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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2017, 7:39 AM CDT for Ellis 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, 2017, 7:39 AM CDT (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2017, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ellis County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 9:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Emmeram, KS | MEASURED 5.15 IN. OF RAIN...WATER OVER RURAL ROADS. |
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 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 569 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -246 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
255 WGUS53 KDDC 021239 FFWDDC KSC051-021545- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0015.170702T1239Z-170702T1545Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 739 AM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Ellis County in central Kansas... * Until 1045 AM CDT * At 738 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... Hays, Victoria, Catherine, Walker, Munjor, Emmeram, Toulon, Turkville and Hays Regional Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 3881 9904 3873 9923 3913 9953 3913 9915 $$ HOVORKA
2 follow-up statements
809
WGUS73 KDDC 021243
FFSDDC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
743 AM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
KSC051-021545-
/O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170702T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ellis KS-
743 AM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY...
At 743 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Victoria, Catherine, Walker, Emmeram, Toulon and Turkville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3881 9904 3876 9923 3888 9928 3913 9953
3913 9915
$$
HOVORKA369
WGUS73 KDDC 021516
FFSDDC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1016 AM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
KSC051-021525-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170702T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ellis KS-
1016 AM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3881 9904 3876 9923 3888 9928 3913 9953
3913 9915
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 54 min |
| Jul 2, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 63 min |
| Jul 2, 8:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 11:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 30 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.