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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2015, 6:46 PM CDT for Clark County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 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 27, 2015, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2015, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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 27, 8:22 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fowler, KS | |
| May 27, 8:22 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sw Fowler, KS | MAIN STREET IN FOWLER WAS UNDER WATER. |
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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056
WGUS53 KDDC 272346
FFWDDC
KSC025-119-280245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0006.150527T2346Z-150528T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
646 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
NORTHERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 644 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD
FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE WARNED AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MEADE...FOWLER AND MISSLER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3740 10007 3720 10007 3723 10052 3735 10053
$$
FINCH2 follow-up statements
784 WGUS73 KDDC 280146 FFSDDC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 846 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 KSC025-119-280245- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150528T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLARK KS-MEADE KS- 846 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL CLARK AND NORTHERN MEADE COUNTIES... AT 845 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ON MAIN STREET IN FOWLER. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MEADE...FOWLER AND MISSLER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. && LAT...LON 3740 10007 3720 10007 3723 10052 3735 10053 $$ FINCH
328 WGUS73 KDDC 280240 FFSDDC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 940 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 KSC025-119-280249- /O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150528T0245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLARK KS-MEADE KS- 940 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CLARK AND NORTHERN MEADE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT, HOWEVER SOME RURAL ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL BE FLOODED IN A FEW LOCATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, AND AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. LAT...LON 3740 10007 3720 10007 3723 10052 3735 10053 $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 28 min |
| May 27, 2:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 3 more | 41 hr |
| May 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Scott | 48 min |
| May 27, 3:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane | 36 min |
| May 27, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 25 min |
| May 27, 3:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 6 hr |
| May 27, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane | 49 min |
| May 27, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 50 min |
| May 27, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 31 min |
| May 27, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 48 min |
| May 27, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 28 min |
| May 27, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 11 min |
| May 27, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 44 min |
| May 27, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell | 56 min |
| May 27, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 42 min |
| May 27, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 42 min |
| May 27, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 52 min |
| May 27, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 49 min |
| May 27, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell | 50 min |
| May 27, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell | 15 min |
| May 27, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman | 34 min |
| May 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 54 min |
| May 27, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 14 min |
| May 27, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade | 53 min |
| May 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 48 min |
| May 27, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman | 29 min |
| May 27, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 52 min |
| May 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell | 13 min |
| May 27, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 30 min |
| May 27, 6:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Haskell | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.