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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at May 23, 2019, 4:59 PM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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 23, 2019, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2019, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 543 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 771 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted.
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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 23, 4:20 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:20 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 420 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 ...Updated Aviation... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 302 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 Plentiful moisture, frontal boundary and upper level disturbance will lead to widespread thunderstorms, some severe, through the midnight hour. Surface based storms, which may be tornadic, will be confined to the warm front zone over south central Kansas, with elevated hailers to the north and west. On Friday the effective frontal boundary will be undergoing frontolysis, but there should still be enough convergence for surface based storms in south central Kansas; and some of these will likely be severe with large hail and damaging winds. These storms may be south and east of Barber county depending on the exact location of the front. South central Kansas will have to be watched for additional flooding given the heavy rains expected. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday) Issued at 302 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 The pattern will remain active through at least Monday as another shortwave trough slowly approaches. There will be chances for severe storms somewhere across the plains each day. Mesoscale boundaries will likely play an increasing role in storm mode as often happens as we get deeper into the warm season. A break in the wet weather can be expected from late Tuesday into early Thursday in the wake of the upper level disturbance. This system will push a cold front through western Kansas with drier air. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening) Issued at 420 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue for the next several hours, and included the appropriate convective TEMPO groups and VCTS mentions. Widespread IFR stratus cigs as of 21z will continue through the 04-06z Fri time range, before cigs gradually improve to VFR overnight. E/SE winds currently will gain more of a westerly component overnight. After 15z Fri, winds will trend southerly at 10-20 kts. VFR will prevail on Friday, with areas of stratocumulus, with afternoon convection most likely southeast of the airports. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 55 76 61 82 / 80 20 30 40 GCK 47 77 57 82 / 60 10 20 40 EHA 47 78 57 83 / 40 10 10 40 LBL 52 77 59 83 / 70 20 30 30 HYS 55 77 61 82 / 70 20 30 20 P28 65 76 64 82 / 90 60 40 40 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning for KSZ066-079>081- 088>090. && SHORT TERM...Finch LONG TERM...Finch AVIATION...Turner
Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 3:17 AM CDT, 13 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 317 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-240830- 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- 317 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019 /217 AM MDT Thu May 23 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 are expected today and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall is likely, with the threat of flooding highest across the southeast zones. Some storms this afternoon through this evening will be strong to severe, with the primary threat being large hail. Across the far southeast zones, including Meade, Clark, Comanche and Barber counties, a tornado risk will exist this afternoon and evening if warmer more humid air can move into Kansas. Currently, the tornado threat is expected to remain mainly just to the south of Kansas. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Tornado: Limited risk * Hail: Elevated risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk * Flooding: Elevated risk * Lightning: Elevated risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Additional severe thunderstorms are expected to favor the southeast zones Friday, and area wide Saturday and Sunday. On each of these days, the flooding risk will continue. Thunderstorms both Saturday and Sunday will be capable of large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Friday - Flooding: Limited risk - Lightning: Elevated risk - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk * Saturday - Lightning: Elevated risk - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Elevated risk - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk * Monday - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be required this afternoon and tonight. && For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo Turner
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 23, 3:59 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
359 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0356 PM HAIL 3 E DODGE CITY 37.76N 99.97W
05/23/2019 E1.25 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
AT THE NWS OFFICE.
&&Special weather statement, May 23, 4:06 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 406 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ062-232130- Kearny KS- 406 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 405 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles north of Kendall, moving north at 40 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Kearny County. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3826 10154 3826 10116 3804 10136 3810 10154 TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 199DEG 35KT 3815 10144 JJOHNSON
Special weather statement, May 23, 4:29 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 429 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ064-065-078-079-232215- Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-Ford KS- 429 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD...EASTERN HODGEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Offerle, moving north at 50 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Gray, Kinsley, Burdett, Hanston, Offerle, Garfield, Rozel, Sanford, Frizell and Bellefont. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central and southwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3777 9940 3779 9971 3823 9972 3822 9913 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 197DEG 42KT 3786 9958 JJOHNSON
Special weather statement, May 23, 4:37 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 437 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ086-087-232230- Seward KS-Meade KS- 437 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD AND MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 436 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Floris, or 10 miles west of Beaver, moving northeast at 50 mph. This storm has a history of producing golf ball sized hail and funnel clouds. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm as it initially crosses the Oklahoma and Kansas border. Locations impacted include... Meade, Fowler, Kismet, Meade State Park, Missler and Plains. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3747 10057 3744 10011 3700 10044 3700 10085 TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 206DEG 53KT 3683 10071 TATRO
Local storm report, May 23, 4:56 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
456 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM HAIL 4 W KINSLEY 37.93N 99.49W
05/23/2019 E1.25 INCH EDWARDS KS PUBLIC
&&Special weather statement, May 23, 4:59 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 459 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ030-232230- Trego KS- 459 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very near Voda, moving northeast at 45 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Wakeeney, Collyer and Voda. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central Kansas. LAT...LON 3913 9975 3893 9996 3900 10015 3913 10015 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 205DEG 38KT 3904 10003 JJOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny, Stanton | 56 min |
| May 23, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 47 min |
| May 23, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny, Stanton | 45 min |
| May 23, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 57 min |
| May 23, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Kearny | 44 min |
| May 23, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 48 min |
| May 23, 7:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 44 min |
| May 23, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Stafford | 53 hr |
| May 23, 8:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 43 min |
| May 23, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane, Scott | 55 min |
| May 23, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 48 min |
| May 23, 9:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 44 min |
| May 23, 9:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 50 min |
| May 23, 10:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 53 min |
| May 23, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 45 min |
| May 23, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 29 min |
| May 23, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 53 min |
| May 23, 11:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Barber | 62 hr |
| May 23, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 43 min |
| May 23, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 50 min |
| May 23, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 45 min |
| May 23, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 46 min |
| May 23, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 55 min |
| May 23, 2:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 37 min |
| May 23, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 29 min |
| May 23, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 43 min |
| May 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 45 min |
| May 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 40 min |
| May 23, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 27 min |
| May 23, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 44 min |
| May 23, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa, Meade | 44 min |
| May 23, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 64 min |
| May 23, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 45 min |
| May 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Pawnee | 45 min |
| May 23, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 24 min |
| May 23, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 46 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 53 min |
| May 23, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 25 min |
| May 23, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade, Seward | 40 min |
| May 23, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 41 min |
| May 23, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 52 min |
| May 23, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 35 min |
| May 23, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 26 min |
| May 23, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 37 min |
| May 23, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 44 min |
| May 23, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 38 min |
| May 23, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 53 min |
| May 23, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 25 min |
| May 23, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 45 min |
| May 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 19 min |
| May 23, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 43 min |
| May 23, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 26 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 49 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.