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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Sep 10, 2026, 5:05 AM CDT for Finney 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
- Sep 10, 2026, 5:05 AM CDT (10:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Finney County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KDDC 101005
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KSC055-101300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0020.260910T1005Z-260910T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
505 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 800 AM CDT.
* At 505 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Friend.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3820 10101 3805 10081 3824 10063 3826 10091
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JJOHNSONWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 9, 11:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Widespread thunderstorms with heavy rainfall threat ongoing tonight; tapering off through mid-morning
- Noticeably cooler today
- Chances for precipitation exists for the weekend and into next week
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 11:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1133 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Widespread thunderstorms with heavy rainfall threat ongoing tonight; tapering off through mid-morning - Noticeably cooler today - Chances for precipitation exists for the weekend and into next week && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1132 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026 Thunderstorms are ongoing this evening and will become more numerous overnight and into the morning across the forecast area. Locally heavy rainfall, leading to ponding on roads and elevated streams is a possibility in the area with the heaviest rainfall. Storms will gradually diminish from northwest to southeast across the area through mid morning. Temperatures are going to be noticeable cooler today with widespread max temperatures in the low to mid 80s. Precipitation chances are negligible as well given we will be in between waves. Low temperatures Thursday night will fall into the low to mid 60s area wide. With no systems in the vicinity, winds will also be on the light side, though predominantly out of the south and southeastward direction Thursday and Friday. The next appreciable chance at any kind of rain and storm chances will be across our eastern counties late Friday evening and into Saturday morning. There are mixed solutions among the global and short range models regarding the potential for an MCS to move southward through central Kansas. The GFS and ENS- Control are bullish on the idea, with HRRR, RRFS, and NAMNest showing very little in the way of convection. I would tend to side more on the CAM solutions, but the latest NBM has 20-40% POPs for eastern counties, with the greatest chances farther east. So we will at least maintain mention of chance thunderstorms in the forecast. Finally, the next chance POPs come Monday-Wednesday of next week when troughing become more of a dominant pattern regime over the central and northern Plains. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 1132 PM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026 Numerous widespread showers and thunderstorms are beginning to develop across the area. However, storms will be mainly confined toward areas like DDC, GCK, and LBL. HYS will be more north of the more concentrated thunderstorm activity. Thunderstorms move out from 12-17z this morning. Otherwise, winds will be light and variable tonight before becoming more southeasterly through this afternoon. Winds will be 5-10 knots. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Bennett AVIATION...Bennett
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 10, 3:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
320 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
KSZ061>063-074>076-100845-
Finney KS-Stanton KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-Grant KS-Haskell KS-
320 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN HAMILTON...SOUTHERN
KEARNY...SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY...GRANT...NORTHEASTERN STANTON AND
NORTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM CDT/245 AM MDT/...
At 320 AM CDT/220 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Garden City to 12
miles south of Lakin to 13 miles southwest of Syracuse. Movement was
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Plymell around 325 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 10065 3748 10103 3753 10181 3785 10202
3788 10125 3800 10084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 309DEG 19KT 3792 10086 3777 10117 3780 10187
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
JJOHNSONLocal storm report, Sep 10, 3:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
321 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0311 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NW Pierceville 37.92N 100.72W
09/10/2026 M59 MPH Finney KS ASOS
ASOS station KGCK Garden City.
&&
JRJLocal storm report, Sep 10, 3:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
322 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0253 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 ENE Garden City 37.99N 100.82W
09/10/2026 M72 MPH Finney KS Public
Personal weather station recorded.
&&
RMBLocal storm report, Sep 10, 3:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
329 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0323 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NW Pierceville 37.92N 100.72W
09/10/2026 M60 MPH Finney KS ASOS
ASOS station KGCK Garden City.
&&
JRJSpecial weather statement, Sep 10, 3:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
346 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
KSZ063-064-076>078-086>088-100915-
Seward KS-Gray KS-Finney KS-Hodgeman KS-Meade KS-Clark KS-Haskell KS-
Ford KS-
346 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN FORD...NORTHEASTERN
SEWARD...EASTERN FINNEY...WESTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHERN MEADE...GRAY...
EASTERN HASKELL AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM CDT...
At 345 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Kalvesta to near Howell
to near Copeland. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Montezuma, Copeland, Ensign, Howell, and The Haggard Elev around
350 AM CDT.
Dodge City around 355 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9978 3748 9992 3730 10062 3764 10086
3782 10036 3825 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0845Z 310DEG 26KT 3812 10012 3772 10019 3760 10070
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
JJOHNSONSpecial weather statement, Sep 10, 4:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
402 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
KSZ074>076-084>087-100930-
Seward KS-Meade KS-Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Haskell KS-
Morton KS-
402 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SEWARD...NORTHERN
MORTON...GRANT...WESTERN MEADE...NORTHERN STEVENS...SOUTHERN STANTON
AND SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM CDT...
At 401 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Plymell to near Ulysses
to 7 miles north of The Saunders Elevator. Movement was southeast at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Ulysses, Johnson City, Manter, Big Bow, and Hickok around 405 AM
CDT.
Ryus around 415 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3725 10058 3717 10103 3724 10201 3755 10204
3758 10149 3772 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 303DEG 19KT 3767 10095 3754 10142 3757 10201
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
JJOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 45 min |
| Sep 9, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 34 min |
| Sep 10, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 35 min |
| Sep 10, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 31 min |
| Sep 10, 2:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 34 min |
| Sep 10, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 34 min |
| Sep 10, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell | 40 min |
| Sep 10, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Stanton | 25 min |
| Sep 10, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 29 min |
| Sep 10, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Stevens | 28 min |
| Sep 10, 4:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Ford, Gray | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.