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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 16, 2017Ford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Apr 16, 2017, 1:43 AM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 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
Apr 16, 2017, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2017, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Ford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 28 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1292 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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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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 16, 1:18 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 1:18 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 3:37 AM CDT, 22 hours 6 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

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 12:48 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:43 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa43 min
Apr 15, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee49 min
Apr 15, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche53 min
Apr 15, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee52 min
Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott59 min
Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche29 min
Apr 15, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee43 min
Apr 15, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego34 min
Apr 15, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche44 min
Apr 15, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford50 min
Apr 15, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess34 min
Apr 15, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee38 min
Apr 15, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee47 min
Apr 15, 9:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCPawnee4 hr
Apr 15, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee60 min
Apr 15, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford55 min
Apr 15, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush24 min
Apr 15, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny39 min
Apr 15, 10:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford4 hr
Apr 15, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Stafford65 min
Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Kiowa, Pratt65 min
Apr 16, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney38 min
Apr 16, 12:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray57 min
Apr 16, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Kiowa55 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.