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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 2, 2016Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2016, 1:12 AM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2016, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2016, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
3 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), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:15 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 1:50 AM CDTFLASH FLOODLarned, KSRAINFALL OF 4.04 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT HAS PRODUCED EXTENSIVE FLOODING NEAR LARNED. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE STALLED IN HIGH WATER DUE TO STREET FLOODING IN LARNED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.

190 
WGUS53 KDDC 020612
FFWDDC
KSC047-145-020915-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0009.160702T0612Z-160702T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 110 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LARNED...BURDETT...GARFIELD...ROZEL...ASH VALLEY...
  SANFORD AND FRIZELL. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE 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 3804 9955 3827 9957 3833 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9893 3806 9892

$$

RUTHI
2 follow-up statements
065 
WGUS73 KDDC 020854
FFSDDC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
354 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC047-145-020915-
/O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160702T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
354 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR
PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...

AT 351 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF NEAR FIVE INCHES ARE ESTIMATED ACROSS
SOUTHERN PAWNEE COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY. RAINFALL
RATES HAVE DECREASED, BUT FLOODING OF STREAMS AND SECONDARY
ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL CONTINUE. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LARNED...BURDETT...GARFIELD...ROZEL...ASH VALLEY...
SANFORD AND FRIZELL. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3804 9955 3827 9957 3833 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9893 3806 9892

$$

RUTHI
617 
WGUS73 KDDC 020910
FFSDDC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
410 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC047-145-020919-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160702T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
410 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT...

RAINFALL HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY, AND FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD
CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3804 9955 3827 9957 3833 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9893 3806 9892

$$

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, 1:23 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, 6:28 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

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.