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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 28, 2017Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2017, 12:19 AM CDT for Scott 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 28, 2017, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2017, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Scott County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2017-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1088 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 2017-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 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
1088 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2655 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.9

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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 Jun 28, 12:00 AM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:00 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:16 AM CDT, 20 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
416 AM CDT Tue Jun 27 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-280930-
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-
416 AM CDT Tue Jun 27 2017 /316 AM MDT Tue Jun 27 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
----------------

Strong south winds are expected today, gusting to near 40 mph at
times. All zones are forecast to be dry through 7 pm. After 7 pm,
scattered thunderstorms are expected across the western and
northern zones. Some storms may be severe, with large hail and
damaging winds possible. The threat of severe storms this evening
and tonight is highest north of a Scott City-Hays line.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Days 2-7 Discussion
-------------------

Additional rounds of evening and nighttime thunderstorms
(after 7 pm) are expected Wednesday and Thursday. Large hail
and damaging winds are possible. Wednesday evening, the threat
of severe weather is highest northeast of a Scott City-Jetmore-
Pratt line. On Thursday evening, this threat is focused on areas
near and east of US 283. Milder temperatures and drier air behind
a cold front will end the thunderstorm chances on Friday.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Friday
  No hazards.

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 7 pm this evening, along
and north of a Scott City-Hays line.

&&

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

TURNER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:33 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1133 PM CDT TUE JUN 27 2017

KSZ043-280530-
Scott KS-
1133 PM CDT TUE JUN 27 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 1230
AM CDT...

At 1133 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles west of Pence, or 10 miles northeast of Leoti, moving east at
45 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pence, Manning and Scott State Lake.

LAT...LON 3870 10069 3850 10069 3853 10113 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 272DEG 39KT 3861 10126

RBURG
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:46 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1146 PM CDT TUE JUN 27 2017

KSZ030-280530-
Trego KS-
1146 PM CDT TUE JUN 27 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY UNTIL
1230 AM CDT...

At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Quinter, moving east at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wakeeney, Collyer and Voda.

LAT...LON 3897 9978 3893 10015 3913 10015 3913 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 262DEG 35KT 3907 10021

RBURG
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:19 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1219 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

KSZ043-280615-
Scott KS-
1219 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

At 1219 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Modoc, or 9 miles east of Leoti, moving east at 35
mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Scott City, Modoc, Grigston, Shallow Water, Pence and The Tractor
Elevator.

LAT...LON 3870 10096 3852 10070 3827 10070 3827 10112
      3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 279DEG 29KT 3844 10119

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott57 min
Jun 27, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego44 min
Jun 28, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott35 min
Jun 28, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Ness, Scott, Trego53 min
Jun 28, 1:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Rush31 min
Jun 28, 3:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford33 min
Jun 28, 5:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis43 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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.