Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 1993, 8:34 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 116 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1993, 8:34 PM CDT (01:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 1993, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 140136 FFWDDC KSC055-069-140330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 834 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY...NORTHERN GRAY COUNTY AT 832 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN A 3 HOUR TIME SPAN ALONG THE FINNEY GRAY COUNTY LINE...10 MILES WEST OF KALVESTA...OR 20 MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY. THE VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THRU 930 PM IN THESE LOCATIONS. 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. PB
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, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
KSZ006-140030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 633 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO RAGE OVER PARTS OF MEADE COUNTY... AT 632 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEADE...35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 60 10 MILES EAST OF MEADE AT 645 PM CDT. NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED BY A SPOTTER 8 MILES SOUTH OF MEADE AT 626 PM CDT. THE STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW FROM THE STORM. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINED IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR MEADE COUNTY... JOHNSON &
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours before
KSZ006-140030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 633 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO RAGE OVER PARTS OF MEADE COUNTY... AT 632 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEADE...35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 60 10 MILES EAST OF MEADE AT 645 PM CDT. NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED BY A SPOTTER 8 MILES SOUTH OF MEADE AT 626 PM CDT. THE STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW FROM THE STORM. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINED I8N EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR MEADE COUNTY... JOHNSON &
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:58 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 758 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY LINE... AT 757 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM WAKEENEY AND HAYS SOUTH INTO DODGE CITY AND GREENSBURG. THE STORMS WERE SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 930 PM IN DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...JETMORE AND KINSLEY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ELLIS...RUSH AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. 8PM READINGS IN THE 70S ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S AROUND MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD MOVE SOUTH AND REACH THE LIBERAL...MEDICINE LODGE AND ASHLAND AREAS AFTER 10 PM. BERG vvfFFWVWWUS6 tGBf6WWUS V1WSCAf <N 13s FTUS r-FPAK p=FTUS PI`WWUS l g@ `OFTUE y-FPAKE6WWUS \XWOUS _6WWUS \AH WUUSx UWWUS M=HWWJP, DZ&6WWUS xMWWUS pS6WWUS dX%FTUE $|dFQUS ` gf6WWUS 03Z C40 BKNOCNL RW- C40 BKN. q6WWUS u 6WWUS pc<6WWUS < 5Z 30 SCKN 1607 OCNL BKN 3TRW-.Z MVFR CRW.. LAF FT 140024hx WUUS |cq`WWUS o6WWUS` hj&6WWUS ,tWWUS |6WWUS qI`WWUSR
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:59 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 758 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY LINE... AT 757 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM WAKEENEY AND HAYS SOUTH INTO DODGE CITY AND GREENSBURG. THE STORMS WERE SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 930 PM IN DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...JETMORE AND KINSLEY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ELLIS...RUSH AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. 8PM READINGS IN THE 70S ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S AROUND MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD MOVE SOUTH AND REACH THE LIBERAL...MEDICINE LODGE AND ASHLAND AREAS AFTER 10 PM. BERG
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 8:29 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 829 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS UNTIL 1 AM CDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS UNTIL 1 AM. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE: LANE...NESS...SCOTT...LANE...TREGO...ELLIS...RUSH...CLARK...GRAY KEARN...STEVENS...FINNEY...HAMILTON...MEADE...FORD...HASKELL MORTON...GRANT...HODGEMAN...STANTON...BARBER...PRATT...COMANCHE EDWARDS...KIOWA...PAWNEE AND STAFFORD. SOME OF THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE: WAKEENEY...HAYS...SCOTT CITY...NESS CITY...LARNED...SYRACUSE GARDEN CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...LIBERAL...DODGE CITY...PRATT GREENSBURG...MEDICINE LODGE...LACROSSE...COLDWATER AND MEADE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION INCLUDING POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FAGEN
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 8:31 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
KSZ002-003-005-006-008-009-140230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 829 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS UNTIL 1 AM CDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS UNTIL 1 AM. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE: LANE...NESS...SCOTT...LANE...TREGO...ELLIS...RUSH...CLARK...GRAY KEARN...STEVENS...FINNEY...HAMILTON...MEADE...FORD...HASKELL MORTON...GRANT...HODGEMAN...STANTON...BARBER...PRATT...COMANCHE EDWARDS...KIOWA...PAWNEE AND STAFFORD. SOME OF THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE: WAKEENEY...HAYS...SCOTT CITY...NESS CITY...LARNED...SYRACUSE GARDEN CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...LIBERAL...DODGE CITY...PRATT GREENSBURG...MEDICINE LODGE...LACROSSE...COLDWATER AND MEADE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KANSAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION INCLUDING POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FAGEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 3:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 3 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.