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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 4, 2022, 3:38 AM CDT for Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2022, 3:38 AM CDT (08:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2022, 4:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 484 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 4, 2:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 2:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 248 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-050800- 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- 248 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 /148 AM MDT Fri Nov 4 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas, south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through sunrise across the southeast counties. Some storms may be strong to marginally severe. Light snow is expected Friday afternoon and evening, favoring the south central to northeast counties. Small accumulations are expected, mainly on elevated or grassy surfaces. The primary travel hazard will be reduced visibility within the heavier snow bands. Most roadways will remain wet. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Wednesday. Strong south winds will return Tuesday, with gusts over 40 mph, with another elevated risk of wildfire spread. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Turner
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 3, 10:27 PM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
230 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
KSZ080-088-089-040815-
Clark KS-Kiowa KS-Comanche KS-
230 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Kiowa,
northwestern Comanche and central Clark Counties through 315 AM
CDT...
At 230 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashland, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Kiowa,
northwestern Comanche and central Clark Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3704 10008 3715 10004 3747 9961 3734 9938
3700 9995 3700 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 228DEG 30KT 3723 9983
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TATROSpecial weather statement, Nov 4, 3:26 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 326 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 KSZ080-088-089-040915- Clark KS-Kiowa KS-Comanche KS- 326 AM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Kiowa, western Comanche and east central Clark Counties through 415 AM CDT... At 325 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Protection, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Coldwater and Lake Coldwater around 335 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Wilmore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. && LAT...LON 3706 9945 3715 9961 3756 9941 3736 9908 TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 215DEG 40KT 3716 9946 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH TURNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 28 min |
| Nov 3, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 37 min |
| Nov 3, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 33 min |
| Nov 4, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 40 min |
| Nov 4, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 48 min |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 45 min |
| Nov 4, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 49 min |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 45 min |
| Nov 4, 4:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 48 min |
| Nov 4, 4:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 47 min |
| Nov 4, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 43 min |
| Nov 4, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 58 min |
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Sources
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.