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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 30, 2018Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 30, 2018, 5:55 PM CDT for Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2018, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1066 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 18 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 30, 2:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 4:05 AM CDT, 13 hours 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
405 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-310915-
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-
405 AM CDT Mon Jul 30 2018 /305 AM MDT Mon Jul 30 2018/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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 30, 1:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
115 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

KSZ078>080-301900-
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-Ford KS-
115 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Windhorst, moving south at 25 mph.

Half inch hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bucklin, Mullinville and Windhorst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3749 9963 3783 9972 3788 9953 3758 9932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 346DEG 21KT 3779 9962

TURNER

Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
202 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

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

1008 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNW JOHNSON CITY      37.60N 101.77W
07/29/2018  E1.76 INCH       STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE 1.76" OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES. STORM
            TOTAL WAS 2.76".

&&

JAH

Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
206 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

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

1014 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNW JOHNSON CITY      37.60N 101.77W
07/29/2018  E1.76 INCH       STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN REPORT FROM 3
            NNW JOHNSON CITY. THE 1.76" OF RAIN FELL IN
            22 MINUTES. STORM TOTAL WAS 2.76".

&&

JAH

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 5:10 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
510 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

KSZ031-046-302315-
Rush KS-Ellis KS-
510 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND ELLIS
COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Catherine, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hays, La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Catherine, Otis, Bison,
Schoenchen, Rush Center, Liebenthal, Timken, Emmeram, Yocemento,
Munjor, Loretta, Pfeifer, Toulon and Antonino.

LAT...LON 3907 9904 3850 9903 3844 9934 3898 9949
      3901 9927 3909 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 316DEG 29KT 3892 9920

UMSCHEID

Local storm report, Jul 30, 5:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
555 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

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

0953 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 N MANTER              37.64N 101.89W
07/29/2018                   STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE EMERGENCY MANAGER DESCRIBED VEHICLES
            THAT WERE LIFTED OFF THE ROAD AT THIS
            LOCATION AND OVERTURNED.

1000 PM     HAIL             MANTER                  37.52N 101.88W
07/29/2018  E2.50 INCH       STANTON            KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA TWITTER POSTED PICTURE THAT
            VIEWER SENT OF TENNIS BALL HAIL IN MANTER.

1000 PM     HAIL             2 WNW JOHNSON CITY      37.58N 101.78W
07/29/2018  E1.25 INCH       STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1000 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW JOHNSON CITY      37.58N 101.78W
07/29/2018  E80 MPH          STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1000 PM     HAIL             MANTER                  37.53N 101.88W
07/29/2018  E1.75 INCH       STANTON            KS   PUBLIC

            PHOTOGRAPH WAS RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1014 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNW JOHNSON CITY      37.60N 101.77W
07/29/2018  E1.76 INCH       STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN REPORT FROM 3
            NNW JOHNSON CITY. THE 1.76" OF RAIN FELL IN
            22 MINUTES. STORM TOTAL WAS 2.76".

1025 PM     TSTM WND GST     RICHFIELD               37.27N 101.78W
07/29/2018  E65 MPH          MORTON             KS   MESONET

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM
            RICHFIELD.

1038 PM     HAIL             10 NNW FETERITA         37.29N 101.52W
07/29/2018  E1.75 INCH       STEVENS            KS   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

1042 PM     HAIL             9 NW FETERITA           37.26N 101.58W
07/29/2018  E1.25 INCH       MORTON             KS   PUBLIC

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

1235 AM     FLOOD            3 NNE JOHNSON CITY      37.61N 101.74W
07/30/2018                   STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOME RURAL ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY WERE
            FLOODED.

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 5:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
555 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

KSZ066-310000-
Stafford KS-
555 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STAFFORD COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM
CDT...

At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southwest of Ellinwood, moving south at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
St. John, Stafford, Hudson, Seward, Radium, Neola, Zenith and
Dillwyn.

LAT...LON 3783 9889 3820 9891 3826 9891 3826 9850
      3819 9847 3782 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 342DEG 27KT 3832 9866

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	47 min
Jul 29, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	51 min
Jul 29, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	40 min
Jul 29, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	39 min
Jul 29, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	37 min
Jul 29, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	47 min
Jul 29, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	42 min
Jul 29, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	56 min
Jul 30, 12:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	7 hr
Jul 30, 10:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	42 min
Jul 30, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	45 min
Jul 30, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Rush	65 min
Jul 30, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	33 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.