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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 27, 20184 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2018, 7:20 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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 27, 2018, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2018, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 27, 7:45 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.253 N Rozel, KS

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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2018-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 948 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 2018-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
948 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted.

255 
WGUS53 KDDC 280020
FFWDDC
KSC083-135-145-165-280315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0016.180728T0020Z-180728T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
720 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 719 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Bazine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3828 9928 3819 9934 3827 9990 3849 9989
      3848 9959

$$

JJOHNSON
1 follow-up statement
234 
WGUS73 KDDC 280314
FFSDDC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1014 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018

KSC083-135-145-165-280322-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-180728T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
1014 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHEASTERN
HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Areal flooding remains a concern for 
portions of western Pawnee County, especially north of Rozel. Please 
continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3828 9928 3819 9934 3827 9990 3849 9989
      3848 9959

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee55 min
Jul 27, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCPawnee, Rush3 hr
Jul 27, 7:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee3 hr
Jul 27, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Pawnee55 min
Jul 27, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton56 min
Jul 27, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa67 min
Jul 27, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott50 min
Jul 27, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton44 min
Jul 27, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa62 min
Jul 27, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 1 more51 min
Jul 27, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stevens36 min
Jul 27, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 3 more52 min
Jul 27, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche62 min
Jul 27, 10:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCFinney3 hr
Jul 27, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Meade60 min
Jul 27, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade64 min
Jul 28, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche76 min
Jul 28, 3:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Pratt58 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.