Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 1993, 1:34 AM CDT for Lane County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 1993, 1:34 AM CDT (06:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1993, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lane County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1773 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 190637 FFWDDC KSC101-190930- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 134 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ...SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY AT 132 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR IN SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY. THE GROUND IN THIS AREA WAS ALREADY WATER LOGGED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS AND CAN HOLD VERY LITTLE MORE WATER. THE RADAR ALSO SHOWED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS CONVERGING IN SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY SO THAT ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS YET TO FALL. THE RESULT WILL LIKELY BE FLASH FLOODING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF LANE COUNTY. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY UNTIL 430 AM CDT... IF YOU ARE IN SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY YOU SHOULD MOVE NOW TO HIGHER GROUND AND AVOID AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. STREAMS, RIVERS, AND CREEKS CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAIN. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATEN2ING RAINS.
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 18, 11:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-190545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1139 PM CDT SUN JUL 18 1993 ...MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 1136 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NORTH OF SYRACUSE...LAKIN...GARDEN CITY AND CIMARRON. OTHER STORMS WERE STILL AROUND SCOTT CITY AND DIGHTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR BUT NEW DEVELOPMENT WAS TAKING PLACE TO THE SOUTH OF THE STORMS. RAIN WILL REACH GARDEN CITY...LAKIN DODGE CITY...DIGHTON...SCOTT CITY...KALVESTA AND CIMARRON BY 1200 AM CDT. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. A LITTLE SMALL HAIL WAS ALSO POSSIBLE. STAY INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY 2 AM CDT WITH MANY AREAS LIKELY TO SEE MORE UNW~ANTED RAIN. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 12:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-190630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1227 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 1226 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE CLUSTER CONTAINING NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. THE AREA COVERE INCLUDED SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON ...GARDEN CITY...CIMARRON...DODGE CITY AND JETMORE. THE CLUSTER OF STORMS SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ONLY AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE GREATEST THREAT WAS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS. MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS...ESPECIALLY IN DODGE CITY...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON AND JETMORE. YOU SHOULD STAY INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN TOWN WHERE STREET FLOODING IS OCCURRING...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RUNNING WATER. CARS CAN EASILY BE CARRIED AWAY BY STREET FLOODING. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 12:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-190630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1227 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... AT 1226 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE CLUSTER CONTAINING NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. THE AREA COVERE INCLUDED SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON ...GARDEN CITY...CIMARRON...DODGE CITY AND JETMORE. THE CLUSTER OF STORMS SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ONLY AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE GREATEST THREAT WAS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS. MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS...ESPECIALLY IN DODGE CITY...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON AND JETMORE. YOU SHOULD STAY INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN TOWN WHERE STREET FLOODING IS OCCURRING...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RUNNING WATER. CARS CAN EASILY BE CARRIED AWAY BY STREET FLOODING. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:07 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 107 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION... AT 102 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND ON TO LARNED AND GREAT BEND. THEY WERE GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96 FROM SCOTT CITY TO GREAT BEND. THEY WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. STRONGEST STORM WAS 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SYRACUSE. IT WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS LIKELY PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THE GREATEST CONCERN FROM THE STORMS WAS VERY HEAVY RAINS FALLING ACROSS AN AREA ALREADY SOGGY FROM STORMS OF THE PREVIOUS DAY. LOCAL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY TO BE RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE RAIN AND TOWNS AND CITIES ARE GOING TO SEE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH RUNNING WATER. YOUR VEHICLE CAN EASILY BE SWEPT AWAY...TRAPPING YOU INSIDE. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:10 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 107 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION... AT 102 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND ON TO LARNED AND GREAT BEND. THEY WERE GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96 FROM SCOTT CITY TO GREAT BEND. THEY WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. STRONGEST STORM WAS 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SYRACUSE. IT WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS LIKELY PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THE GREATEST CONCERN FROM THE STORMS WAS VERY HEAVY RAINS FALLING ACROSS AN AREA ALREADY SOGGY FROM STORMS OF THE PREVIOUS DAY. LOCAL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY TO BE RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE RAIN AND TOWNS AND CITIES ARE GOING TO SEE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH RUNNING WATER. YOUR VEHICLE CAN EASILY BE SWEPT AWAY...TRAPPING YOU INSIDE. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:19 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED PM TO AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 107 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION... AT 102 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND ON TO LARNED AND GREAT BEND. THEY WERE GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96 FROM SCOTT CITY TO GREAT BEND. THEY WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. STRONGEST STORM WAS 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SYRACUSE. IT WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS LIKELY PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THE GREATEST CONCERN FROM THE STORMS WAS VERY HEAVY RAINS FALLING ACROSS AN AREA ALREADY SOGGY FROM STORMS OF THE PREVIOUS DAY. LOCAL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY TO BE RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE RAIN AND TOWNS AND CITIES ARE GOING TO SELE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH RUNNING WATER. YOUR VEHICLE CAN EASILY BE SWEPT AWAY...TRAPPING YOU INSIDE. JOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 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.