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Flood Watch 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flood watch at Aug 15, 2026, 12:30 PM CDT for 11 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Aug 15, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2026, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 15, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2026, 1:13 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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 Aug 15, 11:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 11:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 56 min |
| Aug 15, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 19 min |
| Aug 15, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 39 min |
Nearby
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.