River Flood Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Jul 31, 2007, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)

In effect from

Jul 31, 2007, 6:54 PM CDT

Expired

Jul 31, 2007, 8:32 PM CDT

In force

98 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Flood severity

Minor

County Rush County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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.

Written for the forecast point Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma (RCNK1).

Action stage

26 ft

Minor stage

29 ft

Moderate stage

31 ft

Major stage

33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07141780, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

000 
WGUS43 KDDC 311727
FLWDDC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 
1227 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY, KS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...

  THE WALNUT CREEK NEAR NEKOMA AFFECTING RUSH COUNTY.

.HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAINS IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES IN NORTHEAST NESS
COUNTY AND NORTHWEST RUSH COUNTY, AND THE RESULTING RUNOFF, WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE WALNUT CREEK IN EASTERN NESS AND
RUSH COUNTIES LATER THIS EVENING.

CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS... 

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER OR GO AROUND BARRICADES.  NEARLY 
HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED.  

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.    

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT: 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=DDC (LOWERCASE) FOR ADDITIONAL 
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING.


KSC165-010527-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FL.W.0009.070731T2354Z-070801T0617Z/
/RCNK1.1.ER.070731T2354Z.070801T0000Z.070801T0017Z.NO/
1227 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY, KS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WALNUT CREEK NEAR NEKOMA.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 12:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 29.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 29.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE WALNUT
  CREEK THROUGHOUT RUSH COUNTY.  BAR DITCHES ON THE NORTH-SOUTH ROAD
  NEAR THE RIVER GAGE WILL CONTAIN THREE OR MORE FEET OF WATER AS THE 
  WALNUT CREEK RISES ABOVE 29 FEET.  
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 27.6
  FEET ON JUN 9 2001.

$$

000 
WGUS83 KDDC 010127
FLSDDC
KSC165-011327-
  
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
827 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
KANSAS...
 
  THE WALNUT CREEK NEAR NEKOMA AFFECTING RUSH COUNTY.
 
. THE WALNUT CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE FROM HEAVY RAINS
RECEIVED MONDAY NIGHT.  THE CREEK WILL RISE THROUGH 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 26 FEET.  FLOOD STAGE NEAR
NEKOMA IS 29 FEET.

ROADS ALONG AND NEAR THE WALNUT CREEK IN EASTERN NESS COUNTY WILL 
REMAIN WET AND MUDDY AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.

 SAFETY MESSAGE...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER OR GO AROUND BARRICADES.  NEARLY 
HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED.  

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.    

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT: 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=DDC (LOWERCASE) FOR ADDITIONAL 
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ***TIME OF NEXT ISSUANCE***


KSC165-010157-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070801T0617Z/
/RCNK1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
827 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WALNUT CREEK NEAR NEKOMA.
* AT  7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 26.1 FEET 
  TOMORROW EVENING.


$$

000 
WGUS83 KDDC 010132 CCA
FLSDDC
KSC165-011327-
  
FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
827 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KANSAS...
 
  THE WALNUT CREEK NEAR NEKOMA AFFECTING RUSH COUNTY.
 
. THE WALNUT CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE FROM HEAVY RAINS
RECEIVED MONDAY NIGHT.  THE CREEK WILL RISE THROUGH 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 26 FEET.  FLOOD STAGE NEAR
NEKOMA IS 29 FEET.

ROADS ALONG AND NEAR THE WALNUT CREEK IN EASTERN NESS COUNTY WILL 
REMAIN WET AND MUDDY AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.

 SAFETY MESSAGE...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER OR GO AROUND BARRICADES.  NEARLY 
HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED.  

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.    

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT: 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=DDC (LOWERCASE) FOR ADDITIONAL 
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING...IF NEEDED.


KSC165-010157-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070801T0617Z/
/RCNK1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
827 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WALNUT CREEK NEAR NEKOMA.
* AT  7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 26.1 FEET 
  TOMORROW EVENING.


$$

BURKE

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.