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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2019, 4:16 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 23, 2019, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Pawnee County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 922 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 23, 2:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 2:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 317 AM CDT Fri Aug 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 Fri Aug 23 2019 /217 AM MDT Fri Aug 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 ---------------- Thunderstorms will develop in eastern Colorado and move through western Kansas mainly after 5 PM. Wind gusts 60 mph or more will be possible with the storms along with a risk of hail up to ping pong size. There could also be heavy rains which could lead to localized flash flooding. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Lightning: Significant risk * Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Marginal risk of severe storms will be possible on Saturday with the possibility of hail size to quarters and wind gusts to 50 mph. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Lightning: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk * Monday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk * Thursday - Lightning: 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
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
329 PM CDT Fri Aug 23 2019
KSZ046-065-232115-
Rush KS-Pawnee KS-
329 PM CDT Fri Aug 23 2019
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 328 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ash Valley, moving south at 10 mph.
Half inch hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Larned, Ash Valley and Frizell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3816 9896 3816 9927 3840 9925 3840 9903
3826 9903 3826 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 358DEG 11KT 3834 9913
TURNERSpecial weather statement, Aug 23, 3:45 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 345 PM CDT Fri Aug 23 2019 KSZ064-065-078-079-232130- Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-Ford KS- 345 PM CDT Fri Aug 23 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD...SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sanford to 8 miles south of Hanston. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning are expected. Pea sized hail and wind gusts to 40 mph are possible. Locations impacted include... Larned, Kinsley, Burdett, Offerle, Garfield, Rozel, Sanford, Frizell, Bellefont and Windhorst. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3814 9897 3775 9962 3801 9984 3832 9929 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 324DEG 12KT 3823 9932 3800 9972 TURNER
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
416 PM CDT Fri Aug 23 2019
KSZ065-066-232200-
Stafford KS-Pawnee KS-
416 PM CDT Fri Aug 23 2019
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Larned, moving south at 10 mph.
Torrential rainfall and localized flooding is expected.
Hail to one half inch is possible.
Large accumulations of small hail are possible.
Locations impacted include...
Larned, Garfield, Radium, Zook and Frizell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 9925 3831 9920 3832 9903 3826 9903
3826 9890 3804 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 356DEG 7KT 3824 9908
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 4:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 11 more | 44 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 40 min |
| Aug 23, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 48 min |
| Aug 23, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 4:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 118 min |
| Aug 23, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 51 min |
| Aug 23, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 52 min |
| Aug 23, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 41 min |
| Aug 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Kearny | 51 min |
| Aug 23, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 67 min |
| Aug 23, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 55 min |
| Aug 23, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 65 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.