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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2019, 2:13 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 8, 2019, 2:13 PM MDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2019, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Hamilton County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 8, 12:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 12:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 136 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 ...Updated short and long term sections... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 135 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 An isolated thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon during peak heating across southwest Kansas with a better chance of thunderstorms along a warm front moving into central Kansas. Any storms that do form do not look to become severe, but frequent lightning will be a possibility. The best chance of thunderstorms will be along the I-70 corridor around midnight when a MCS moves through the area. Strong winds over 60 mph will be the main concern with these storms. The remainder of the overnight through tomorrow looks quiet with skies becoming mostly clear by sunrise tomorrow. Winds will generally be from the southeast through tonight becoming light and variable tomorrow morning. As for temperatures, lows tonight look to range from the low 60s across west central Kansas to low 70s across south central Kansas. Highs tomorrow are expected to reach into the low to mid 90s. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 135 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 A summer like weather pattern emerges through the long term period as an upper level high builds over the Central and Southern Rockies. However, a stray thunderstorm or two can not be ruled out during peak heating into the early evening hours each day. Temperatures through the long term look to range form the upper 80s to upper 90s for highs and 60s to around 70 degrees for lows. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 1219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 VFR conditions will prevail this afternoon into this evening with a few mid level clouds. This will continue into the overnight period with the exception of around the HYS terminal where a line of thunderstorms are expected to move through after 03Z. This will bring periods of MVFR to IFR conditions. Winds will generally be form the southeast through the overnight period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 87 68 94 68 / 20 20 0 0 GCK 85 64 93 64 / 20 20 0 0 EHA 90 65 96 64 / 20 20 0 0 LBL 88 68 95 64 / 20 20 0 0 HYS 87 62 92 68 / 30 70 10 10 P28 89 72 95 71 / 20 20 0 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42 LONG TERM...Hovorka_42 AVIATION...Hovorka_42
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 2:04 AM MDT, 12 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 304 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-090815- 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- 304 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 /204 AM MDT Mon Jul 8 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 ---------------- A risk of strong to severe storms exists mainly for tonight for areas along the I-70 corridor with the main threat of thunderstorm winds of 60 mph or greater and heavy rain. Elsewhere isolated storms could develop further south along the highway 83 corridor although this environment is not as favorable for development. If storms do develop, strong winds and heavy rain will also be the threat. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Tornado: Limited risk * Hail: Limited risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk * Lightning: Limited risk * Excessive heat: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- High temperatures in the mid to upper 90s will be the case for the end of the workweek into the weekend. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Tuesday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Thursday - Lightning: Limited risk * Friday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Saturday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk .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
Local storm report, Jul 8, 10:50 AM MDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1150 AM CDT MON JUL 8 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 N INGALLS 37.94N 100.45W
07/05/2019 GRAY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF TORN OFF A TRAILER BUILDING. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
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MRSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 2:13 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 313 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 KSZ061-062-082100- Kearny KS-Hamilton KS- 313 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HAMILTON AND NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT/300 PM MDT/... At 313 PM CDT/213 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Syracuse, moving north at 25 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Syracuse. LAT...LON 3826 10141 3798 10156 3796 10193 3826 10196 TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 185DEG 24KT 3810 10177 FINCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:54 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 10:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 11:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 3:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 4:29 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 62 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.