Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 1993, 3:47 AM CDT for Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 1993, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1993, 6:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pawnee County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 190850 FFWDDC KSC145-191145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 347 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...PAWNEE COUNTY AT 343 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS SPREADIN SOUTHEAST INTO PAWNEE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAD ALREADY PROMPTED FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ACROSS SOUTHERN NESS COUNTY AND NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTY. ONE HOUR RAINFALL WITH THE STORMS WAS IN EXCESS OF 1/2 INCH AN HOUR. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH AN ALREADY SOAKED PAWNEE COUNTY. FLOODING EARLIER TODAY ACROSS MANY AREAS IN POAWNEE COUNTY WILL RESUME AS THE STORMS MOVE IN. IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND ROADWAYS...THE PAWNEE RIVER AT LARNED WAS ALREADY RUNNING BANK FULL. THE STORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA HAD FOLLOWED THE PATH OF THE PAWNEE RIVER FROM MANY MILES UPSTREAM DUMPING MORE WATER INTO THIS ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAM. PERSONS IN PAWNEE COUNTY SHOULD MOVE NOW TO HIGHER GROUND TO AVOID THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU ARE ALONG THE PAWNEE RIVER OR THE COON CREEK YOU SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGH GROUND IF THEY BEGIN TO RISE. JOHNSON DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS. THE WATER DEPTH AND CURRENT MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
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 19, 2:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
KSZ003-190745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED LAST TWO LINES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 202 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS BEARING DOWN ON THE GARDEN CITY AREA... AT 200 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF GARDEN CITY...4 MILES NORTH OF DEERFIELD. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL REACH HOLCOMB BY 220 AM CDT AND GARDEN CITY BY 240 AM CDT. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IT IS ALSO LIKELY PRODUCING MARBLE SIZED HAIL. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS THE STORM APPROACHES. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 2:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 221 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 AT 220 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND 50 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM SCOTT CITY AND GARDEN CITY EAST THROUGH GREAT BEND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WERE MOSTLY NORTH OF GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY AND MOSTLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96 FROM SCOTT CITY TO GREAT BEND. THESE STORMS ARE BRINGING VERY HEAVY RAINS TO TENNIS...FRIEND...KALVESTA ...JETMORE AND NESS CITY. BY 330 AM THESE VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO EXTEND EAST INTO BURDETTE...ROZEL...HANSTON...BAZINE...RUSH CENTER AND LARNED. REMEMBER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DEADLY LIGHTNING...THE SINGLE LARGEST KILLER ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 2:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-190830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 221 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 AT 220 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND 50 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM SCOTT CITY AND GARDEN CITY EAST THROUGH GREAT BEND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WERE MOSTLY NORTH OF GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY AND MOSTLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96 FROM SCOTT CITY TO GREAT BEND. THESE STORMS ARE BRINGING VERY HEAVY RAINS TO TENNIS...FRIEND...KALVESTA ...JETMORE AND NESS CITY. BY 330 AM THESE VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO EXTEND EAST INTO BURDETTE...ROZEL...HANSTON...BAZINE...RUSH CENTER AND LARNED. REMEMVBER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DEADLY LIGHTNING...THE SINGLE LARGEST KILLER ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. JOHNSON
Local storm report, Jul 19, 3:20 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
320 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 1993
PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM EVENING OF SEP 18 EARLY MORNING OF SEP 19 1993
TIME CDT LOCATION EVENT
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622 PM 6 M SE MOSCOW GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
STEVENS CO.
630 PM SEWARD CO. QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY
190 IN EXTREME N PART OF COUNTY.
643 PM SATANTA NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
HASKELL CO.
703 PM CIMARRON SOME DIZE SIZED HAIL STONES.
GRAY CO.
704 PM CIMARRON 3/4" HAIL REPORTED BY OFF DUTY
GRAY CO. NWS EMPLOYEE.
707 PM GCK AIRPORT GUST TO 60 KNOTS ON SFC OBS.
FINNEY CO.
708 PM NESS CITY DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
NESS CO. ALSO 4 S NESS CITY.
717 PM GCK AIRPORT 3/4" HAIL ON SFC OBS.
FINNEY CO.
731 PM 13 ENE GARDEN CITY MARBLE TO GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
FINNEY CO.
738 PM 3 N ENSIGN QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
GRAY CO.
