Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Jun 12, 1999, 2:02 AM CDT (07:02 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 1999, 2:50 AM CDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Whole counties

County Meade County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
202 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS

* UNTIL 250 AM CDT

* AT 159 AM CDT... DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEADE OR 13 MILES EAST OF MEADE
  STATE PARK... MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
  MEADE                        BY 225 AM CDT

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER.  IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT OUTSIDE...MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

$$

POAGE/BURKE

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 12, 1:24 AM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
115 AM PM CDT SAT JUN 12 1999

WILL KEEP DISCUSSION SHORT WITH MANY THUNDERSTORMS OVER AREA.

MAKING ONLY A FEW CHANGES TO GOING FORECAST.  TSRA CONTINUES NEAR
STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS CWA THIS MORNING WITH PASSING S/W.

NGM SEEMS TO HAVE INITIALIZED THE BEST THIS MORNING.  GOOD S/W OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT 00Z. EXTRAPOLATING POSITION SHOULD BRING IT
INTO WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.  SHOT OF NVA AHEAD SHOULD HELP THIN
CLOUDS DURING THE DAY ALLOWING SOME SUN FOR THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO
RECOVER.  WEAK FLOW OVER AREA INTO SUNDAY SO EXPECT MORE SLOW
MOVERS.  NGM SHOWS BEST PVA OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF AREA TONIGHT.
WILL GO WITH LARGEST POPS FOR THAT AREA BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WILL KEEP POPS IN FOR SUNDAY WITH LOWER VALUES FOR NORTH AND HIGHER
FOR SOUTH.

GOING CLOSE TO CURRENT TEMPERATURE FORECASTS WHICH IS CLOSE TO FWC
MOS.

PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE DODGE CITY ZONE FORECAST.

DDC 080/060 082/061 082 453
GCK 079/058 083/059 082 553
EHA 075/056 082/058 081 775
LBL 075/060 080/060 081 775
HYS 080/061 082/061 082 333
P28 082/064 082/064 082 544

.DDC...KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090.
       FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY-TONIGHT SOUTH OF SYRACUSE TO ST. JOHN LINE

REITER

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