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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 8, 2016Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT for Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 7 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: May 8, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2016, 3:14 AM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 126 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: 233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2958 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

898 
WGUS53 KDDC 090055
FFWDDC
KSC051-165-090400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0005.160509T0055Z-160509T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
755 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 753 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF NEARLY
  STATIONARY TBUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY PRODUCING
  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS HEAVY RAINFALL RATES CONTINUE. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HAYS...ELLIS...CATHERINE...SCHOENCHEN...YOCEMENTO...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...
  EMMERAM AND TOULON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9923 3870 9925 3869 9923 3868 9924
      3868 9958 3913 9958 3913 9904

$$

TURNER

4 follow-up statements

786 
WGUS73 KDDC 090144
FFSDDC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
844 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC051-165-090400-
/O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160509T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
844 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND ELLIS COUNTIES...

AT 841 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO
WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST OUT OF ELLIS COUNTY. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED.
HOWEVER, AREAS OF RUNOFF AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM.
RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNING AREA
THIS EVENING. ELLIS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS REPORTED FLOODING. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HAYS...ELLIS...CATHERINE...SCHOENCHEN...YOCEMENTO...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...
EMMERAM AND TOULON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9923 3870 9925 3869 9923 3868 9924
      3868 9958 3913 9958 3913 9904

$$

TURNER

293 
WGUS53 KDDC 090352
FFWDDC
KSC051-165-090900-
/O.EXT.KDDC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160509T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1052 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 1049 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING WILL STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MOVES ACROSS ELLIS AND NORTHWEST RUSH
  COUNTIES. 
 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HAYS...ELLIS...CATHERINE...SCHOENCHEN...YOCEMENTO...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...
  EMMERAM AND TOULON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9923 3870 9925 3869 9923 3868 9924
      3868 9958 3913 9958 3913 9904

$$

RBURG

612 
WGUS73 KDDC 090435
FFSDDC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1135 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC051-165-090900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160509T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
1135 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT MONDAY
FOR NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND ELLIS COUNTIES...

AT 1132 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING WILL STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS  PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL MOVES ACROSS ELLIS AND NORTHWEST RUSH  COUNTIES. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HAYS...ELLIS...CATHERINE...SCHOENCHEN...YOCEMENTO...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...
EMMERAM AND TOULON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9923 3870 9925 3869 9923 3868 9924
      3868 9958 3913 9958 3913 9904

$$

RBURG

194 
WGUS73 KDDC 090814
FFSDDC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
314 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

KSC051-165-090823-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160509T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
314 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND ELLIS COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3870 9923 3870 9925 3869 9923 3868 9924
      3868 9958 3913 9958 3913 9904

$$

AJOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	19 min
May 8, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	51 min
May 8, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	53 min
May 8, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	17 min
May 8, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt, Stafford	55 min
May 8, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	39 min
May 8, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Trego	64 min
May 8, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	57 min
May 8, 9:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush	26 min
May 8, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	35 min
May 8, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	46 min
May 8, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	52 min
May 8, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	23 min
May 8, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	39 min
May 9, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	24 min
May 9, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	47 min
May 9, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	43 min
May 9, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	57 min
May 9, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	54 min
May 9, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	56 min
May 9, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	45 min
May 9, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	55 min
May 9, 4:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	38 min
May 9, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	49 min
May 9, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	49 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.