803 PM 4 W DIGHTON 3/4" DIAMETER HAIL.
LANE CO.
806 PM 1/2 E WOODS 1/2" DIAMETER HAIL.
STEVENS CO.
815 PM 14 N LIBERAL DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
SEWARD CO.
820 PM 12 W LAKIN GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
KEARNY CO.
821 PM 9 S SCOTT CITY DIME SIZED HAIL.
SCOTT CO.
823 PM 5 E HEALY DIME SIZED HAIL.
LANE CO.
825 PM SHALLOW WATER 1/2" HAIL.
SCOTT CO.
828 PM FINNEY CO. DIME SIZED HAIL COVERING GROUND
ON HIGHWAY 83 JUST SOUTH OF
SCOTT CO. LINE.
838 PM SW LAKIN BASEBALL SIZED HAIL.
KEARNY CO.
912 PM MEADE CO. DIME SIZED HAIL COVERING HIGHWAY
23, 4 S OF GRAY CO. LINE.
915 PM GRAY CO. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT
MILE MARKER 37 ON HIGHWAY 23.
916 PM 10 N - 6 E PLAINS QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND 1.90".
MEADE CO. ALSO GOLFBALL HAIL AT 905 PM.
918 PM MEADE CO. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL-ROAD COVERED
ALONG HIGHWAY 23 3 S GRAY CO LN.
920 PM GRAY CO. MARBLE SIZED HAIL 5 N MEADE CO.
LINE ALONG HIGHWAY 23.
920 PM GRAY CO. GOLFBALL HAIL ON HIGHWAY 23 AT
MEADE COUNTY LINE.
930 PM 8 N GARDEN CITY TORNADO...POSSIBLY 2 OR 3 ON
FINNEY CO. THE GROUND.
930 PM JUST E DEERFIELD TRACTOR TRAILOR OVERTURNED ON
FINNEY CO. HIGHWAY 50.
930 PM GRAY CO. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
ON HIGHWAY 23 AT 98 JUNCTION.
936 PM 20 NW ULYSSES DIME SIZED HAIL.
KEARNY CO.
957 PM 12 S DODGE CITY PEA SIZED HAIL.
FORD CO.
1032 PM FORD DIME SIZED HAIL.
FORD CO.
1041 PM GARDEN CITY AIRPORT GUST TO 48 KNOTS AND 1/2" HAIL
FINNEY CO. ON SFC OBS.
1059 PM 12 ENE GARDEN CITY DIME SIZED HAIL.
FINNEY CO.
1101 PM 13 ENE GARDEN CITY QUARTER SIZED HAIL...HIGH WINDS.
FINNEY CO.
1129 PM 35 NW DODGE CITY PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL.
FINNEY CO.
1131 PM 13 N 2 E CIMARRON PEA SIZED HAIL COVERING GROUND.
FINNEY CO.
1147 PM NESS CITY PEA SIZED HAIL.
NESS CO.
1150 PM BAZINE PEA SIZED HAIL...40 MPH WINDS.
NESS CO.
1222 AM LACROSSE PEA SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.
RUSH CO.
CRAVE
WWCN01CYYZ ,Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:31 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
KSZ006-190930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 331 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...GUSTY WIND HEADED FOR KINSLEY... STRONG WIND OF UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY TO MOVE INTO THE KINSLEY AREA BY 340 AM THIS MORNING. THE WIND IS FLOWING OUT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BACK TOWARD THE NESS CITY AND JETMORE AREAS. A WIND GUST TO 56 MILES AN HOUR OCCURRED AT THE DODGE CITY AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER 3 AM. NO THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND GUSTS BUT RAIN IS POSSIBLE SHORTLY AFTER THE WIND ARRIVES. HUTTON &
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:34 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
KSZ006-190930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 331 AM CDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...GUSTY WIND HEADED FOR KINSLEY... STRONG WIND OF UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY TO MOVE INTO THE KINSLEY AREA BY 340 AM THIS MORNING. THE WIND IS FLOWING OUT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BACK TOWARD THE NESS CITY AND JETMORE AREAS. A WIND GUST TO 56 MILES AN HOUR OCCURRED AT THE DODGE CITY AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER 3 AM. NO THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND GUSTS BUT RAIN IS POSSIBLE SHORTLY AFTER THE WIND ARRIVES. HUTTON &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Lane | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 3 hr |
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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.