Rainfall during a 24 to 36 hour period resulted in eventual flooding.
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Rainfall during a 24 to 36 hour period resulted in eventual flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 16, 11:35 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1235 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...Updated Aviation Section... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday) Issued at 117 PM CDT Sat Apr 16 2016 Showers and thunderstorms are likely to continue/redevelop tonight as a strong closed off upper level low in northwest New Mexico lifts slowly northeast into Colorado. This will help dislodge the near stationary frontal boundary across extreme western Kansas, nudging it eastward across southwest Kansas. As a result, the focus for the next round of showers and thunderstorms will shift slightly eastward into eastern portions of southwest Kansas and central Kansas overnight. Although a widespread prevailing cloud shield will limit heating and subsequent destabilization this afternoon across much of western Kansas...ample moisture, increased convergence in the vicinity of the frontal boundary, and an intensifying southerly flow aloft will be more than sufficient to support the redevelopment of showers and thunderstorms. However, the potential for severe weather will be limited due to the lack of instability across much of central and west central Kansas. Clearing across northeast New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle will allow instability to increase to our south raising the severe potential somewhat into extreme southwest Kansas. The primary hazard across much of the region will be extended periods of heavy rainfall, particularly across areas already having received high amounts of rain in the past 24 hours. Localized flooding could be an issue. The focus for precip will shift further east into central and eastern Kansas Sunday as the frontal boundary continues to push slowly east. Look for lows down into the 50s(F) across central and much of southwest Kansas tonight as surface dewpoints remain in the lower to mid 50s(F) ahead of a slowly advancing surface boundary. Lows may dip down into the 40s(F) behind the front in extreme southwest and west central Kansas toward daybreak Sunday morning as a low level northwesterly flow develops behind the advancing boundary, allowing cooler air to filter into the area. As cooler air continues to move into the region, highs are only expected to reach up into the 50s(F) across west central and much of southwest Kansas Sunday afternoon. The lower 60s(F) are still possible across central Kansas ahead of the front. .LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday) Issued at 230 PM CDT Sat Apr 16 2016 Precip chances will linger across central Kansas Monday as medium range models indicate the closed off upper level low remaining locked in across the Colorado Rockies. Meanwhile, deep layer moisture will continue to pool within a southeasterly upslope flow ahead of the slow moving frontal boundary. Showers are likely across central Kansas early Monday with a few isolated thunderstorms possible. Thunderstorms will be possible across southwest Kansas again Tuesday and Wednesday as a series of H5 vort maxima are projected to cycle around the closed off low, lifting northeast across the high plains of eastern Colorado and extreme western Kansas. Below normal temperatures are expected Monday as a cooler air mass remains settled across the high plains of western Kansas with H85 temperatures generally around 10C. Highs may struggle to reach the 60s(F) across west central Kansas with the lower to mid 60s(F) more likely in south central Kansas. Similar temperatures can be expected through the middle part of the week with little change to the overall air mass. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1232 AM CDT Sun Apr 17 2016 Fairly difficult aviation forecast this period with the back edge of the precipitation event across southwest Kansas. Feel most comfortable about GCK not seeing much more precipitation, however will keep some vicinity showers in as there is some indication that the dry slot may fill back in a bit even as far west as Garden City early in the morning. IFR ceilings are expected to fill back in behind the front, but farther west the ceiling should improve back to MVFR or even VFR later on in the morning or midday. At HYS and DDC, though, precipitation (light) should persist along with IFR ceiling with the frontal zone remaining nearly stationary through the day. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 50 58 43 64 / 100 80 40 10 GCK 43 55 40 63 / 100 50 20 10 EHA 38 55 38 62 / 90 30 10 10 LBL 44 58 41 64 / 100 50 10 10 HYS 52 60 44 62 / 90 90 80 20 P28 57 63 51 67 / 90 100 80 10 && .DDC Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for KSZ030-031-045-046- 064>066-078>081-088>090. && SHORT TERM...JJohnson LONG TERM...JJohnson AVIATION...Umscheid
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 545 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171045- 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- 545 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 /445 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON TO MID EVENING HOURS, THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER BETWEEN ELKHART AND ENGLEWOOD. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WIND TO 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. FLOODING WILL BE A RISK IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS, MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED TORNADO RISK. ELEVATED HAIL RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. ELEVATED FLOODING RISK. EXTREME LIGHTNING RISK. ELEVATED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. DISCUSSION...THE FLOODING RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE EXCESSIVE RAIN AXIS IS FORECAST TO SHIFT INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED ON SUNDAY. HAZARDS WEATHER RISK... SUNDAY... ELEVATED FLOODING RISK. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK. MONDAY... NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. WEDNESDAY... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. THURSDAY... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. FRIDAY... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED FIRE WEATHER RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER BETWEEN ELKHART AND ENGLEWOOD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. && FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT OUR WEBPAGE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC/EHWO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1009 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016
KSZ089-090-170400-
BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
1009 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN COMANCHE...WESTERN BARBER
AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...
AT 1009 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3
MILES NORTHEAST OF BUTTERMILK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLDWATER...SUN CITY...AETNA AND BUTTERMILK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3722 9939 3739 9905 3738 9901 3741 9901
3744 9894 3700 9871 3700 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 236DEG 28KT 3713 9927
GERARDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1105 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016
KSZ080-081-090-170445-
KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-PRATT KS-
1105 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PRATT...NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND
EAST CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
AT 1105 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3
MILES EAST OF CROFT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRATT...IUKA...SAWYER...CULLISON...ISABEL...COATS...SUN CITY...CROFT...CAIRO
AND WELLSFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 9895 3764 9910 3783 9868 3782 9867
3757 9846 3745 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 236DEG 32KT 3749 9893
GERARDThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains and the runoff led to flooding across the area.
Multiple roads were flooded in the Bazine area.
Several roads were flooded.
Water was covering several roads in the Ellis area with a few washed out.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 632251, 632253, 632255, 632249.