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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 17, 2021, 8:19 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. 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 17, 2021, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2021, 9:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ford County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 1092 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
014
WGUS53 KDDC 180119
FFWDDC
KSC057-180415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0016.210918T0119Z-210918T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
819 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 819 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dodge City and Howell.
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 3779 10000 3761 9999 3758 10002 3761 10015
3769 10021 3779 10020
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
BURGERT1 follow-up statement
835
WGUS73 KDDC 180218
FFSDDC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
918 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021
KSC057-180228-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210918T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ford KS-
918 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL FORD COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3779 10000 3761 9999 3758 10002 3761 10015
3769 10021 3779 10020
$$
BURGERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 35 min |
| Sep 17, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 38 min |
| Sep 17, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 31 min |
| Sep 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 16 min |
| Sep 17, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 31 min |
| Sep 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.