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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2012, 5:55 PM CDT for Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2012, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Comanche County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 6 W Hardtner, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
770 WWUS83 KDDC 252255 SPSDDC SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 555 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ088>090-260000- BARBER-CLARK-COMANCHE- 555 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BARBER...SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN COMANCHE COUNTIES... AT 449 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENGLEWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. STRONGER WINDS WERE REPORTED IN OKLAHOMA. RESIDENTS IN SOUTHERN BARBER...SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. LAT...LON 3716 10004 3720 9849 3699 9853 3699 9991 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 248DEG 30KT 3688 9974 $$ SUGDEN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, 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 this special weather statement went out at Jul 25, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 358 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...UPDATED FOR LONG TERM DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW) ISSUED AT 312 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COOL FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT FROM FAR WESTERN KANSAS WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. INITIALLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING MAINLY EAST OF A HAYS TO ASHLAND LINE WITH A VORTICITY MAX, HIGHER INSTABILITY, AND CAPES RUNNING AROUND 1500 J/KG. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 OR 60 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT TILL AROUND MIDNIGHT TO 3 AM THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY HAVE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH, HOWEVER WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT, LESS INSTABILITY, AND WEAKER SURFACE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AFTER DARK, SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WILL CONTINUE WITH INCREASING POPS TO AROUND 50 PERCENT AT HAYS TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT ELSEWHERE FOR TONIGHT. SHORT TERM OPERATIONAL MODELS QPF AND POP FIELDS COMING INTO MORE AGREEMENT OVERNIGHT. THAT SAID THE HRRR MESOSCALE MODEL NOW SHOWING LESSER CHANCES ESPECIALLY IN A CORRIDOR FROM DIGHTON TO DODGE CITY WITH MUCH OF THE STORMS STAYING EAST AND WEST OF DODGE CITY. ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COOL FRONT MOVE EAST LOOK FOR CLEARING SKIES AND NORTH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RUN FROM THE MID AND UPPER 60S IN THE WEST FROM HAYS TO LIBERAL AND WEST AND FROM 70 TO 75 EAST OF THAT LINE. FOR THURSDAY LOOK FOR HIGHS IN THE MID 90S WEST TO THE MID AND UPPER 90S EAST OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LINE. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 344 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE ECMWF, GFS AND GFS ENSEMBLES ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL EDGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS FROM THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARIES WILL BE LACKING SO THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE LOW. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN RATHER HOT AROUND 100F. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD ACROSS OKLAHOMA FROM SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. VERY HOT AIR WILL BE SITUATED ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS, WITH HIGHS FROM 100 TO 110F. THE ECMWF SHOWS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITUATED ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE, WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE NORTH AND BLAZING HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTH. IT CURRENTLY APPEARS THAT THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES MAY BE CONFINED TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS, WITH THE COOLER READINGS TO THE NORTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANY DAY IN THIS PERIOD GIVEN THAT WESTERN KANSAS WILL BE SITUATED ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WESTERLIES WHERE WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARIES OFTEN RESIDE IN SUMMER. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1155 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TAF SITES BETWEEN 01-03Z THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DIMINISH AFTER 06-08Z TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES SOUTHEASTWARD. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40-50 KT AND SMALL HAIL TO DIME SIZE. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15-22 KT WILL SHIFT TO NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 10-22 KT. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 70 97 67 101 / 40 10 10 10 GCK 68 96 66 100 / 20 10 10 10 EHA 67 95 67 98 / 20 10 10 10 LBL 69 96 67 100 / 30 10 10 10 HYS 68 97 67 101 / 30 10 10 10 P28 75 98 71 103 / 40 20 10 10 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...KRUSE LONG TERM...FINCH AVIATION...KRUSE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 3:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 335 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-262045- 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- 335 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 /235 PM MDT WED JUL 25 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM HAYS TO DODGE CITY AND MEADE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL TO DIME SIZE. LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WITH A COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS MAY HAVE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WINDS TO 40 OR 50 MPH. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 06
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 25, 4:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
441 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0434 PM TSTM WND GST BISON 38.52N 99.20W
07/25/2012 E60 MPH RUSH KS PUBLIC
&&
KSUGDENLocal storm report, Jul 25, 4:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
450 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NW BISON 38.56N 99.24W
07/25/2012 E60 MPH RUSH KS PUBLIC
&&
PODREBARACLocal storm report, Jul 25, 4:55 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
455 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM TSTM WND GST 3 S FELLSBURG 37.76N 99.17W
07/25/2012 E55 MPH EDWARDS KS PUBLIC
WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WERE OBSERVED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORM.
&&
MSCOTTSpecial weather statement, Jul 25, 5:06 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
506 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012
KSZ087-088-252300-
CLARK-MEADE-
506 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
AT 502 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEADE STATE PARK...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
LAT...LON 3717 10036 3736 10014 3734 9993 3699 9986
3700 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 225DEG 17KT 3711 10022
SUGDENSpecial weather statement, Jul 25, 5:49 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 549 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ030-031-252345- ELLIS-TREGO- 549 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TREGO AND WESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES... AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN EASTERN TREGO AND WESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIGA...ELLIS AND YOCEMENTO...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. LAT...LON 3913 9939 3872 9936 3871 9981 3906 9990 TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 231DEG 10KT 3884 9964 SUGDEN
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 555 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ088>090-260000- BARBER-CLARK-COMANCHE- 555 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BARBER...SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN COMANCHE COUNTIES... AT 449 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENGLEWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. STRONGER WINDS WERE REPORTED IN OKLAHOMA. RESIDENTS IN SOUTHERN BARBER...SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. LAT...LON 3716 10004 3720 9849 3699 9853 3699 9991 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 248DEG 30KT 3688 9974 SUGDEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 67 min |
| Jul 25, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 54 min |
| Jul 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Rush | 31 min |
| Jul 25, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 54 min |
| Jul 25, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 58 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.