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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2018, 7:29 PM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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
- May 29, 2018, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2018, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Barber County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 580 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1396 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
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</html>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 May 29, 6:35 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:35 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 635 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 ...Updated Aviation... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 111 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 12Z meso models are not doing well with the convection earlier this morning. The only model that seems to be trending towards a more correct solution is recent versions of the HRRR. As such, confidence in this forecast is medium at best. Vis satellite shows a boundary across SE portions of the forecast area. This boundary may have retreated back north all the way to KDDC as we have SE winds now. Therefore, feel the best chance of severe is Dodge City and points E and SE. Upscale growth should occur fairly rapidly with this boundary. Main threats will be marginal severe wind and hail. Any tornado potential would be located across the far SE, if that. Again, confidence is lower this forecast... we will have to see how this evolves. Heavy rain of 1-3" could be possible as well, particularly towards Barber county. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday) Issued at 111 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 There is a slight chance of storms mainly across the southern zones tomorrow. Depending how short term convection evolves will also determine what happens tomorrow. Confidence is low. Beyond Wednesday, a dry and warm weather pattern is indicated by the EC. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening) Issued at 635 PM CDT Tue May 29 2018 Scattered convection near HYS and east of DDC next few hours. Thunderstorms expected to clear SW KS by 09z Wed. Additional activity in SE Colorado may approach GCK overnight. Consensus of short term models suggests IFR stratus will impact HYS and GCK by 12z Wed. Winds mainly light and variable outside of convection. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 61 89 63 92 / 50 0 20 0 GCK 59 88 61 92 / 10 0 20 10 EHA 60 88 60 95 / 10 10 40 0 LBL 61 89 63 94 / 10 0 30 0 HYS 59 88 63 91 / 70 0 10 10 P28 64 90 67 94 / 80 0 40 10 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Sugden LONG TERM...Sugden AVIATION...Turner
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:31 AM CDT, 15 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 331 AM CDT Tue May 29 2018 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-301030- 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- 331 AM CDT Tue May 29 2018 /231 AM MDT Tue May 29 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 ---------------- Severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through early tonight. Tennis ball size hail or larger along with wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and periods of very heavy rainfall will be possible from these storms late today and early this evening. An isolated tornado or two will also be possible. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Tornado: Limited risk * Hail: Elevated risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk * Flooding: Elevated risk * Lightning: Significant risk * Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Strong to severe thunderstorms may be possible near the Oklahoma border Wednesday evening. Main hazards Wednesday night will be heavy rainfall, hail up to golf balls, and wind gusts up to 60 mph. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk * Thursday No hazards. * Friday - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Saturday - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk * Monday - Lightning: Limited risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after 1 pm along and east of highway 283. && For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 29, 6:43 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
643 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM HAIL 3 SE ELLIS 38.90N 99.52W
05/29/2018 E1.00 INCH ELLIS KS PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
RMLLocal storm report, May 29, 6:49 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
649 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM HAIL 1 W GREENSBURG 37.61N 99.30W
05/29/2018 E2.00 INCH KIOWA KS PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 1 W
GREENSBURG. 2 INCH HAIL PUBLIC REPORT.
&&
RMLLocal storm report, May 29, 6:56 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
656 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0648 PM HAIL 2 NNE HOPEWELL 37.83N 98.99W
05/29/2018 E1.25 INCH STAFFORD KS PUBLIC
HALF DOLLAR.
&&Local storm report, May 29, 7:15 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
715 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM HAIL YOCEMENTO 38.91N 99.42W
05/29/2018 E1.50 INCH ELLIS KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFIRMED PING PING SIZE
HAIL.
&&
RMLLocal storm report, May 29, 7:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 33 min |
| May 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 50 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.