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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 8, 2024Ford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2024, 11:38 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 112 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2024, 11:38 PM CDT (04:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2024, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
112 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Ford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 12:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse Dodge City, KSPublic video of flooded roads.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 9 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 2024-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1653 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 2024-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 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
1653 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

196 
WGUS53 KDDC 090438
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/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0002.240609T0438Z-240609T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1138 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Ford County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 130 AM CDT.

* At 1138 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3779 9997 3772 9996 3772 10005 3779 10005

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHamilton, Stanton57 min
Jun 8, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny32 min
Jun 8, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney31 min
Jun 8, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott29 min
Jun 8, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHamilton, Kearny, Stanton53 min
Jun 8, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott35 min
Jun 8, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCLane, Scott47 min
Jun 8, 9:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCHamilton, Kearny3 hr
Jun 8, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Stanton56 min
Jun 8, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Lane, Scott38 min
Jun 8, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney36 min
Jun 8, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell45 min
Jun 8, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCLane, Ness55 min
Jun 8, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more51 min
Jun 8, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush66 min
Jun 8, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman50 min
Jun 8, 11:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman, Pawnee3 hr
Jun 8, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Gray, Meade37 min
Jun 8, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 1 more43 min
Jun 8, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess, Pawnee, Rush56 min
Jun 8, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee51 min
Jun 9, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCBarber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford79 min
Jun 9, 1:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber38 min
Jun 9, 1:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee9 hr
Jun 9, 1:38 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCPawnee, Rush9 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.