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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT for Clark County, Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 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
- Sep 4, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2018, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
745 WGUS53 KDDC 042319 FFWDDC KSC025-033-097-050515- /O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0030.180904T2319Z-180905T0515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 619 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Kiowa County in south central Kansas... Northwestern Comanche County in south central Kansas... East central Clark County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Protection and Sitka. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3749 9923 3718 9943 3717 9966 3745 9954 $$ RUSSELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 3:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Kiowa, Lane and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Sep 4, 10:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Barber, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 12 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Barber | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 66 min |
| Sep 4, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 57 min |
Nearby
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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.