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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood watch at Jul 1, 2016, 9:19 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jul 1, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2016, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
341 WGUS63 KDDC 020219 FFADDC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 919 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER FAR WESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE, THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE...LOCALLY FLOODING...RAINFALL. KSZ043-044-061>063-074-075-021200- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.A.0002.160702T0300Z-160702T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SCOTT STATE LAKE... DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES 919 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016 /819 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING IN SOUTHWEST ... KANSAS...FINNEY...GRANT...HAMILTON...KEARNY AND STANTON. IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...LANE AND SCOTT. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY * NUMEROUS SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. * FLASH FLOODING MAY WASH OUT LOCAL ROADS...PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...THE DEPTH OF WATER IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TURNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 9:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane, Ness | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Gray | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Grant, Morton, Stanton | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 1:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Ford | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 9 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Meade | 20 hr |
| Jul 2, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Pawnee | 3 days |
| Jul 2, 10:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 24 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade, Morton, Seward, Stevens | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Ness | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade, Seward | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Rush | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 5:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Gray | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Rush | 12 min |
| Jul 2, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 6:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 46 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.