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River Flood Advisory 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 2021Ellis County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this river flood advisory at May 26, 2021, 6:52 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2021, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Ellis County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Creek near Hays (HYSK1). The gauge peaked at 18.03 ft at May 26, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate10203005/2605/2705/2805/29
Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
26 ft
Moderate stage
29 ft
Major stage
32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06863500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

671 
WGUS83 KDDC 262352
FLSDDC

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
652 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Flood 
Advisory for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Big Creek Near Hays 2SSE affecting Ellis County.

For the Big Creek...including Hays 2SSE, Ellis...elevated river 
levels are forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 700 AM CDT.

&&


KSC051-271200-
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/HYSK1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
652 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Flood Advisory for
  the Big Creek Near Hays 2SSE.
* From this evening to late Thursday night.
* At 6:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.7 feet.
* Action stage is 17.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.7 feet 
  just after midnight tonight.


&&

LAT...LON 3894 9942 3889 9931 3884 9926 3879 9926
      3888 9942

$$

BURGERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 10:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt31 min
May 25, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt31 min
May 25, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt29 min
May 25, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards24 min
May 26, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford29 min
May 26, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt36 min
May 26, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt43 min
May 26, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego63 min
May 26, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego43 min
May 26, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis67 min
May 26, 2:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEllis4 hr
May 26, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush50 min
May 26, 3:02 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush43 min
May 26, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis50 min
May 26, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis57 min
May 26, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush48 min
May 26, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis16 min
May 26, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis22 min
May 26, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.