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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 25, 2012Morton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2012, 11:03 PM CDT for Morton County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2012, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2012, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Morton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3798 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

984 
WWUS83 KDDC 260403
SPSDDC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1103 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ084-260445-
MORTON-
1103 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORTON COUNTY...

AT 1059 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RICHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3738 10156 3702 10158 3701 10202 3734 10203
      3738 10185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 307DEG 11KT 3726 10178

$$

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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, 6:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 6:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
605 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...UPDATED FOR THE AVIATION DISCUSSION AND THE 00Z TAFS...

.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 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 559 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS, WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
AND THEN COLLAPSE OVER SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. DOWNBURSTS TO 45 KTS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE COLLAPSING STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY
TAF SITE TO SEE ANY CONVECTION ACTIVITY IS KHYS, WITH KGCK AND
KDDC MAY SEE THE VCTS. THE CONVECTION SHOULD BE OVER BY 05Z, AND
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KTS AFTER FROPA.

&&

.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...BURKE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 3:35 PM CDT, 7 hours 28 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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 25, 9:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
915 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0901 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 E GARDEN CITY         37.98N 100.72W
07/25/2012  E60.00 MPH       FINNEY             KS   ASOS

            SPECI KGCK 260201Z AUTO 02043G52KT 1SM TSRA SQ...PK WND
            02052/0201...

&&

BURKE

Local storm report, Jul 25, 9:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
917 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNW PIERCEVILLE       37.94N 100.70W
07/25/2012  E60 MPH          FINNEY             KS   PUBLIC

            WINDS ESTIMATE 55-60 MPH

&&

KSUGDEN

Local storm report, Jul 25, 9:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
920 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0901 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 E GARDEN CITY         37.98N 100.72W
07/25/2012  M60.00 MPH       FINNEY             KS   ASOS

            SPECI KGCK 260201Z AUTO 02043G52KT 1SM TSRA SQ...PK WND
            02052/0201...

&&

BURKE

Local storm report, Jul 25, 9:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
933 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0926 PM     HAIL             5 SE GARDEN CITY        37.93N 100.80W
07/25/2012  E1.75 INCH       FINNEY             KS   PUBLIC

&&

KSUGDEN

Local storm report, Jul 25, 9:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
945 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 PM     HAIL             1 SE BISON              38.51N 99.18W
07/25/2012  E0.75 INCH       RUSH               KS   PUBLIC

            THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO PRODUCING 50 MPH WIND GUSTS.

0434 PM     TSTM WND GST     BISON                   38.52N 99.20W
07/25/2012  E60.00 MPH       RUSH               KS   PUBLIC

0437 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S FELLSBURG           37.76N 99.17W
07/25/2012  E55.00 MPH       EDWARDS            KS   PUBLIC

            WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WERE OBSERVED WITH THE
            THUNDERSTORM.

0440 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NW BISON              38.56N 99.24W
07/25/2012  E60.00 MPH       RUSH               KS   PUBLIC

0555 PM     HAIL             4 NNE CEDAR BLUFF       38.84N 99.71W
07/25/2012  E0.88 INCH       TREGO              KS   PUBLIC

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 S TROUSDALE           37.72N 99.10W
07/25/2012  E45.00 MPH       KIOWA              KS   PUBLIC

            THE STORM ALSO WAS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL.

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S BYERS               37.77N 98.87W
07/25/2012  E50.00 MPH       PRATT              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0640 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 W HARDTNER            37.02N 98.76W
07/25/2012  E50.00 MPH       BARBER             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0705 PM     HAIL             5 NNE VODA              39.11N 99.98W
07/25/2012  E1.75 INCH       TREGO              KS   PUBLIC

            HAIL SIZE VARRIED FROM QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE.

0901 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 E GARDEN CITY         37.98N 100.72W
07/25/2012  M60.00 MPH       FINNEY             KS   ASOS

            SPECI KGCK 260201Z AUTO 02043G52KT 1SM TSRA SQ...PK WND
            02052/0201...

0915 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNW PIERCEVILLE       37.94N 100.70W
07/25/2012  E60.00 MPH       FINNEY             KS   PUBLIC

            WINDS ESTIMATE 55-60 MPH

0926 PM     HAIL             5 SE GARDEN CITY        37.93N 100.80W
07/25/2012  E1.75 INCH       FINNEY             KS   PUBLIC

&&

KSUGDEN

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 11:03 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1103 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

KSZ084-260445-
MORTON-
1103 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORTON COUNTY...

AT 1059 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RICHFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3738 10156 3702 10158 3701 10202 3734 10203
      3738 10185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 307DEG 11KT 3726 10178

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	41 min
Jul 25, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	29 min
Jul 25, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	60 min
Jul 25, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	39 min
Jul 25, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	39 min
Jul 25, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney	38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.