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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 27, 2023Morton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2023, 4:13 PM CDT for Morton County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2023, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2023, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
55

County Morton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2023-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2023-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
646 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
23.9

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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 Jun 27, 3:28 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:28 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 2:41 AM CDT, 13 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
241 AM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-280745-
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-
241 AM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023 /141 AM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms are likely Tuesday afternoon and evening as
convection forming in eastern CO moves into western KS. Strong
instability and sufficient bulk shear will support an intense line
of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, some
potentially significant, and large hail. Highest probability of
severe exists across areas east of US-83 and south of KS-156.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Springer

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:56 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
413 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

KSZ084-272200-
Morton KS-
413 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Morton
County through 500 PM CDT...

At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Elkhart, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Wilburton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 10204 3707 10171 3700 10170 3699 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 252DEG 30KT 3709 10205

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego32 min
Jun 27, 2:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego44 min
Jun 27, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis30 min
Jun 27, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stanton38 min
Jun 27, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton34 min
Jun 27, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stanton31 min
Jun 27, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stevens41 min
Jun 27, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens35 min
Jun 27, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens59 min
Jun 27, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell45 min

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Sources

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