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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 11, 2019Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2019, 10:13 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2019, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2019, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 00:00Z on 2019-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1820 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 00:00Z on 2019-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1820 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.6

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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 Aug 11, 5:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 5:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 3:23 AM CDT, 18 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
323 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-120830-
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-
323 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019 /223 AM MDT Sun Aug 11 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
----------------

Thunderstorms will be possible across west central and northern
portions of southwest Kansas this evening, then further east into
central Kansas overnight. A few storms may become severe capable
of producing quarter to half dollar size hail and damaging winds
in excess of 60 mph. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. High
rain rates are expected with the strongest storms increasing the
potential for localized flooding, mainly near and along the I-70
corridor.

Very warm temperatures and high relative humidity will result in
heat indices approaching 105 degrees in south central Kansas this
afternoon.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Limited risk
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Flooding: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Significant risk
* Excessive heat: Significant risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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

Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible in
south central and across portions of central and southwest Kansas
late Monday afternoon into Monday evening.

Thunderstorms will then be possible nearly each day through the
week. However, the potential for severe storms is uncertain this
far out.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening, generally along and
north of a Syracuse to Garden City to Larned line.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 9:50 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
950 PM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019

KSZ084-120345-
Morton KS-
950 PM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MORTON COUNTY UNTIL 1045
PM CDT...

At 949 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Keyes, or 19 miles northeast of Boise City, moving northeast at 30
mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Elkhart, Rolla and Wilburton.

LAT...LON 3731 10204 3713 10159 3699 10175 3699 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 227DEG 27KT 3688 10221

RBURG
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 10:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1013 PM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019

KSZ043-120415-
Scott KS-
1013 PM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

At 1013 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles west of Scott State Lake to 13 miles
southwest of Modoc. Movement was east at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Scott City, Shallow Water, Grigston, Manning, Scott State Lake and
Modoc.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10071 3828 10070 3828 10112 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 263DEG 19KT 3870 10116 3832 10119

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton55 min
Aug 11, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego48 min
Aug 11, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego53 min
Aug 12, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stevens56 min
Aug 12, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward67 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.