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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 7, 2019Seward County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2019, 3:18 PM CDT for Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 7, 2019, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Seward County, KS

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 32 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-327 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
416 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.1

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 7, 1:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:44 AM CDT, 11 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
344 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-081000-
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-
344 AM CDT Tue May 7 2019 /244 AM MDT Tue May 7 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
----------------

Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms can be expected early
this morning. Briefs moderate to heavy rainfall along with hail
up to the size of quarters will be the main hazards
early this morning.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and early
tonight. Two inch hail or larger, strong damaging winds, and even
a few tornadoes will be possible.

Tonight periods of heavy rainfall will be the main hazard and this
may result in some flooding issues, especially south of a La
Crosse to Jetmore to Meade line.

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 will be possible on Wednesday.
Large hail and strong winds will be the main hazard from the
stronger storms.

There will be a chance for some frost early Friday morning.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Sunday
  No hazards.

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required after 2 pm south of a Johnson
to Larned line.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 7, 12:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 3:18 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford50 min
May 6, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton61 min
May 6, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford18 min
May 6, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott50 min
May 6, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee54 min
May 6, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford45 min
May 6, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens51 min
May 6, 8:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford4 hr
May 6, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny49 min
May 6, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford47 min
May 6, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee45 min
May 6, 8:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Pawnee4 hr
May 6, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stevens46 min
May 6, 9:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCMorton3 hr
May 6, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell31 min
May 6, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee30 min
May 6, 9:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCPawnee3 hr
May 6, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee48 min
May 6, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane and 1 more43 min
May 6, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee31 min
May 6, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton45 min
May 6, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStevens54 min
May 6, 9:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCEdwards24 min
May 6, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford51 min
May 6, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego50 min
May 6, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards15 min
May 6, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego47 min
May 6, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 2 more47 min
May 6, 10:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCMorton104 min
May 6, 10:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee2 hr
May 6, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush47 min
May 6, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens24 min
May 6, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford57 min
May 6, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton44 min
May 6, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford49 min
May 6, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pratt, Stafford47 min
May 6, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford16 min
May 7, 12:25 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford12 hr
May 7, 4:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa, Pratt63 min
May 7, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche48 min
May 7, 11:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche32 min
May 7, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche47 min
May 7, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford24 hr
May 7, 12:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche33 min
May 7, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt35 min
May 7, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens28 min
May 7, 3:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCPratt6 hr
May 7, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche26 min
May 7, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark27 min
May 7, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber24 min
May 7, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord34 min
May 7, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade37 min
May 7, 5:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCClark4 hr
May 7, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa35 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.