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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2020, 1:55 AM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Haskell 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
- Jul 17, 2020, 1:55 AM CDT (06:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2020, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1029 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1930 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 17, 12:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 12:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 235 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-170745- 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- 235 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2020 /135 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 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 ---------------- Isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Coverage will be limited. Thunderstorms are most likely across the southwest counties, south and west of Dodge City Thursday evening, where some marginally severe wind and hail are possible. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Hail: Limited risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk * Lightning: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Hot and dry afternoons are expected Friday and Saturday, with the hottest temperatures expected on Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to return Sunday and Monday afternoon/evening, but organized severe weather is not expected. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Friday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Saturday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Elevated risk * Monday - Lightning: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk * Wednesday - 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 Turner
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 11:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1225 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020 KSZ074>076-084>086-170630- Seward KS-Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Haskell KS-Morton KS- 1225 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SEWARD... NORTHEASTERN MORTON...GRANT...EASTERN STANTON...STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT... At 1225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Feterita, moving northeast at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Ulysses, Hugoton, Johnson City, Sublette, Satanta, Moscow, Richfield, Ryus, Cave, Hickok, Big Bow and Feterita. 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. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Dodge City. && LAT...LON 3723 10187 3769 10172 3751 10075 3702 10133 TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 228DEG 35KT 3721 10150 HOVORKA
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1248 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020 KSZ062-063-075>077-170630- Gray KS-Finney KS-Kearny KS-Grant KS-Haskell KS- 1248 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN KEARNY...WESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN GRANT...NORTHWESTERN GRAY AND NORTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT... At 1248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Lakin, moving northeast at 35 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Garden City, Lakin, Holcomb, Deerfield, Pierceville and Plymell. LAT...LON 3764 10108 3790 10150 3826 10083 3793 10049 TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 231DEG 30KT 3784 10116 HOVORKA
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:21 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 121 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020 KSZ061>063-074>077-170700- Gray KS-Finney KS-Stanton KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-Grant KS- Haskell KS- 121 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...KEARNY... FINNEY...GRANT...EASTERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN GRAY AND HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT/100 AM MDT/... At 121 AM CDT/1221 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Lakin, moving northeast at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Garden City, Ulysses, Lakin, Holcomb, Johnson City, Sublette, Satanta, Deerfield, Pierceville, Charleston, Ryus, Big Bow, Plymell and Hickok. LAT...LON 3742 10078 3746 10186 3820 10135 3814 10030 TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 230DEG 27KT 3782 10113 HOVORKA
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:55 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
155 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020
KSZ062>064-076>078-170745-
Gray KS-Finney KS-Hodgeman KS-Kearny KS-Haskell KS-Ford KS-
155 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FORD...SOUTHEASTERN
KEARNY...FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHWESTERN HODGEMAN...GRAY
AND HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM CDT...
At 154 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Plymell, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Garden City, Cimarron, Holcomb, Montezuma, Pierceville, Copeland,
Ingalls, Ensign, Charleston, Howell, Plymell, Kalvesta and The
Haggard Elev.
LAT...LON 3774 10109 3774 10112 3824 10093 3814 9997
3754 10029 3752 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 222DEG 36KT 3771 10076
HOVORKAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 40 min |
| Jul 16, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Stevens | 65 min |
| Jul 17, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 42 min |
| Jul 17, 1:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 3:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche | 17 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 24 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.