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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood watch at May 27, 2015, 2:08 PM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 27, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2015, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 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
- 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.
365 WGUS63 KDDC 271908 FFADDC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 208 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS ON THE WAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH FRIDAY, ALONG WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS, WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. KSZ065-066-078>081-088>090-280500- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.A.0001.150528T0000Z-150529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 208 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...BARBER...COMANCHE...EDWARDS...KIOWA... PAWNEE...PRATT AND STAFFORD. IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...CLARK AND FORD. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. * LOCALIZED FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JF
4 follow-up statements
174 WGUS63 KDDC 280454 FFADDC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1154 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH FRIDAY... ALONG WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS... WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. KSZ065-066-078>081-088>090-281500- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1154 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... BARBER...COMANCHE...EDWARDS...KIOWA...PAWNEE...PRATT AND STAFFORD. IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...CLARK AND FORD. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. * LOCALIZED FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
796 WGUS63 KDDC 281038 FFADDC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 538 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2015 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH FRIDAY... ALONG WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS... WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. KSZ065-066-078>081-088>090-282100- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 538 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... BARBER...COMANCHE...EDWARDS...KIOWA...PAWNEE...PRATT AND STAFFORD. IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...CLARK AND FORD. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. * LOCALIZED FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
785 WGUS63 KDDC 281706 FFADDC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1206 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2015 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH FRIDAY... ALONG WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS... WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. KSZ065-066-078>081-088>090-291200- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1206 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... BARBER...COMANCHE...EDWARDS...KIOWA...PAWNEE...PRATT AND STAFFORD. IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...CLARK AND FORD. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. * LOCALIZED FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
186 WGUS63 KDDC 291145 FFADDC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 645 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015 ...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED... .SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT, HOWEVER HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KSZ065-066-078>081-088>090-291245- /O.EXP.KDDC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150529T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 645 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT LONGER ANTICIPATED. AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ BURGERT
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, 2:30 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 | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 3 hr |
| 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.