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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2015, 11:07 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2015, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 69 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:09 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sw The Haggard Elev, KS | ON 23 HIGHWAY AND AROUND DD ROAD WATER WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. |
| May 25, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | 4 Wsw The Haggard Elev, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 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
- 819 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
875
WGUS53 KDDC 250407
FFWDDC
KSC069-081-119-175-250900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0003.150525T0407Z-150525T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1107 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 400 AM CDT
* AT 1103 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MEADE...MONTEZUMA...COPELAND...ENSIGN...MISSLER...THE HAGGARD
ELEV...TICE AND PLAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3723 10092 3743 10093 3771 10021 3756 10022
3720 10036
$$
RBURG3 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KDDC 250531
FFSDDC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1231 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
KSC069-081-119-175-250900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150525T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-HASKELL KS-GRAY KS-
1231 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SEWARD...NORTHWESTERN MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL AND
SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTIES...
AT 1228 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MEADE...MONTEZUMA...COPELAND...ENSIGN...MISSLER...THE HAGGARD ELEV...
TICE AND PLAINS.
AT 12:23 AM LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MODERATE STREET FLOODING IN
MONTEZUMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3723 10092 3743 10093 3771 10021 3756 10022
3720 10036
$$
RBURG319
WGUS53 KDDC 250823
FFWDDC
KSC069-081-119-175-251400-
/O.EXT.KDDC.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150525T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
323 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT
* AT 323 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FOUR TO NEAR SIX INCHES
HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WATER
WAS RUNNING OVER ROAD IN HIGHWAY 23 AND DD ROAD. FLASH FLOODING IS
ALREADY OCCURRING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MEADE...MONTEZUMA...COPELAND...ENSIGN...MISSLER...THE HAGGARD
ELEV...TICE AND PLAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3723 10092 3743 10093 3771 10021 3756 10022
3720 10036
$$
RBURG589
WGUS73 KDDC 251401
FFSDDC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
901 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
KSC069-081-119-175-251410-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150525T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-HASKELL KS-GRAY KS-
901 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEWARD...NORTHWESTERN
MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL AND SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3723 10092 3743 10093 3771 10021 3756 10022
3720 10036
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 43 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 55 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 26 min |
| May 24, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 20 min |
| May 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 47 min |
| May 24, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Seward and 1 more | 44 min |
| May 24, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 27 min |
| May 24, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 50 min |
| May 24, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Scott | 47 min |
| May 24, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Stevens | 12 min |
| May 24, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Lane | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade, Seward | 33 min |
| May 24, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 36 min |
| May 24, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 65 min |
| May 24, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 47 min |
| May 24, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 50 min |
| May 24, 11:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 34 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade, Seward | 46 min |
| May 25, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 24 min |
| May 25, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 55 min |
| May 25, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 6 hr |
| May 25, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 50 min |
| May 25, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 47 min |
| May 25, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 39 min |
| May 25, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 65 min |
| May 25, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 48 min |
| May 25, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 52 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.