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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2016, 12:37 AM CDT for Ellis County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 68 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 12, 2016, 12:37 AM CDT (05:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2016, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 2244 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2163 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 12, 12:00 AM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 12:00 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1200 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2016 ...Updated Aviation... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 157 PM CDT Mon Jul 11 2016 An upper level low will continue to move into Central Canada this afternoon into tonight with its trough axis swinging through the northern Plains. This will help push a cold front farther south into Kansas this afternoon. This front will then become nearly stationary tonight and bifurcate Kansas. Winds ahead of this front will generally be from a southerly direction shifting to more of a north to northeast direction from behind. A few thunderstorms may form along this boundary this evening into the early overnight hours. However, I believe that most of the convection will remain east of the CWA. Otherwise expect a few clouds along and ahead of the boundary. As for temperatures, lows tonight look to range from the lower 60s across northwest Kansas to mid 70s across south central Kansas. Highs tomorrow are anticipated to range from the lower 90s across west central Kansas to upper 90s across south central Kansas. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Jul 11 2016 An upper level ridge of high pressure will be found across southern portions of the United States through Friday building northward this weekend. This will bring zonal flow (west to east) above the Central Plains through Friday. A few shortwaves are progged to slide above this ridge of high pressure and into the Central High Plains. This will enhance lift across the area as they move through. Towards the surface, an area of low pressure and associated frontal boundary is expected to sit somewhere across western Kansas through Friday then shift northward as a warm front this weekend. A few thunderstorms may form along this boundary in the late afternoon into evening hours with the best chance of measurable precipitation Thursday into Friday. Otherwise expect partly cloudy skies. High pressure builds into the area this weekend into the early part of next week. However, a few thunderstorms can not be ruled out during peak heating into the evening hours. As for temperatures, highs start out in the mid to upper 90s Wednesday then cool off into the upper 80s on Friday. A warming trend returns this weekend into the first part of next week with highs reaching back into the mid to upper 90s. Lows look to generally range from the mid 60s west to mid 70s east. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 1200 AM CDT Tue Jul 12 2016 Isolated thunderstorms overnight, but impact on terminals should be minimal and will leave out of the 06z TAFs for now. NE surface winds will prevail through Tuesday morning behind weak frontal boundary near 10 kts. Winds will veer SE toward 00z Wed. Atmosphere expected to become very unstable at the TAF sites Tuesday afternoon, but any convective development will be isolated, and there may be none at all with warm temperatures aloft. As such, left any mention of convection out of the TAFs through Tuesday afternoon. . && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 70 94 70 98 / 20 20 20 10 GCK 68 93 67 97 / 20 10 10 10 EHA 66 96 66 99 / 10 10 10 10 LBL 69 97 69 100 / 10 10 10 10 HYS 69 92 69 95 / 50 10 20 20 P28 74 99 74 100 / 20 20 20 20 && .DDC Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42 LONG TERM...Hovorka_42 AVIATION...Turner
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 9:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 940 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-130245- 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- 940 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 /840 PM MDT MON JUL 11 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THESE COULD CONTAIN HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME STORMS, ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC JF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 10:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1017 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 KSZ031-120400- ELLIS KS- 1017 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1016 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CATHERINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VICTORIA...WALKER...CATHERINE AND EMMERAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3885 9904 3883 9924 3892 9928 3903 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 251DEG 20KT 3889 9919 KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 11:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1118 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 KSZ044-045-063-064-120515- FINNEY KS-NESS KS-LANE KS-HODGEMAN KS- 1118 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY... SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT... AT 1117 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS LIKELY. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES. 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. 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 3815 10029 3828 10035 3837 9998 3816 9988 TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 257DEG 19KT 3823 10020 TURNER
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 12:37 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1237 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2016
KSZ030-031-120645-
ELLIS KS-TREGO KS-
1237 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TREGO AND NORTHWESTERN
ELLIS COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
AT 1236 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF TREGO CENTER...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...
HAYS...ELLIS...WAKEENEY...OGALLAH...RIGA...
YOCEMENTO AND TREGO CENTER.
LAT...LON 3893 9922 3877 9983 3903 10001 3913 9976
3913 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 249DEG 27KT 3889 9981
KRUSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 22 min |
| Jul 11, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 62 min |
| Jul 12, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 55 min |
| Jul 12, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 63 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.