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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 12:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Dodge City, KS | Public 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 9:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Stanton | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Haskell | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 11:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Gray, Meade | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 79 min |
| Jun 9, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 1:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 9 hr |
| Jun 9, 1:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 9 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.