Alert archive / Kansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2017, 5:11 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 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
- Jun 20, 2017, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Scott County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 698 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KDDC 202211
FFWDDC
KSC171-210315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0014.170620T2211Z-170621T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
511 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Scott County in west central Kansas...
* Until 1015 PM CDT
* At 510 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. two to three inches of rain
have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
highway 96 west of Scott City.
Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 10093 3838 10091 3836 10100 3863 10110
3866 10104
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
682
WGUS73 KDDC 210042
FFSDDC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
742 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017
KSC171-210315-
/O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170621T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott KS-
742 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN SCOTT COUNTY...
At 739 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Three to four inches of rain have fallen over the last 3
hours. Flash flooding is expected.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Locations northwest and west of Scott City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 10093 3838 10091 3836 10100 3863 10110
3866 10104
$$
RBURG426
WGUS73 KDDC 210137
FFSDDC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
837 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017
KSC171-210146-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170621T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scott KS-
837 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN SCOTT COUNTY 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 3864 10093 3838 10091 3836 10100 3863 10110
3866 10104
$$
RBURGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 57 min |
| Jun 20, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Trego | 3 hr |
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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.