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Areal Flood Warning 22, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 2, 2016Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this areal flood warning at Jul 2, 2016, 4:19 AM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2016, 4:19 AM CDT (09:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2016, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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, 9.3 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.

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°0°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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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jul 2, 3:27 AM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:27 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:34 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
334 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-030845-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
334 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 /234 AM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG AND AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN
CONCERN. FLOODING MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND AN
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING.

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A FEW SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:52 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1152 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

KSZ074-075-084-085-020530-
GRANT KS-STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-STANTON KS-
1152 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MORTON...
SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN GRANT
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

AT 1152 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES IS POSSIBLE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
MORTON...SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN
GRANT COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3721 10166 3737 10179 3754 10154 3729 10132
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 240DEG 22KT 3734 10165

TURNER
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1158 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

KSZ043-044-063-076-077-020545-
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-GRAY KS-LANE KS-HASKELL KS-
1158 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN
GRAY...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...SOUTHWESTERN LANE AND NORTH CENTRAL
HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

AT 1157 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRIEND TO 8 MILES
SOUTH OF PIERCEVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARDEN CITY...PIERCEVILLE...INGALLS...CHARLESTON AND PLYMELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3770 10089 3774 10089 3774 10087 3775 10089
      3824 10089 3842 10040 3782 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 230DEG 23KT 3822 10080 3776 10070

TURNER
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1226 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSZ062-074>076-084-085-020615-
GRANT KS-KEARNY KS-STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-STANTON KS-HASKELL KS-
1226 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MORTON...
SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS...SOUTH CENTRAL KEARNY...
GRANT AND WEST CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

AT 1226 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTH OF JOHNSON CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ULYSSES...JOHNSON CITY...RYUS...BIG BOW AND HICKOK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3728 10166 3747 10189 3783 10135 3748 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 229DEG 30KT 3743 10169

RUTHI
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1231 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSZ063-064-077-078-020615-
FORD KS-FINNEY KS-GRAY KS-HODGEMAN KS-
1231 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL FINNEY...CENTRAL
GRAY...NORTHWESTERN FORD AND SOUTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 115
AM CDT...

AT 1231 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3
MILES NORTHEAST OF INGALLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DODGE CITY...CIMARRON...INGALLS...ENSIGN...HOWELL...WRIGHT...
FT. DODGE AND KALVESTA.

LAT...LON 3763 10061 3807 10045 3805 9982 3764 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 265DEG 32KT 3786 10042

RUTHI
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 2, 2:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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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, 4:07 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness6 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

Areal Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016

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.