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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 22, 2018Seward County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2018, 4:28 AM CDT for Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2018, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2018, 5:30 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 363 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2018-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 435 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2018-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
435 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 Jun 22, 2:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
249 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231000-
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-
249 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 /149 AM MDT Fri Jun 22 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 late today and early
tonight across western Kansas. Baseball size hail or larger along
with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and periods of heavy rainfall
will be the main hazards. There will also be a chance for a few
tornadoes late today or early this evening.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Limited risk
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Excessive heat: Limited risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
* Fire weather: Elevated risk

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

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

Strong to Severe thunderstorms will be possible Sunday night. Hail
two inches or large, strong damaging winds, and heavy rainfall
currently appears to be the main hazards.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Significant risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 2 pm west of highway 83.
Spotter activation may then be required after 5 pm for the
remainder of western Kansas.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade59 min
Jun 22, 7:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward27 min
Jun 22, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade53 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Scott53 min
Jun 22, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton51 min
Jun 22, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Scott, Trego61 min
Jun 22, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton42 min
Jun 22, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott67 min
Jun 22, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny61 min
Jun 22, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny23 min
Jun 22, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Rush and 1 more61 min
Jun 22, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis55 min
Jun 22, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens63 min
Jun 22, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego42 min
Jun 22, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny56 min
Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny37 min
Jun 22, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny41 min
Jun 22, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 1 more56 min
Jun 22, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 3 more54 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.