Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Aug 5, 1995, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)

Expired

Aug 5, 1995, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Whole counties

County Ellis County, KS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
658 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  745 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
 
   ...SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTY
 
AT 658 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HAYS AND ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 1 MILE EAST OF
HAYS BOTH MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
 
THE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER OPEN FARMLAND AND BE 8 MILES EAST OF
PHEIFFER BY 730 PM CDT.
 
AT 655 PM CDT GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 2 MILES WEST OF
VICTORIA.
 
jKRUSE
 
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 5, 3:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
325 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 1995

ADAP FROM ERLY AFTN SHOWS LEE SIDE TROF OVER ERN CO CONNECTING UP WITH
SFC LOW WEST OF LBF.  AXIS OF BEST SFC PRES FALLS/THETA ADV HAS SHIFTED
INTO WRN KS WITH MOCON BULLSEYE ALONG THE KS/NEB BORDER NR LOW.
OF CONCERN FROM MRNG UA ANLYS WAS WRM H7 TMPS OVER SRN CO/NM.  THIS APPRS
TO BE CAPPING ACTIVITY SOMEWHAT IN ERN CO ATTM. GDA PROFLER SHOWS SOME
SLGT BACKING AHEAD OF VORT MAX BUT APPRS STGST PART OF VORT WILL BE MOVG
OVER NRN 1/2 OF KS.  WOULD LIKE TO RAISE POPS A BIT OVER NRN SCTNS OF CWA
WITH THIS IN MIND.  CURRENT FCST OF 30% REMAINDER OF THE AREA OK FOR NOW.
MODELS IN FRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO CENT PLAINS
NEXT FEW DAYS.  XPCT TO SEE ANOTHR ROUND OF HOT TMPS WITH HIGH HEAT INDICES.
GNRLY WENT WITH MIX OF FWC/FAN TMPS.

GERARD

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