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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 2021Ellis County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2021, 4:08 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 26, 2021, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Ellis County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2211 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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What forecasters said that day

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 May 26, 3:23 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:23 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 4:28 AM CDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
428 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-270930-
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-
428 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021 /328 AM MDT Wed May 26 2021/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Afternoon and evening severe weather will be a possibility on
This Afternoon and evening as a conditionally unstable airmass is
in place, and a weak surface low over far southwest Kansas lifts
a stationary front northward as a warm front. Damaging wind, hail
to the size of baseballs and tornadoes are all possible between 3
pm and midnight.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Elevated risk
* Hail: Significant risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

Thunderstorms may develop at the leading edge of cooler airmass,
over south central Kansas Thursday afternoon.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

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

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Significant risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 3 pm this afternoon.

&&

For more details visit our webpage
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ddc

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
305 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

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

0303 PM     TORNADO          5 NE PFEIFER            38.76N 99.11W
05/26/2021                   ELLIS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A TORNADO FROM SPOTTERS
            AND CONFIRMED ON VIDEO.

&&

GT

Special weather statement, May 26, 3:10 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
310 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

KSZ031-262100-
Ellis KS-
310 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...

At 310 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Yocemento, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hays, Catherine, Emmeram and Yocemento.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3898 9904 3878 9936 3884 9956 3913 9942
      3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 210DEG 17KT 3890 9941

SUGDEN

Local storm report, May 26, 3:15 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 3:25 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 3:32 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 4:08 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	31 min
May 25, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	31 min
May 25, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	29 min
May 25, 11:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	24 min
May 26, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	29 min
May 26, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	36 min
May 26, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	43 min
May 26, 12:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	63 min
May 26, 1:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	43 min
May 26, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	67 min
May 26, 2:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ellis	4 hr
May 26, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	50 min
May 26, 3:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	43 min
May 26, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	50 min
May 26, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	57 min
May 26, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	48 min
May 26, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis	16 min
May 26, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	47 min
May 26, 6:52 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	DDC	Ellis	30 hr

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