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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 20, 2017Scott County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 698 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

128 
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

$$

RBURG
2 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

$$

RBURG
426 
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

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott40 min
Jun 20, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott57 min
Jun 20, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott65 min
Jun 20, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego67 min
Jun 20, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott61 min
Jun 20, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott56 min
Jun 20, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego63 min
Jun 20, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott58 min
Jun 20, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego54 min
Jun 20, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny66 min
Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny45 min
Jun 20, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis54 min
Jun 20, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego47 min
Jun 20, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny66 min
Jun 20, 6:46 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCTrego3 hr

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.