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Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 2, 2016Hodgeman County, Ness County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this areal flood warning at Jul 2, 2016, 4:07 AM CDT for Hodgeman County, Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2016, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 94 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
94 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

718 
WGUS43 KDDC 020907
FLWDDC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
407 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC083-135-021500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FA.W.0021.160702T0907Z-160702T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
407 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 403 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS NESS AND HODGEMAN
  COUNTIES. RADAR DATA SUGGEST THAT LOCAL RAINFALL OF NEAR FOUR
  INCHES HAS OCCURRED, AND FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS
  LIKELY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GRAY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3833 9959 3826 9958 3826 9957 3806 9957
      3820 9982 3822 10013 3835 10008

$$

RUTHI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton41 min
Jul 1, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny, Stanton27 min
Jul 1, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton57 min
Jul 1, 9:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDDCFinney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott and 1 more10 hr
Jul 1, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess62 min
Jul 1, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton48 min
Jul 1, 10:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton57 min
Jul 1, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott52 min
Jul 1, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stanton28 min
Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton47 min
Jul 1, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane47 min
Jul 1, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Kearny33 min
Jul 1, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton44 min
Jul 1, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney38 min
Jul 1, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Ness43 min
Jul 1, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens38 min
Jul 1, 11:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney47 min
Jul 2, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush55 min
Jul 2, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant49 min
Jul 2, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray44 min
Jul 2, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton6 hr
Jul 2, 1:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee3 hr
Jul 2, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant37 min
Jul 2, 1:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness3 hr
Jul 2, 2:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCFord3 hr
Jul 2, 4:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee9 hr
Jul 2, 7:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDDCMeade20 hr
Jul 2, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Pawnee3 days
Jul 2, 10:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee24 hr
Jul 2, 11:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDDCEdwards, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 6 more11 hr
Jul 2, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade, Morton, Seward, Stevens2 hr
Jul 2, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade50 min
Jul 2, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens50 min
Jul 2, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord44 min
Jul 2, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens28 min
Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess42 min
Jul 2, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Ness66 min
Jul 2, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman50 min
Jul 2, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade, Seward41 min
Jul 2, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness24 min
Jul 2, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush41 min
Jul 2, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush64 min
Jul 2, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCRush32 min
Jul 2, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton43 min
Jul 2, 5:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness3 hr
Jul 2, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess43 min
Jul 2, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton49 min
Jul 2, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny44 min
Jul 2, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray42 min
Jul 2, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade37 min
Jul 2, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCRush12 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Rush42 min
Jul 2, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman39 min
Jul 2, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward, Stevens51 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCGray, Meade6 hr
Jul 2, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark41 min
Jul 2, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny38 min
Jul 2, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray47 min
Jul 2, 6:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego3 hr
Jul 2, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark46 min

Nearby

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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.