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Dense Fog Advisory 21, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 20, 201927 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this dense fog advisory at May 20, 2019, 7:28 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 20, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2019, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 21, 2019, 4:19 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 320 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-p

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: 1290 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 186 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 dense fog advisory 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 dense fog advisory went out at May 20, 3:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 4:14 AM CDT, 15 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
414 AM CDT Mon May 20 2019

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-211000-
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-
414 AM CDT Mon May 20 2019 /314 AM MDT Mon May 20 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Showers and thunderstorms will spread east and northeast across
southwest into central Kansas this morning. A few of the storms
could produce hail possibly up to golf ball size, especially in
areas closer to the Oklahoma border late this morning and
afternoon. Heavy rain is also expected which could cause flash
flooding this afternoon and tonight. See the latest Flash Flood
Watch product for additional details.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Elevated risk
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Significant risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

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

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

Gusty southwest winds are expected to develop on Tuesday. Wind
gusts to 40-50 mph will be possible. Chances for thunderstorms
will continue off and on through the remainder of the week into
the Memorial Day weekend. Strong to severe thunderstorms along
with locally heavy rainfall will be possible.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Elevated risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed later this morning and afternoon in
areas generally south of Highway 50.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 4:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 2:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Pratt	24 hr
May 21, 12:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	52 min
May 21, 1:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	42 min
May 21, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	43 min
May 21, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	25 min
May 21, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Scott	20 min
May 21, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	47 min
May 21, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	26 min
May 21, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	48 min
May 21, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	57 min
May 21, 2:23 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny, Scott	18 hr
May 21, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	43 min
May 21, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	24 min
May 21, 2:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Pawnee	10 days
May 21, 2:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DDC	Rush	45 hr
May 21, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	39 min
May 21, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	46 min
May 21, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	41 min
May 21, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	40 min
May 21, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	37 min
May 21, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	55 min
May 21, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	35 min
May 21, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	49 min
May 21, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	43 min
May 21, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	28 min
May 21, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	34 min
May 21, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	33 min

Nearby

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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.