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Flood Watch 2, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 30, 202112 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flood watch at May 30, 2021, 1:51 PM CDT for 12 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 30, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2021, 1:51 PM CDT (18:51 UTC)
In effect from
May 30, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 31, 2021, 2:12 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Flood severity
None

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

269 
WGUS63 KDDC 301851
FFADDC

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
151 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

KSZ074>078-080-084>089-310300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FA.A.0002.210531T0000Z-210531T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
Clark-Comanche-
Including the cities of Sublette, Dodge City, Ulysses, Johnson City, 
Montezuma, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Elkhart, Plains City, 
Greensburg, Cimarron, Meade, Minneola, Liberal, Satanta, Fowler, 
Ashland, Haviland, Coldwater, and Hugoton
151 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY 
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of south central Kansas and southwest 
  Kansas, including the following areas, in south central Kansas, 
  Comanche and Kiowa. In southwest Kansas, Clark, Ford, Grant, Gray, 
  Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens.

* From 7 PM CDT this evening through Monday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to drop 2-3+" of 
  precipitation across the warned area this evening through the 
  overnight period.

* Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms could lead to flooding of 
  low-lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on 
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert 
for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding 
should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
779 
WGUS63 KDDC 301914
FFADDC

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
214 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

KSZ074>078-080-084>089-310315-
/O.CON.KDDC.FA.A.0002.210531T0000Z-210531T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
Clark-Comanche-
Including the cities of Sublette, Dodge City, Ulysses, Johnson City, 
Montezuma, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Elkhart, Plains City, 
Greensburg, Cimarron, Meade, Minneola, Liberal, Satanta, Fowler, 
Ashland, Haviland, Coldwater, and Hugoton
214 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH 
MONDAY MORNING...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of south central Kansas and southwest Kansas, including 
  the following areas, in south central Kansas, Comanche and Kiowa. 
  In southwest Kansas, Clark, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Meade, 
  Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens.

* From 7 PM CDT this evening through Monday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to drop 2-3+" of 
  precipitation across the watch area this evening through the 
  overnight period.

* Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms could lead to flooding of 
  low-lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on 
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert 
for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding 
should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

SPRINGER
088 
WGUS63 KDDC 310210
FFADDC

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
910 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

KSZ074>078-080-084>089-311200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210531T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
Clark-Comanche-
Including the cities of Sublette, Dodge City, Ulysses, Johnson City, 
Montezuma, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Elkhart, Plains City, 
Greensburg, Cimarron, Meade, Minneola, Liberal, Satanta, Fowler, 
Ashland, Haviland, Coldwater, and Hugoton
910 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of south central Kansas and southwest Kansas, including 
  the following areas, in south central Kansas, Comanche and Kiowa. 
  In southwest Kansas, Clark, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Meade, 
  Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens.

* Until 7 AM CDT Monday

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to drop 2-3+" of 
  precipitation across the watch area through the overnight period.

* Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms could lead to flooding of 
  low-lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth.

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on 
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert 
for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding 
should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

FINCH
887 
WGUS63 KDDC 310712
FFADDC

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
212 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

...Rain Ending Across Southwest Kansas...

KSZ074>078-080-084>089-310815-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210531T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
Clark-Comanche-
Including the cities of Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta,
Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Greensburg, Haviland, Elkhart, 
Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, 
Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, and Protection
212 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch for portions of south central Kansas and
southwest Kansas has been cancelled. 

Remaining moderate rain from Greensburg to Coldwater as of 2 AM
will move east out of the area over the next hour. 

$$

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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.