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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2018, 3:42 AM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports 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 16, 2018, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2018, 6:45 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), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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 16, 5:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 W Emmeram, KS | WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
| Jul 16, 6:50 AM CDT | FLOOD | 2 Wsw Emmeram, KS | TWITTER VIDEO FROM ELLIS CO. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF A COUNTY ROAD EXPERIENCING FLOODING. SAID MANY ROADS IN THE AREA ARE ALSO FLOODED. |
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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2124 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
305 WGUS53 KDDC 160842 FFWDDC KSC051-161145- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0014.180716T0842Z-180716T1145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 342 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Ellis County in central Kansas... * Until 645 AM CDT. * At 340 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Radar estimates up to 4 inches of rain has fallen near Emmeram over the past 2 hours. * Showers and thunderstorms will continue through 5 AM with additional rainfall expected. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Emmeram. LAT...LON 3889 9904 3897 9928 3904 9928 3904 9904 $$ TURNER
3 follow-up statements
055 WGUS73 KDDC 160919 FFSDDC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 419 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 KSC051-161145- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180716T1145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ellis KS- 419 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY... At 415 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimates 3 to 5 inches of rain have fallen in the vicinity of Emmeram...and just north of Catherine. Flash flooding on creeks and streams is expected. Some washed out roadways can be expected. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Emmeram. Slow moving thunderstorms continue over northeast Ellis county. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area through 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3889 9904 3897 9928 3904 9928 3904 9904 $$ TURNER
833 WGUS73 KDDC 161008 FFSDDC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 508 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 KSC051-161145- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180716T1145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ellis KS- 508 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY... At 504 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain continuing over the warned area. Radar indicates 3 to 6 inches of rain have fallen near Emmeram to north of Catherine. Flash flooding of ditches, creeks and streams will continue. Washed out roadways can be expected. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Emmeram. Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are likely in the warned area through 6 AM. Rain is expected to begin tapering off after 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3889 9904 3897 9928 3904 9928 3904 9904 $$ TURNER
863 WGUS73 KDDC 161139 FFSDDC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 639 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 KSC051-161147- /O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-180716T1145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ellis KS- 639 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 AM CDT... The heavy rain has ended, and although flooding still continues in the Emmeram area, the danger of flash flooding is no longer a concern. An areal flood warning will be in effect through this afternoon. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3889 9904 3897 9928 3904 9928 3904 9904 $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis | 9 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 17 min |
| Jul 16, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 6:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 38 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.