Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Dodge City, KS

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WWUS53 KDDC 190026
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
726 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

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Haskell KS-
726 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3769 10065 3835 10079 3836 10025 3827 10024
      3771 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 180DEG 37KT 3795 10054 

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Finney KS-Scott KS-Lane KS-Gray KS-
726 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...SOUTHERN LANE AND
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES...

At 725 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of 
Charleston, moving north at 35 mph.  Quarter hail was reported 2 
miles south of Charleston and golf ball sized hail was reported in 
Ingalls with this storm.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Cimarron, Pierceville, Ingalls and Charleston. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3769 10065 3835 10079 3836 10025 3827 10024
      3771 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 180DEG 37KT 3795 10054 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
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TATRO

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WWUS53 KDDC 190048
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
748 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

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Scott KS-
748 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3781 10067 3813 10060 3835 10057 3836 10025
      3827 10024 3785 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 200DEG 43KT 3821 10041 

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Finney KS-Lane KS-Gray KS-
748 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN GRAY
COUNTIES...

At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Kalvesta, moving north at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Charleston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3781 10067 3813 10060 3835 10057 3836 10025
      3827 10024 3785 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 200DEG 43KT 3821 10041 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TATRO

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SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
758 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

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Finney KS-Lane KS-Gray KS-
758 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN
LANE AND NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3781 10067 3813 10060 3835 10057 3836 10025
      3827 10024 3785 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 180DEG 37KT 3830 10041 

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TATRO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
354 PM CDT Fri May 18 2018

...Updated short and long term discussion...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 354 PM CDT Fri May 18 2018

Severe weather event getting ready to unfold across southwest
Kansas late this afternoon and evening. As of mid afternoon,
surface low pressure was centered over southeast Colorado near
KSPD. A stationary front/outflow boundary extended from the low
into west central and central Kansas. Farther south, a dryline was
becoming more pronounced from the low into the Texas Panhandle.

The atmosphere continues destabilize across the area this
afternoon per the SPC Mesoanalysis page. MUCAPE values are
increasing to 2000+ j/kg. In addition, 0-6 km shear has been
slowly ramping up to around 40 kts. A special 19z sounding from
KDDC is verifying this and is also showing a capping inversion at
700 mb which was a little more pronounced than the RAP13 soundings
were depicting it earlier today. Per recent runs of the HRRR/RAP
models, storms should develop along the front and dryline mainly
after 4 pm. Storms will initially be discreet with a greater
threat for large hail. Think there will be a window of opportunity
for a few storms developing along the old outflow boundary in
west central Kansas to become briefly tornadic given the enhanced
low level shear along and north of the boundary. The models have
been consistent in showing the storms growing upscale into a
convective line as they move out of far southwest Kansas and the
northeast Texas Panhandle early this evening with the severe
weather threat will switch from large hail to strong/damaging
winds as the storm cluster moves northeast.

Most of the thunderstorm activity will be moving out of central Kansas
around or after midnight. The HRRR has been hinting at storms redeveloping
over southwest Kansas later tonight. Not real confident this will happen
but it will have to be watched.

On Saturday the stationary front is progged to move into south central
Kansas as the remains of the upper low move out into far northwest Kansas.
A fairly cold airmass aloft related to the upper system will keep some
instability in place over the region. A stronger cold front is expected
to move southeast through western Kansas during the afternoon with
widely scattered thunderstorms developing along it. A few severe
storms could develop along the front over south central and parts
of southwest Kansas along the front, as well as some storms up along
I-70 under the colder air aloft.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday)
Issued at 354 PM CDT Fri May 18 2018

The medium range models are showing another upper low developing over
the western states early next week. This will keep the central High
Plains under a general southwesterly flow aloft pattern through mid
week. The models show subtle disturbances moving out over the region
but the strength and timing of these features is uncertain. Forecast
Builder has some slight chance to chance pops through the week
which looks good for now. An upper level ridge builds over the
central CONUS later next week which should result in daytime high
temperatures back up into the 90s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon)
Issued at 1241 PM CDT Fri May 18 2018

VFR conditions will prevail through this afternoon. By late
afternoon, widely scattered thunderstorms could develop initially
along an outflow boundary over west central Kansas and a dryline
over far southeast Colorado into the Texas Panhandle region.
Initially discreet storms will likely congeal into a band of
storms as they move northeast through southwest and central
Kansas. There is a heightened threat for strong/damaging wind
gusts across the area as the evening progresses, especially to the
east of Garden City and Liberal. Thunderstorms should be moving
east out of central Kansas by 06z. MVFR cigs could develop later
tonight especially from Garden City to Hays but any low cigs that
develop should diminish Saturday morning.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  61  82  51  73 /  50  20  20  10
GCK  57  78  48  71 /  40  20  10  10
EHA  56  81  47  73 /  10  20  20  10
LBL  60  82  49  74 /  30  20  20  10
HYS  61  79  51  70 /  60  20  20  10
P28  66  91  57  78 /  40  20  40  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Gerard
LONG TERM...Gerard
AVIATION...Gerard

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
319 AM CDT Fri May 18 2018

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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-
319 AM CDT Fri May 18 2018 /219 AM MDT Fri May 18 2018/

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 to severe storms are possible late this afternoon and
evening time frame along and east of dryline oriented north to
south along the Highway 83 corridor. The main threat will be large
hail up to baseball sized and damaging winds over 60 mph along
with a couple of tornados being possible. West of the dryline,
there will be significant fire weather with relative humidity
values about 17-18 percent and strong south winds gusting up to
35 mph.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Lightning: Limited risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
* Fire weather: Significant risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

Severe weather threat will return Monday through Thursday with
large hail over two inches and damaging winds over 60 mph possible
during this time. Fire weather risk will be elevated Tuesday
through Thursday west of a dryline for the western counties where
relative humidity values will be around 20 percent and increased
south winds up to 25-30 mph.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Sunday
  No hazards.

* Monday
  No hazards.

* Tuesday
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Wednesday
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Thursday
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 4PM along and east of line
through the highway 83 corridor late this afternoon and evening.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
650 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     HAIL             3 S KISMET              37.16N 100.70W
05/18/2018  E1.75 INCH       SEWARD             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PING PONG TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
655 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     HAIL             9 NW ENGLEWOOD          37.14N 100.08W
05/18/2018  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              KS   PUBLIC

&&

JRJ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
658 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     HAIL             PLAINS CITY             37.26N 100.59W
05/18/2018  E1.50 INCH       MEADE              KS   PUBLIC

&&

JDF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
700 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 PM     HAIL             PLAINS CITY             37.26N 100.59W
05/18/2018  E1.50 INCH       MEADE              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
705 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0658 PM     HAIL             LIBERAL                 37.04N 100.94W
05/18/2018  E1.50 INCH       SEWARD             KS   PUBLIC

&&

JRJ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
707 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0652 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 WNW PLAINS CITY       37.29N 100.65W
05/18/2018                   SEWARD             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT FROM SEWARD CO EM.

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