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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2018, 6:16 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 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
- Aug 13, 2018, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2018, 10:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 7:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Windhorst, KS | REPORTS OF WATER OVER SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS IN THE AREA. RECEIVED 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 5 PM WITH RAIN CONTINUING. |
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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 12 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
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
841 WGUS53 KDDC 132316 FFWDDC KSC057-140515- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0021.180813T2316Z-180814T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 616 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2018 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Ford County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wright and Windhorst. Additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are possible in the warned area. 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 3770 9990 3782 9991 3784 9958 3766 9957 $$ SUGDEN
2 follow-up statements
300 WGUS73 KDDC 140235 FFSDDC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 935 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2018 KSC057-140515- /O.CON.KDDC.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180814T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ford KS- 935 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY... At 725 PM CDT, the public reported flash flooding occurring in the warned area. Up to 3.5 inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wright and Windhorst. Additional rainfall will be possible through the overnight in the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3770 9990 3782 9991 3784 9958 3766 9957 $$ SUGDEN
263 WGUS73 KDDC 140348 FFSDDC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1048 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2018 KSC057-140357- /O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180814T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ford KS- 1048 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. Rain has ended across the warned area. Additional thunderstorms are expected tonight after midnight, which may cause further runoff or flooding. LAT...LON 3770 9990 3782 9991 3784 9958 3766 9957 $$ TURNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 59 min |
| Aug 13, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 56 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.