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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 29, 2019, 7:55 PM CDT for Hodgeman County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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 29, 2019, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2019, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Hodgeman County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 327 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
- 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
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 29, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 6:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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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, 7:08 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
744 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 PM HAIL SYRACUSE 37.98N 101.75W
08/29/2019 E0.25 INCH HAMILTON KS PUBLIC
&&Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:45 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
745 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019
KSZ063-300130-
Finney KS-
745 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FINNEY AND NORTHWESTERN
GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Holcomb, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Wind gusts to 55 mph are possible.
Hail up to nickel size is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Garden City and Holcomb.
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 3818 10093 3810 10055 3800 10064 3800 10066
3798 10066 3782 10081 3800 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 294DEG 16KT 3804 10096
TURNERSpecial weather statement, Aug 29, 7:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 755 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 KSZ044-045-063-064-300145- Finney KS-Hodgeman KS-Lane KS-Ness KS- 755 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY... SOUTHWESTERN NESS...WESTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... At 754 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Kalvesta, moving southeast at 20 mph. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are likely with these storms. Locations impacted include... Kalvesta. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southwestern and west central Kansas. LAT...LON 3814 10054 3843 10042 3838 9977 3792 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 293DEG 14KT 3823 10038 TURNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 52 min |
| Aug 29, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 45 min |
| Aug 29, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman | 50 min |
| Aug 29, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 53 min |
| Aug 29, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 43 min |
| Aug 29, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Ford | 51 min |
| Aug 29, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 18 min |
| Aug 29, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa, Pratt | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Kiowa | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt | 47 min |
| Aug 29, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Pratt | 47 min |
| Aug 29, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 42 min |
| Aug 30, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 54 min |
| Aug 30, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 64 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.