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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 12, 2017Ellis County, Kansas

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 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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 7:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCLane, Ness3 hr
Apr 12, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane59 min
Apr 12, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis56 min
Apr 12, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane65 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.