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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2020, 10:02 PM CDT for Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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
- Jul 2, 2020, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2020, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2093 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 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 Jul 2, 7:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 724 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 ...Updated for aviation discussion... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 318 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into this evening as the atmosphere becomes very unstable with ample moisture at the surface. The strongest storms will be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds. Winds will generally be from the east to southeast. Any storms that do form should move east our of our area overnight leading to decreasing cloudiness. Winds will also become light and variable. It should be dry tomorrow morning with another chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon to evening as the same conditions repeat. Winds will generally be from the southeast with increasing cloudiness. As for temperatures, lows tonight will range from the lower 60s across west central Kansas to around 70 degrees across south central Kansas. Highs tomorrow look to range from the low 90s along the I-70 corridor to upper 90s along the KS/OK border. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday) Issued at 318 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 Weak disturbances will continue to move through the area this weekend into the early part of next week and trigger a few storms to form during peak heating. Any storms that do form should dissipate as they trek eastward overnight. Otherwise expect hot conditions to continue. A drier pattern sets up by mid week. Winds through the long term look to generally be form the south to southeast. As for temperatures, highs look to reach into the 90s with lows in the 60s. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening) Issued at 719 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 KDDC/KGCK and KHYS could be affected by a broke line of thunderstorms with high winds, brief heavy rain and small hail through 04 UTC. After that expect a return to VFR conditions and light winds. Winds will increase to 10 to 13 kts from the southeast with daytime heating by 18-20 UTC. The absence of upslope flow overnight will likely preclude the redevelopment of low stratus. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 67 95 67 92 / 30 10 20 20 GCK 66 95 66 93 / 30 20 20 30 EHA 66 97 66 93 / 20 20 30 30 LBL 66 97 66 95 / 20 20 30 20 HYS 68 93 68 92 / 40 10 20 20 P28 70 96 70 93 / 20 10 20 20 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42 LONG TERM...Hovorka_42 AVIATION...Finch
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 5:29 AM CDT, 16 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 529 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-031030- 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- 529 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 /429 AM MDT Thu Jul 2 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 ---------------- Scattered thunderstorms will develop mid to late afternoon. A few of those storms may become severe anywhere across southwest and west central Kansas. The strongest storm today could become a supercell, capable of 70 mph winds and hail two inches in diameter or larger. Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is a hazard with all thunderstorms! Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Large Hail: Limited risk * Damaging Thunderstorm Wind: Limited risk * Lightning: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Thunderstorms are in the forecast through early next week as low and mid level moisture will remain fairly high. The wind shear will weaken over the weekend and early next week, therefore the probability of severe weather will be rather limited. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Friday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Saturday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Monday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Tuesday - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Wednesday - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: 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
Local storm report, Jul 2, 8:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
819 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0616 PM HAIL 3 WNW MANNING 38.57N 100.78W
07/02/2020 E1.75 INCH SCOTT KS PUBLIC
&&
JDFLocal storm report, Jul 2, 8:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
822 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0634 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE HUGOTON 37.25N 101.28W
07/02/2020 STEVENS KS PUBLIC
2 TO 3 INCH TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNED.
&&
JDFLocal storm report, Jul 2, 8:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
823 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM HAIL 4 WSW MANNING 38.54N 100.80W
07/02/2020 E1.00 INCH SCOTT KS PUBLIC
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JDFSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 9:23 PM CDT, 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 42 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.