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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 2, 2016Gray County, Meade County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2016, 6:28 PM CDT for 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2016, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2016, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 299 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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-294 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
299 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

195 
WGUS53 KDDC 022328
FFWDDC
KSC069-119-030530-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0011.160702T2328Z-160703T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
628 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 625 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN. HIGHWAYS 23 AND 98 WERE FLOODED ACCORDING TO LOCAL
  OFFICIALS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MEADE...MEADE STATE PARK AND MISSLER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3716 10062 3739 10049 3755 10031 3746 10022
      3713 10036

$$

FINCH
1 follow-up statement
646 
WGUS73 KDDC 030252
FFSDDC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
952 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC069-119-030302-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160703T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRAY KS-MEADE KS-
952 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GRAY AND CENTRAL MEADE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3716 10062 3739 10049 3755 10031 3746 10022
      3713 10036

$$

FINCH

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, 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, 6:34 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

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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.