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Flood Watch 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 6, 202313 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flood watch at Jul 6, 2023, 9:51 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jul 7, 2023, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2023, 9:51 AM CDT (14:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 7, 2023, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 8, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Flood severity
None

Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Jul 6, 4:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 4:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 1:27 AM CDT, 8 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
127 AM CDT Thu Jul 6 2023

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Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
127 AM CDT Thu Jul 6 2023 /1227 AM MDT Thu Jul 6 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered mid to late evening storms are expected across the
forecast area. Large hail, damaging winds, and localized flooding
are the main threats. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Bouts of thunderstorms will be possible during this period. Strong
to severe storms cannot be ruled out.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed beginning this evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton28 min
Jul 5, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens51 min
Jul 5, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens41 min
Jul 5, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens48 min
Jul 5, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDDCMorton, Stevens63 min
Jul 5, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens34 min
Jul 5, 10:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Kearny46 min
Jul 5, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDDCStevens49 min
Jul 5, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHamilton, Stanton46 min
Jul 5, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCStanton47 min
Jul 5, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCSeward, Stevens11 min
Jul 5, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny35 min
Jul 5, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell, Seward36 min
Jul 6, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton50 min
Jul 6, 12:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens11 min
Jul 6, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant44 min
Jul 6, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego36 min

Nearby

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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.