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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 16, 2016Ford County, Gray County, Meade County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this areal flood warning at Apr 16, 2016, 1:24 PM CDT for Ford County, Gray County, Meade 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2016, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 290 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 363 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 303 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 320 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Apr 16, 12:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 12:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 5:45 AM CDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
545 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171045-
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-
545 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 /445 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON TO MID
EVENING HOURS, THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER BETWEEN ELKHART AND ENGLEWOOD. THE
GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL TO GOLF
BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WIND TO 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. FLOODING WILL BE A RISK IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS
TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS, MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED TORNADO RISK.
  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  ELEVATED FLOODING RISK.
  EXTREME LIGHTNING RISK.
  ELEVATED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

DISCUSSION...THE FLOODING RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE
EXCESSIVE RAIN AXIS IS FORECAST TO SHIFT INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED ON SUNDAY.

HAZARDS WEATHER RISK...

  SUNDAY...
  ELEVATED FLOODING RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.

  MONDAY...
  NO HAZARDS.

  TUESDAY...
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.

  WEDNESDAY...
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.

  THURSDAY...
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.

  FRIDAY...
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
  LIMITED FIRE WEATHER RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT FOR
AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER BETWEEN ELKHART AND
ENGLEWOOD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING.

&&

FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT OUR WEBPAGE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC/EHWO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 16, 9:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
929 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E DODGE CITY          37.76N 99.97W
04/16/2016  M3.15 INCH       FORD               KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

AW

Local storm report, Apr 16, 9:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
933 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0921 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JETMORE                 38.08N 99.89W
04/16/2016                   HODGEMAN           KS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN
            JETMORE. IN SOME AREAS THE WATER WAS CURB TO
            CURB.

&&

RB

Local storm report, Apr 16, 10:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1015 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N ELKHART             37.01N 101.89W
04/16/2016  M6.52 INCH       MORTON             KS   PUBLIC

            COCORAHS REPORT

&&

AW

Local storm report, Apr 16, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1223 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E JETMORE             38.08N 99.88W
04/16/2016  M3.94 INCH       HODGEMAN           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OBSERVER LOCATION E SIDE OF JETMORE.

&&

AW

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 12:47 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1247 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

KSZ084-161830-
MORTON KS-
1247 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORTON COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

AT 1247 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3
MILES NORTHEAST OF ELKHART...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD AND WILBURTON.

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 3736 10204 3737 10159 3699 10172 3699 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 187DEG 48KT 3702 10184

RBURG

Local storm report, Apr 16, 1:11 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
111 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     FLOOD            5 SSW THE HAGGARD ELEV  37.55N 100.34W
04/16/2016                   GRAY               KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            COUNTY RD. FF OFF OF K 23 STANDING WATER IN
            LOW LYING AREAS AND ACROSS THE ROAD.

&&

AW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	41 min
Apr 15, 8:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DDC	Morton, Stevens	24 min
Apr 15, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton	46 min
Apr 15, 8:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Morton	25 min
Apr 15, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton, Stevens	51 min
Apr 15, 9:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	31 min
Apr 15, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stanton, Stevens	50 min
Apr 15, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	43 min
Apr 15, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	45 min
Apr 15, 11:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Morton	12 hr
Apr 15, 11:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	39 min
Apr 16, 12:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Morton	8 hr
Apr 16, 2:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Haskell	6 hr
Apr 16, 5:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell, Meade	6 hr
Apr 16, 7:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	6 hr
Apr 16, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	43 min
Apr 16, 1:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	6 hr
Apr 16, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Stanton, Stevens	46 min
Apr 16, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	57 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2016 Every 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.