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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 3, 2017Ford County, Gray County, Hodgeman County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2017, 11:24 PM CDT for Ford County, Gray County, Hodgeman County, Kansas. It was in force for 66 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 3, 2017, 11:24 PM CDT (04:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2017, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 27 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 2017-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2363 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 2017-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
2363 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1115 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
11.2

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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 Jul 3, 11:02 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 11:02 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:07 AM CDT, 19 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
407 AM CDT Mon Jul 3 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-040915-
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-
407 AM CDT Mon Jul 3 2017 /307 AM MDT Mon Jul 3 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
----------------

Thunderstorms will be possible across much of southwest and central Kansas
late this afternoon and evening. A few storms could become severe capable
of producing quarter to golf ball size hail and damaging winds in excess
of 60 mph.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Flooding: Limited risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Excessive heat: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and evening.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 9:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
920 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

KSZ061-062-040315-
Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-
920 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HAMILTON AND
NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/...

At 919 PM CDT/819 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Horace, or 14 miles southwest of
Tribune, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Syracuse and Medway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3826 10203 3826 10131 3802 10149 3791 10177
      3813 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 311DEG 25KT 3829 10189

FINCH
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 9:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
940 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

KSZ043-062-063-040345-
Finney KS-Kearny KS-Scott KS-
940 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KEARNY...
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

At 940 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Leoti, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3870 10071 3834 10084 3821 10116 3826 10120
      3827 10112 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 300DEG 32KT 3861 10131

FINCH
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1018 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

KSZ074-084-040415-
Stanton KS-Morton KS-
1018 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MORTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
STANTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

At 1018 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northeast of Stonington, or 25 miles southwest of Johnson City,
moving east at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Richfield, The Saunders Elevator and Cimarron Grassland Recreation
Area.

LAT...LON 3748 10204 3755 10170 3708 10171 3717 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 287DEG 17KT 3733 10211

RBURG
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:31 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1031 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

KSZ044-045-063-064-077-040430-
Gray KS-Finney KS-Hodgeman KS-Lane KS-Ness KS-
1031 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...
WESTERN NESS...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN TREGO...LANE AND
NORTHERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

At 1030 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shallow Water, or 7 miles south of Scott City, moving southeast at 30
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Garden City, Dighton, Holcomb, Pierceville, Utica, Alamota,
Charleston, Arnold, Shields, Beeler, Pendennis, Plymell, Kalvesta,
Amy, Garden City Regional Airport, The Lowe Elevator, Finney State
Lake, Concannon State Lake and The Tennis Elevator.

LAT...LON 3870 10000 3794 10023 3774 10107 3807 10108
      3827 10073 3827 10068 3870 10059
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 297DEG 27KT 3838 10086

RBURG
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 11:24 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton55 min
Jul 3, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny56 min
Jul 3, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott65 min
Jul 3, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott57 min
Jul 3, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton57 min
Jul 3, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Lane59 min
Jul 4, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford56 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.