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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 1993, 5:24 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1993, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 1993, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ellis County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 132226 FFWDDC KSC051-140030- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 524 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL KANSAS ...ELLIS COUNTY AT 523 PM CDT...TORRENTIAL RAINS WERE FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF ELLIS COUNTY. ELLIS COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES REPORT STREETS RUNNING LIKE RIVERS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES BANK FULL. RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL SHOW AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS LIKELY BY 730 PM CDT. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH HAYS DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE. ANTONINO AND CATHERINE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE EFFECTED BY THE TORRENTIAL RAINS AS WILL COUNTY ROADS. RESIDENTS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AS ADDITIONAL RAPIDLY RISING WATER IS EXPECTED. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. JOHNSON &
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 13, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
KSZ005-006-008-132145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 337 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS POSTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... TREGO...ELLIS...RUSH AND PAWNEE SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... WAKEENEY...HAYS...LARNED AND LACROSSE. AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DID NOT INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AT THIS TIME. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LASTEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FAGEN
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
KSZ005-006-008-132145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 337 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS POSTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... TREGO...ELLIS...RUSH AND PAWNEE SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... WAKEENEY...HAYS...LARNED AND LACROSSE. AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DID NOT INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AT THIS TIME. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LASTEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FAGEN
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
KSZ006-009-132200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 353 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVELOPING NEAR COLDWATER... AT 350 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER COLDWATER OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBURG. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN WILMORE AND COLDWATER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WIND AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR WILMORE BY 415 PM. WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
KSZ006-009-132200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 353 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DEVELOPING NEAR COLDWATER... AT 350 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER COLDWATER OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBURG. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN WILMORE AND COLDWATER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WIND AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE NEAR WILMORE BY 415 PM. WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONjAL INFORMATION. HUTTON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:30 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-132230-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993
...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON...
AT 425 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
VERY HEAVY RAIN FORMING OVER A LARGE AREA FROM COLDWATER AND GREENSBURG
TO THE DODGE CITY...NESS CITY...AND HAYS AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WHEN
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...MOVE INDOORS INTO A REINFORCED BUILDING AND
REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
TREGO...ELLIS...RUSH...AND PAWNEE COUNTIES.
CRAVEN
DS - 085 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
065 NM ELSEWHERE
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 11 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
151800Z5 --- 10.7N8 126.9E8
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM
RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
080 NM ELSEWHERE
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 11 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
161800Z6 --- 12.1N4 122.8E3
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
OVER WATER
080 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
132100Z7 POSITION 8.2N0 135.5E4
POSITION HAS BEEN RELOCATED BASED UPON SATELLITE ANALYSIS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09W CONTINUES TO TRACK TO THE WEST AND IS
EXPECTED TO PASS OF THE PALAU ISLAND GROUP WITHIN THE NEXT 12
HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 140300Z8 (DTG 140151Z2), 140900Z4 (DTG
140751Z8), 141500Z1 (DTG 141351Z5) AND 142100Z8 (DTG 141951Z1).Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:32 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-132230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON... AT 425 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FORMING OVER A LARGE AREA FROM COLDWATER AND GREENSBURG TO THE DODGE CITY...NESS CITY...AND HAYS AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...MOVE INDOORS INTO A REINFORCED BUILDING AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR TREGO...ELLIS...RUSH...AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. CRAVEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness | 42 min |
| Jul 13, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 6:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Comanche | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards | 2 hr |
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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.