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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2020, 1:53 AM CDT for Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 82 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
- Jun 28, 2020, 1:53 AM CDT (06:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2020, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 82 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 2104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 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 Jun 28, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 415 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-280915- 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- 415 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 /315 AM MDT Sat Jun 27 2020/ 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 broken line of thunderstorms will move west to east across the area early this evening. Wind gusts around 60 mph and hail up to half dollar size may occur in the better organized thunderstorms. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Hail: Limited risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk * Flooding: Limited risk * Lightning: Significant risk * Excessive heat: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Hottest temperatures of the week are expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Monday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Thursday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Friday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && For more details visit our webpage https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ddc
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1113 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 KSZ030-280500- Trego KS- 1113 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT... At 1113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very near Park, or near Quinter, moving east at 35 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Trego County. 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. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for west central Kansas. LAT...LON 3906 9991 3906 10015 3913 10015 3913 9988 TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 268DEG 30KT 3909 10034 SUGDEN
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1115 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 KSZ063-077-280500- Gray KS-Finney KS- 1115 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL FINNEY AND NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT... At 1115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Garden City, moving east at 20 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Finney and northwestern Gray Counties. LAT...LON 3790 10078 3807 10086 3824 10044 3798 10032 TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 249DEG 16KT 3802 10073 SUGDEN
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1125 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 KSZ063-077-280515- Gray KS-Finney KS- 1125 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL FINNEY AND NORTHERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT... At 1125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Charleston, moving east at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Charleston and Kalvesta. LAT...LON 3787 10066 3802 10067 3807 10025 3786 10023 TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 274DEG 20KT 3798 10059 SUGDEN
Local storm report, Jun 28, 12:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1207 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1054 PM HAIL 2 NE GARDEN CITY 38.00N 100.85W
06/27/2020 M0.50 INCH FINNEY KS PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
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RBLocal storm report, Jun 28, 1:17 AM CDT, 36 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 48 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.