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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 226, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 31, 2013Finney County, Gray County, Hodgeman County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2013, 2:46 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Hodgeman County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2013, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2013, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 31, 1:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 45 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2013-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 259 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2013-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
259 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-187 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
851 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 31, 2:40 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 2:40 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 3:49 AM CDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
349 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2013

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-011000-
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-
349 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 /249 AM MDT WED JUL 31 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE, ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATER
THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS, THEN INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND EXPAND SOUTHEASTWARD INTO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS THIS EVENING. HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE, DAMAGING OUTFLOW
WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MPH, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN MAINLY ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS, DAMAGING
WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EACH DAY FROM
FRIDAY INTO TUESDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS
WILL BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A FEW STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EVENING.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 2:24 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
224 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013

KSZ043-044-312030-
LANE-SCOTT-
224 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN
LANE COUNTIES...

AT 222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR HEALY...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 5 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

RESIDENTS IN NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN LANE COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HEALY AND DIGHTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3856 10035 3839 10059 3863 10083 3870 10084
      3871 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 315DEG 6KT 3859 10060

SUGDEN
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 2:31 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
231 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013

KSZ063-064-077-312030-
FINNEY-GRAY-HODGEMAN-
231 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN
GRAY AND WESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES...

AT 227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR KALVESTA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

RESIDENTS IN EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN GRAY AND WESTERN HODGEMAN
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF KALVESTA...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3801 10002 3793 10027 3814 10042 3821 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 325DEG 6KT 3809 10026

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane66 min
Jul 31, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman59 min
Jul 31, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton55 min
Jul 31, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott64 min
Jul 31, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray64 min
Jul 31, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott55 min
Jul 31, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray47 min
Jul 31, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray58 min
Jul 31, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny58 min
Jul 31, 4:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCFinney, Kearny3 hr
Jul 31, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Haskell51 min
Jul 31, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell, Meade, Seward53 min
Jul 31, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward31 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.