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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 27, 2018Finney County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2018, 10:43 PM CDT for Finney County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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 27, 2018, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2018, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Finney County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 27, 10:55 PM CDTFLASH FLOODGarden City, KSGARDEN CITY PD RELAYED INFORMATION OF SOME STALLED VEHICLES DUE TO FLOODED ROADS IN PARTS OF THE CITY.
Jul 28, 1:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.7Holcomb, KS
Jul 28, 1:39 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.51 E Garden City, 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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.

850 
WGUS53 KDDC 280343
FFWDDC
KSC055-280645-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0019.180728T0343Z-180728T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1043 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 145 AM CDT.

* At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen, including in and around the Garden City area. 
  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly if not already
  underway.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Garden City, Holcomb and Pierceville. 

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 3809 10067 3780 10067 3786 10108 3815 10109

$$

UMSCHEID
1 follow-up statement
877 
WGUS73 KDDC 280643
FFSDDC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
143 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018

KSC055-280652-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180728T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Finney KS-
143 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 145 AM CDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flash Flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3809 10067 3780 10067 3786 10108 3815 10109

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 7:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush3 hr
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, 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.