... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 126 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 658 HAS BEEN ALLOWD TO EXPIRE. THUNDERSTORMS STILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAAS...HOWEVER THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE SEVERE LIMITS. AT 125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 20 SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBURG TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY...IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK COUNTY STATE LAKE. THIS STORM WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN COMMANCHE COUNTY BY 200 AM CDT. PERSONS STILL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES APPROACH. VAN TRESS
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.....CORRECTED TIMES.... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 126 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 658 HAS BEEN ALLOWD TO EXPIRE. THUNDERSTORMS STILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAAS...HOWEVER THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE SEVERE LIMITS. AT 125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 20 SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBURG TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY...IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK COUNTY STATE LAKE. THIS STORM WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN COMMANCHE COUNTY BY 200 AM CDT. PERSONS STILL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES APPROACH. VAN TRESS
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.....CORRECTED TIMES.... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 126 AM CDT WED JUL 14 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 658 HAS BEEN ALLOWD TO EXPIRE. THUNDERSTORMS STILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAAS...HOWEVER THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE SEVERE LIMITS. AT 125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 20 SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBURG TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY...IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK COUNTY STATE LAKE. THIS STORM WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN COMMANCHE COUNTY BY 200 AM CDT. PERSONS STILL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER DOES APP6ROACH. VAN TRESS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 8:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 116 min |
| Jul 13, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 9:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford | 119 min |
| Jul 13, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 10:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Gray | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.