Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
720 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...Updated Aviation...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 311 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

Confidence for thunderstorms expanding across the entire forecast
area this evening is much higher than last evening. There is already
an axis of 4500+ j/kg SBCAPE north of a warm front over NW Oklahoma
with overall weak shear across sw Kansas.  The CAMs begin developing
convection near the Sangre Cristos and Palmer Divide Areas around
19z slowly driving those discreet storms farther east through the
early evening and reaching our far southwest counties in the early
evening. The general trend of the CAMs would bring the MCS through
Garden City and Dodge City probably after about 3Z and through the
midnight timeframe, exiting the eastern counties after midnight.
Some risk of excessive rainfall exists as the models produce a swath
of 2 to as much as localized 4 inch bullseyes of rainfall oriented
southwest to northeast across much of the area that the latest 72
hours QPE indicated has been dry in recent days.

A synoptic cold front will dive south across the area following the
convection tonight, probably covering the area gain with low stratus
to start the early morning Wednesday.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 311 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

A cooler day is expected on Wednesday owing to the previous night's
convective outflow and morning  clouds that will need to be eroded by
insolation. Clouds will gradually mix out during he day and surface
winds return to a southeast trajectory by Wednesday evening. The
overall trend of the models is for any convection on Wednesday
night to be nocturnal. Thursday evening looks like the last
opportunity for thunderstorms before the hotter regime returns to
the area for the weekend with a tough near the CO/KS and and the
return of southwest downslope winds.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening)
Issued at 652 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

High confidence exists that a thunderstorm complex will enter
Kansas after 1Z and move east behind a weak cold front. However,
confidence is low regarding exact placement and timing of storms.
Most guidance suggests LBL/DDC will see the highest chance of
storms in the 03-07Z time frame. In the wake of storms Wednesday
morning, light N/NE winds behind the cold front will likely bring
a stratus deck and low cigs/IFR to all TAF sites with steady
improvement after 15Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  65  85  66  94 /  80  10  10  10
GCK  63  84  65  93 /  70  10  20  10
EHA  63  87  66  94 /  50  20  30  20
LBL  65  89  67  95 /  60   0  20  10
HYS  63  83  64  91 /  70  10  10  10
P28  70  90  70  94 /  70  10  10  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Russell
LONG TERM...Russell
AVIATION...Springer

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
450 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-151000-
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-
450 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020 /350 AM MDT Tue Jul 14 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
----------------

Locations along the Oklahoma border will see temperatures near or
around 100 degrees this afternoon with heat indices approaching
105 degrees. Thunderstorms are expected to develop over eastern
Colorado this afternoon and move into western Kansas this evening.
There will initially be a threat for hail up to golf ball size
along with damaging wind gusts to 60 mph. As the evening
progresses and the storms move farther east, the threat will shift
more toward high winds and locally heavy rain.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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

There will be a chance for thunderstorms over far southwest Kansas
late Wednesday afternoon and early Wednesday evening. There will
be a small risk for large hail and damaging winds.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Wednesday
  - Flooding: Limited risk
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated 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

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1049 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

KSZ061-062-074-075-150430-
Stanton KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-Grant KS-
1049 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTHERN
KEARNY...NORTHERN GRANT AND NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130
PM CDT/1030 PM MDT/...

At 1048 PM CDT/948 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Kendall, moving east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lakin, Syracuse and Kendall.

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT/200 AM
MDT/ for southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3768 10180 3806 10180 3807 10118 3764 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 259DEG 22KT 3784 10166

SUGDEN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1108 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1057 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 WNW MOSCOW           37.37N 101.38W
07/14/2020  E62 MPH          STEVENS            KS   PUBLIC

            MESONET STATION SVUK1 MOSCOW.

&&

AS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1135 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

KSZ077-078-087-088-150515-
Gray KS-Meade KS-Clark KS-Ford KS-
1135 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FORD...NORTHERN MEADE...GRAY AND
NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

At 1135 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles south of Copeland to 6 miles north of
Fowler to 6 miles north of Sitka. Movement was north at 35 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Dodge City, Cimarron, Montezuma, Bucklin, Spearville, Minneola,
Fowler, Ingalls, Ford, Ensign, Bloom, Charleston, Clark State Lake,
Kingsdown, Howell, Wright, Bellefont, Windhorst, The Haggard Elev and
Ft. Dodge.

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.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3791 10057 3791 9957 3723 9959 3740 10059
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 183DEG 30KT 3741 10059 3748 10016 3726 9962

SPRINGER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1143 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1133 PM     TSTM WND GST     11 SSE SATANTA          37.30N 100.89W
07/14/2020  E67 MPH          SEWARD             KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION SAUK1 SATANTA.

&&

AS

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