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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 22, 2017Ness County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT for Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 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 22, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -109 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-366 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2481 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 22, 6:00 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 6:00 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 4:12 AM CDT, 13 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
412 AM CDT Sat Jul 22 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231100-
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-
412 AM CDT Sat Jul 22 2017 /312 AM MDT Sat Jul 22 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
----------------

Hot temperatures are expected again this afternoon with highs
topping out in the mid 90s along the Colorado border and ranging
upward to around 105 over central and south central Kansas. Heat
indices are expected to reach 105 or more along and east of a
Meade to Hays line.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop later this
afternoon and evening especially toward central Kansas around
Hays. There is a marginal risk for severe storms with damaging
gusty winds being the main threat. A more slight chance for
thunderstorms is expected over far southwest Kansas.

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

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
429 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2017

KSZ090-222215-
Barber KS-
429 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARBER COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM CDT...

At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Kiowa, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are expected from this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kiowa, Hardtner and Hazelton.

LAT...LON 3700 9861 3702 9865 3725 9848 3718 9835
      3700 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 219DEG 11KT 3702 9851

TURNER
Local storm report, Jul 22, 5:27 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 5:48 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego51 min
Jul 22, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber46 min
Jul 22, 5:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego3 hr
Jul 22, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego32 min
Jul 22, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego42 min
Jul 22, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman29 min

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