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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 15, 2023Grant County, Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2023, 3:29 PM CDT for Grant County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 15, 2023, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2023, 6:17 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Grant County, KS, Kearny County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2023-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 32 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 12:00Z on 2023-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-436 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2029 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

009 
WGUS53 KDDC 152029
FFWDDC
KSC067-093-152330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0009.230615T2029Z-230615T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
329 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Grant County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Ulysses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3781 10152 3779 10133 3759 10134 3761 10152

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

UMSCHEID
1 follow-up statement
025 
WGUS73 KDDC 152317
FFSDDC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
617 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

KSC067-093-152327-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230615T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant KS-Kearny KS-
617 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANT AND 
SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Areal flooding is still a concern through 
early Friday, and an areal Flood Warning will be replacing the Flash 
Flood Warning for this area.

LAT...LON 3781 10152 3779 10133 3759 10134 3761 10152

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 12:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton30 min
Jun 15, 1:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHamilton, Kearny25 min
Jun 15, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny37 min
Jun 15, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant25 min
Jun 15, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny47 min
Jun 15, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny53 min
Jun 15, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHamilton, Stanton51 min
Jun 15, 2:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny47 min
Jun 15, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCGrant50 min
Jun 15, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney45 min
Jun 15, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton50 min
Jun 15, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton49 min
Jun 15, 2:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCGrant, Kearny3 hr
Jun 15, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane34 min
Jun 15, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny39 min
Jun 15, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens49 min
Jun 15, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCGrant3 hr
Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens23 min
Jun 15, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCSeward, Stevens47 min
Jun 15, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Seward, Stevens38 min
Jun 15, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane34 min
Jun 15, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton50 min
Jun 15, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Ness48 min
Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark31 min
Jun 15, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward41 min
Jun 15, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray52 min
Jun 15, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade39 min
Jun 15, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman46 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCClark, Ford, Meade57 min
Jun 15, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa53 min
Jun 15, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa67 min
Jun 15, 6:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCGrant, Kearny16 hr
Jun 15, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.