Another MCS producing local flooding moved across parts of the area.
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Another MCS producing local flooding moved across parts of the area.
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 Jul 1, 11:10 PM CST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1210 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...Updated aviation section... .UPDATE... Issued at 926 PM CDT Fri Jul 1 2016 Given radar trends of a strengthening QLCS complex entering the western zones, and an extremely moist airmass (dewpoints approaching 70 and PW near 1.5 inch), decided to post a flash flood watch for the NW zones through 7 AM Saturday. Latest HRRR drives a large MCS across the CWA overnight, as such, some flooding is possible south of this watch area. Storms are also intensifying in SE Colorado, so some severe weather is possible for the next several hours. UPDATE Issued at 525 PM CDT Fri Jul 1 2016 Updated rainfall/thunderstorm coverage in the grids, along with QPF/wx/sky grids, to align with radar/satellite trends, the neighboring WFOs, and the HRRR forecasts through tonight. Radar trends show strong to severe convection west of Lamar and approaching Elkhart. In the short term, there will be a limited threat of severe weather across far SW Kansas, where the instability axis resides, with ML CAPE near 2000 J/kg. Later tonight, agree with previous forecaster that another MCS will track mainly across the northern zones. 18z GFS and HRRR strongly suggest this evolution, as such increased pops into the likely/definite category north of Dodge City. Primary threat through tonight will be excessive rainfall and localized flooding, with an exceptionally moist atmosphere with precipitable water ranging from 1.6 inches NW to 1.8 inches SE as of 5 pm mesoanalysis. Will need to consider a flash flood watch over the next few hours. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 249 PM CDT Fri Jul 1 2016 A stronger upper level shortwave trough will move from Four Corners region and into western Kansas tonight. Another MCS (Mesoscale Convective Complex) will likely move out of Colorado and and across much of western Kansas tonight with several upper level waves. Current models however forecast the best QPF and best heavy rain chances north of Dodge City with the area from around Syracuse to near Garden City and LaCrosse and north. Will graduate rainfall chances with that in mind. Severe chances look minimal tonight with maybe some small hail and strong winds to 40 to 50 mph. Very heavy rainfall is expected wherever the MCS tracks with precipitable water values from 1.5 to near 2 inches. Lows tonight will range in the mid to upper 60s. For Saturday, the strong shortwave will continue to move across western Kansas with an attendant cold front. The cold front is forecast to be near Hays to Dodge City and Meade by mid afternoon with the best chances for storms near and east of the front. Strong to severe storms are possible mainly along and east of the cold front with 2000 to 3000 J/kg CAPE and strong mid level shear. Highs will be around 90 east of the front and low to mid 80s west. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 307 PM CDT Fri Jul 1 2016 For Saturday night, a cold front will continue to move east into central Kansas with lingering strong to severe thunderstorms mainly east of Dodge City into parts of south central Kansas. Then for Sunday into next Friday, a mainly dry period is forecast with a warming trend. Highs warm from the 80s Sunday and around 90 for Monday, the 4th of July, into the mid to upper 90s from Tuesday into next Friday, as warmer upper level ridging builds into the Central Plains. Overnight lows will gradually warm also from 60s into the 70s. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday night) Issued at 1206 AM CDT Sat Jul 2 2016 Another cluster of thunderstorms will move across western Kansas early this morning bringing MVFR to IFR conditions to the TAF sites. These storms should move away from the TAF sites by sunrise with VFR conditions for the remainder of the morning into the early afternoon. Another round of thunderstorms is possible again tomorrow evening into the overnight period. Winds will generally start out from the southeast at less than 10 knots shifting to more of a southerly direction after sunrise into the afternoon hours. The only exception to this will be around the thunderstorms this morning where gusty winds will be found. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 68 85 63 82 / 60 60 70 20 GCK 67 84 61 83 / 80 70 70 10 EHA 65 86 64 87 / 80 60 70 10 LBL 70 88 64 85 / 60 50 70 20 HYS 64 81 61 78 / 90 70 70 20 P28 70 90 69 84 / 40 40 90 30 && .DDC Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Flash Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ this morning for KSZ043-044-061>063-074-075. && UPDATE...Turner SHORT TERM...Kruse LONG TERM...Kruse AVIATION...Hovorka_42
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 348 AM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-020900- 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- 348 AM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016 /248 AM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN CONCERN. IN ADDITION, HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS POSSIBLY CAUSING FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND. AS OF NOW, NONE OF THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1122 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016
KSZ062-063-020500-
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-
1122 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN
KEARNY AND SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...
AT 1121 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF DEERFIELD TO 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HICKOK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.
TORRENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARDEN CITY...HOLCOMB...DEERFIELD AND PLYMELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 10079 3826 10074 3774 10069 3775 10116
3813 10121
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 259DEG 34KT 3814 10116 3764 10110
TURNERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1147 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016
KSZ030-044-045-063-064-020530-
FINNEY KS-NESS KS-TREGO KS-LANE KS-HODGEMAN KS-
1147 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...
SOUTHWESTERN TREGO...EASTERN LANE...NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...
AT 1146 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMOTA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NESS CITY...DIGHTON...RANSOM...UTICA...ALAMOTA...BEELER...SHIELDS...
PENDENNIS AND ARNOLD.
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 3877 9987 3826 9980 3824 10048 3864 10055
3870 10025 3870 10016 3872 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 269DEG 25KT 3844 10037
WHITESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1152 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016 KSZ074-075-084-085-020530- GRANT KS-STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-STANTON KS- 1152 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MORTON... SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... AT 1152 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES IS POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MORTON...SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES. 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. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3721 10166 3737 10179 3754 10154 3729 10132 TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 240DEG 22KT 3734 10165 TURNER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1158 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016
KSZ043-044-063-076-077-020545-
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-GRAY KS-LANE KS-HASKELL KS-
1158 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN
GRAY...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...SOUTHWESTERN LANE AND NORTH CENTRAL
HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...
AT 1157 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRIEND TO 8 MILES
SOUTH OF PIERCEVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARDEN CITY...PIERCEVILLE...INGALLS...CHARLESTON AND PLYMELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3770 10089 3774 10089 3774 10087 3775 10089
3824 10089 3842 10040 3782 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 230DEG 23KT 3822 10080 3776 10070
TURNERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1226 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 KSZ062-074>076-084-085-020615- GRANT KS-KEARNY KS-STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-STANTON KS-HASKELL KS- 1226 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MORTON... SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS...SOUTH CENTRAL KEARNY... GRANT AND WEST CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT... AT 1226 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF JOHNSON CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ULYSSES...JOHNSON CITY...RYUS...BIG BOW AND HICKOK. 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 3728 10166 3747 10189 3783 10135 3748 10102 TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 229DEG 30KT 3743 10169 RUTHI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1231 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 KSZ063-064-077-078-020615- FORD KS-FINNEY KS-GRAY KS-HODGEMAN KS- 1231 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL FINNEY...CENTRAL GRAY...NORTHWESTERN FORD AND SOUTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT... AT 1231 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF INGALLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DODGE CITY...CIMARRON...INGALLS...ENSIGN...HOWELL...WRIGHT... FT. DODGE AND KALVESTA. LAT...LON 3763 10061 3807 10045 3805 9982 3764 9982 TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 265DEG 32KT 3786 10042 RUTHI
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:48 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall of 4.04 inches in less than 2 hours produced extensive flooding in and around Larned. Several vehicles stalled in the high water.
Water was flowing over county roads in several locations.
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, July 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: 652897, 652898.