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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 17, 2024Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this river flood warning at Sep 17, 2024, 6:27 AM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2024, 6:27 AM CDT (11:27 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 2024, 9:43 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Smoky Hill River near Arnold (ARNK1).

Action stage
6 ft
Minor stage
7 ft
Moderate stage
9 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06861000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 17, 5:50 AM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 5:50 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 17, 4:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
448 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-181000-
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-
448 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 /348 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms across mainly
far west central and southwest Kansas as storms move east out of
Colorado. Limited instability and marginal low level moisture will
prevent numerous severe storms, however strongest storms will be
capable of 60 mph wind gusts. The large hail risk is very low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Another strong storm system will provide a better chance for
strong to severe storms and potential heavy rainfall late Saturday
and Saturday Night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 17, 1:19 AM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego58 min
Sep 16, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego44 min
Sep 16, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego43 min
Sep 16, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego47 min
Sep 16, 8:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego4 hr
Sep 16, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCTrego62 min
Sep 16, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess49 min
Sep 16, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego45 min
Sep 16, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Ness, Rush63 min
Sep 16, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman28 min
Sep 16, 10:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego2 hr
Sep 16, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush29 min
Sep 17, 12:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCTrego11 hr
Sep 17, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman26 min
Sep 17, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton54 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.