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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2016, 2:34 AM CDT for Clark County, Meade County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 56 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
- Jun 13, 2016, 2:34 AM CDT (07:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2016, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 425 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jun 13, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 253 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-132000- 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- 253 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 /153 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DISCUSSION...A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLORADO/KANSAS BORDER THIS EVENING...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE SLOW-MOVING STORMS WILL BE EXCESSIVELY HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED HAIL RISK. LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. ELEVATED FLOODING RISK. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. DISCUSSION...THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ZONES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WHERE A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS MUCH LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON TUESDAY. VERY HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES, EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES AT MANY LOCATIONS, ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WEATHER HAZARDS RISK... MONDAY... LIMITED FLOODING RISK. ELEVATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK. LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. TUESDAY... LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. WEDNESDAY... LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. THURSDAY... ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. FRIDAY... ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. SATURDAY... ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, AND LOCALIZED FLOODING, ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ZONES. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ZONES. && FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT OUR WEBPAGE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC/EHWO TURNER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 11:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1117 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 KSZ063-077-130500- FINNEY KS-GRAY KS- 1117 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND NORTHERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT... AT 1116 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CIMARRON...PIERCEVILLE...INGALLS...CHARLESTON AND KALVESTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3788 10076 3825 10090 3825 10023 3779 10024 TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 254DEG 26KT 3808 10068 RBURG
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 11:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1246 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2016 KSZ063-064-077-078-130645- FORD KS-FINNEY KS-GRAY KS-HODGEMAN KS- 1246 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL FINNEY... NORTHEASTERN GRAY...NORTHWESTERN FORD AND SOUTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT... AT 1245 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF CIMARRON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DODGE CITY...CIMARRON...INGALLS...HOWELL...WRIGHT AND FT. DODGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3782 10055 3804 10042 3795 9978 3760 9990 TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 291DEG 24KT 3789 10033 KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
101 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2016
KSZ043-044-061>063-074>076-130700-
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-GRANT KS-KEARNY KS-HAMILTON KS-LANE KS-STANTON KS-
HASKELL KS-
101 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...WESTERN
FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN STANTON...KEARNY...SCOTT...WESTERN LANE...
NORTHERN GRANT AND NORTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT/100
AM MDT/...
AT 101 AM CDT/1201 AM MDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF SCOTT STATE
LAKE TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF KENDALL. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARDEN CITY...SCOTT CITY...LAKIN...HOLCOMB...DEERFIELD...AMY...
MANNING...SCOTT STATE LAKE...FRIEND...GRIGSTON...MODOC...
SHALLOW WATER AND HEALY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10137 3827 10112 3870 10113 3870 10048
3754 10099 3772 10161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 281DEG 19KT 3868 10109 3777 10149
KRUSESpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 1:50 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny, Scott | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 1:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 55 min |
| Jun 13, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 55 min |
| Jun 13, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton, Seward and 2 more | 54 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.