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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Apr 12, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 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
- Apr 12, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2017, 10:15 PM 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), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
581 WGUS53 KDDC 130015 FFWDDC KSC051-130315- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0003.170413T0015Z-170413T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 715 PM CDT WED APR 12 2017 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Ellis County in central Kansas... * Until 1015 PM CDT * At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, including the city of Hays. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hays. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3895 9924 3885 9929 3884 9939 3893 9941 $$ RUSSELL
1 follow-up statement
284 WGUS73 KDDC 130136 FFSDDC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 836 PM CDT WED APR 12 2017 KSC051-130315- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170413T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ellis KS- 836 PM CDT WED APR 12 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY... At 835 PM CDT, Law enforcement reported flash flooding. Many Small Streams are flowing over roadways, 6 miles north of Hays. Automobiles are stranded in flooded streets in Hays. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hays. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 3895 9924 3885 9929 3884 9939 3893 9941 $$ RUSSELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 7:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 59 min |
| Apr 12, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 56 min |
| Apr 12, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 65 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.