Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Aug 5, 1995, 9:00 PM CDT (02:00 UTC)

Expired

Aug 5, 1995, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Whole counties

County Haskell County, KS

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
910 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
 
   ...NORTHERN HASKELL COUNTY
 
AT 910 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 15
MILES NORTH OF SUBLETTE ALONG HIGHWAY 83 MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL PASS OVER OPEN FARMLAND AND BE NEAR TICE BY 1000 PM CDT.
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY... SO
DON'T DRIVE ONTO WATER-COVERED ROADS.
 
NIC HOLS

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 5, 3:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 35 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

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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