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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 17, 2021Ford County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-09-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1092 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 2021-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

BURGERT
1 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

$$

BURGERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord35 min
Sep 17, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman38 min
Sep 17, 7:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord31 min
Sep 17, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord16 min
Sep 17, 7:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord31 min
Sep 17, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade34 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.