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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2017, 9:54 PM CDT for 5 counties in 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 7, 2017, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 7, 6:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 6:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 414 AM CDT Fri Jul 7 2017 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-080915- 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- 414 AM CDT Fri Jul 7 2017 /314 AM MDT Fri Jul 7 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 ---------------- There is a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. A few of these storms could be severe with hail as large as golf balls and wind gusts to 60 mph. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Hail: Limited risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk * Flooding: Limited risk * Lightning: Limited risk * Excessive heat: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- There is a small chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. These storms could be severe with hail as large as half dollars and wind gusts to 60 mph. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Flooding: Limited risk - Lightning: Limited risk - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Monday - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Wednesday - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Thursday - Excessive heat: Limited risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo jf
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 6:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
954 PM CDT FRI JUL 7 2017
KSZ061-062-074-075-084-080400-
Stanton KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-Grant KS-Morton KS-
954 PM CDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAMILTON...NORTHERN MORTON...
KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...GRANT...AND STANTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/...
At 953 PM CDT/853 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southeast of
Towner to 3 miles west of The Saunders Elevator. Movement was east at
50 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Ulysses, Lakin, Syracuse, Johnson City, Deerfield, Manter, Coolidge,
Kendall, Richfield, Big Bow, Hickok, The Saunders Elevator, Medway,
The Milepost Elevator and Point of Rocks at Cimarron Grassland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
These storms 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 3826 10204 3825 10110 3752 10116 3739 10140
3739 10155 3730 10156 3702 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 284DEG 44KT 3836 10196 3746 10210
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Stanton, Stevens | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 66 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.