Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 1993, 10:58 PM CDT for Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1993, 10:58 PM CDT (03:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 1993, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Gray County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 140403 COR FFWDDC KSC069-140700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTION FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1058 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...GRAY COUNTY AT 1055 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS FROM DODGE CITY TO GARDEN CITY MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ADD HEAVY RAINS TO ALREADY FLOODED AREAS FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...ADDING TO THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND ROAD FLOODING ALREADY REPORTED OVER GRAY COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG A CREEK...SMALL STREAM OR LOW LYING AREA... TRY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODSh AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE. FAGEN
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, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
KSZ003-006-140345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 942 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DOTTED ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM LAKIN EAST TO GARDEN CITY TO NEAR CIMARRON... AT 935 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM LAKIN EASTWARD THROUGH DEERFIELD TO HOLCOMB AND FROM AROUND PIERCEVILLE TO CIMARRON. THE STORMS WERE SHOWING A VERY SLOW EASTERLY DRIFT OF ONLY AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ARKANSAS VALLEY IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY...OCCASIONALLY TORRENTIAL RAIN THROUGH 1035 PM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THE STORMS COULD OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AS HIGH AS 50 MILES AN HOUR. LOCAL FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY...ALONG WITH STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS OF LAKIN...DEERFIELD...HOLCOMB...GARDEN CITY AND CIMARRON. MANY DITCHES ALONG COUNTY ROADS ARE APT TO HAVE WATER TO NEAR THE ROADSIDE AND A FEW LOCATIONS MIGHT SEE WATER BRIEFLY ACROSS THE ROAD. DIRT ROADS IN MANY AREAS ARE GOING TO BE WASHED OUT AND COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE. YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT TRY TO TRAVEL ON DIRT ROADS DURING THESE HEAVY RAINS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 9:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
KSZ003-006-140345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 942 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DOTTED ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM LAKIN EAST TO GARDEN CITY TO NEAR CIMARRON... AT 935 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM LAKIN EASTWARD THROUGH DEERFIELD TO HOLCOMB AND FROM AROUND PIERCEVILLE TO CIMARRON. THE STORMS WERE SHOWING A VERY SLOW EASTERLY DRIFT OF ONLY AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ARKANSAS VALLEY IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY...OCCASIONALLY TORRENTIAL RAIN THROUGH 1035 PM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THE STORMS COULD OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AS HIGH AS 50 MILES AN HOUR. LOCAL FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY...ALONG WITH STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS OF LAKIN...DEERFIELD...HOLCOMB...GARDEN CITY AND CIMARRON. MANY DITCHES ALONG COUNTY ROADS ARE APT TO HAVE WATER TO NEAR THE ROADSIDE AND A FEW LOCATIONS MIGHT SEE WATER BRIEFLY ACROSS THE ROAD. DIRT ROADS IN MANY AREAS ARE GOING TO BE WASHED OUT AND COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE. YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT TRY TO TRAVEL ON DIRT ROADS DURING THESE HEAVY RAINS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:32 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
KSZ002-140430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1032 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS FINALLY MOVING NORTH OUT OF SCOTT COUNTY... AT 1031 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF SCOTT CITY...OVER THE LAKE SCOTT STATE PARK. THIS STORM WAS MOVING DUE NORTH AT AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL LEAVE SCOTT COUNTY TO THE NORTH BY 1045 PM CDT. THE STORM LIKELY WAS PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND LOTS OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS AROUND LAKE SCOTT STATE PARK SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO SHELTER IF THE STORM BECOMES THREATENING. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:33 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
KSZ002-140430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1032 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS FINALLY MOVING NORTH OUT OF SCOTT COUNTY... AT 1031 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF SCOTT CITY...OVER THE LAKE SCOTT STATE PARK. THIS STORM WAS MOVING DUE NORTH AT AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL LEAVE SCOTT COUNTY TO THE NORTH BY 1045 PM CDT. THE STORM LIKELY WAS PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND LOTS OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS AROUND LAKE SCOTT STATE PARK SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO SHELTER IF THE STORM BECOMES THREATENING. JOVHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:37 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
KSZ006-009-140445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1037 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ALONG HIGHWAY 54 FROM GREENSBURG TO PRATT... AT 1036 PM CDT...A BAND OF THUNDERSTOMS 30 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM GREENSBURG TO PRATT ALONG HIGHWAY 54. THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH AT ONLY AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE SMALL HAIL. SOME LOCAL FLOODING OF STREETS IN GREENSBURG...HAVILAND AND PRATT IS POSSIBLE. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 100 AM CDT... JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 10:39 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
KSZ006-009-140445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1037 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ALONG HIGHWAY 54 FROM GREENSBURG TO PRATT... AT 1036 PM CDT...A BAND OF THUNDERSTOMS 30 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM GREENSBURG TO PRATT ALONG HIGHWAY 54. THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH AT ONLY AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE SMALL HAIL. SOME LOCAL FLOODING OF STREETS IN GREENSBURG...HAVILAND AND PRATT IS POSSIBLE. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 100 AM CDT... JOHNSON
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, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.