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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 15, 2017Edwards County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Apr 15, 2017, 10:55 PM CDT for Edwards County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2017, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Edwards County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 54 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: 1292 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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The text

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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 Apr 15, 10:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 10:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 3:37 AM CDT, 19 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
337 AM CDT Sat Apr 15 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-160845-
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-
337 AM CDT Sat Apr 15 2017 /237 AM MDT Sat Apr 15 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across the
southeast zones this afternoon and evening, mainly southeast of
a Meade-Dodge City-Larned line. Storms that develop in this area
will have the potential to produce large hail, up to 2 inches in
diameter in the strongest storms. An isolated tornado is possible
this afternoon and early evening, south and east of Dodge City,
near the Oklahoma border.

Additional elevated showers and thunderstorms are expected through
tonight. The risk for severe weather is low tonight, but hail is
still a possibility with the strongest activity.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Limited risk
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Fire weather: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Days 2-7 Discussion

Cooler temperatures are expected Sunday, which will reduce the
threat of severe weather. A few strong storms will remain possible
across the far SE zones (near Barber county). Thunderstorms will
remain possible Monday, before dry weather returns Tuesday.
Thunderstorms will be limited to the NE zones Wednesday. A strong
storm system is expected to spread rain and thunderstorms into
SW Kansas Thursday night through Friday night, with significant
rainfall possible.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - No Hazards.

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required southeast of a Meade-
Dodge City-Larned line this afternoon and evening.

&&

For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo

Turner

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 15, 9:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
914 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2017

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

0832 PM     HAIL             2 NW BUTTERMILK         37.12N 99.34W
04/15/2017  E1.75 INCH       COMANCHE           KS   PUBLIC

&&

LCR

Local storm report, Apr 15, 9:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
920 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2017

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

0859 PM     HAIL             2 NE ARNOLD             38.65N 100.02W
04/15/2017  E1.00 INCH       NESS               KS   PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 9:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:00 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:36 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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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
Apr 15, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Comanche, Kiowa	43 min
Apr 15, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee	49 min
Apr 15, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Comanche	53 min
Apr 15, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee	52 min
Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	59 min
Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Comanche	29 min
Apr 15, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee	43 min
Apr 15, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness, Trego	34 min
Apr 15, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	44 min
Apr 15, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	50 min
Apr 15, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness	34 min
Apr 15, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee	38 min
Apr 15, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee	47 min
Apr 15, 9:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Pawnee	4 hr
Apr 15, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	60 min
Apr 15, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	55 min
Apr 15, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	24 min
Apr 15, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	39 min
Apr 15, 10:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	4 hr
Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford, Kiowa, Pratt	65 min
Apr 16, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	38 min
Apr 16, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford, Gray	57 min
Apr 16, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Kiowa	55 min
Apr 16, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	62 min

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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.