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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 29, 2019Finney County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 29, 2019, 7:34 PM CDT for Finney County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2019, 7:34 PM CDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2019, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Finney County, KS

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 325 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2019-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2019-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-517 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
470 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
14.8

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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 Aug 29, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 2:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
201 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-301915-
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-
201 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 /101 PM MDT Thu Aug 29 2019/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Strong to severe storms are likely after 5PM this evening as a
short wave pushes across the high plains pushing out of northwest
Kansas skirting across the northern tier of counties mainly along
the Hwy 96 and I-70 corridors. Large hail and damaging winds are
the main threats with these more isolated supercellular storms
before becoming more linear towards sunset with its eastward
progression. Expect these storms to push east of the CWA into
central portions of the state towards midnight.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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

The main bulk of the precipitation will come Friday evening and
into Saturday morning with QPF outputs expected to push 1-3 inches
for areas already saturated east of Hwy 183 stretching from Hays
to Medicine Lodge. Expect these storms and widespread rain showers
to start late in the afternoon with severe not expected at this
time with flooding and lightning the main hazards to expect. The
last of the storms should exit the CWA into central and south
central portions of the state by mid day on Saturday before
clearing out and becoming quite quiet weather wise for the next
several days towards the end of the period.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Friday
  - Flooding: Limited risk
  - Lightning: Significant risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Sunday
  No hazards.

* Monday
  No hazards.

* Tuesday
  No hazards.

* Wednesday
  No hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed for areas along the Hwy 96 and
I-70 corridor after 5PM this evening.

&&

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

Lowe

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 29, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
549 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019

KSZ074-084-292330-
Stanton KS-Morton KS-
549 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MORTON AND WESTERN
STANTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
The Saunders Elevator, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.
Areas of blowing dust are possible.

Locations impacted include...
Johnson City, Manter, Richfield and The Saunders Elevator.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3763 10204 3773 10181 3727 10159 3725 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 242DEG 20KT 3741 10209

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Local storm report, Aug 29, 6:47 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 6:58 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:08 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:34 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
Aug 29, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton52 min
Aug 29, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney45 min
Aug 29, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman50 min
Aug 29, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny48 min
Aug 29, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman48 min
Aug 29, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego46 min
Aug 29, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman41 min
Aug 29, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman50 min
Aug 29, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego53 min
Aug 29, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa46 min
Aug 29, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord46 min
Aug 29, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Kiowa48 min
Aug 29, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt43 min
Aug 29, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush39 min
Aug 29, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Ford51 min
Aug 29, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford18 min
Aug 29, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa, Pratt48 min
Aug 29, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Kiowa39 min
Aug 29, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt47 min
Aug 29, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford38 min
Aug 29, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Pratt47 min
Aug 29, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark42 min
Aug 30, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt35 min
Aug 30, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche39 min
Aug 30, 2:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa54 min
Aug 30, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray64 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.