A surface trough focused convergence as an upper level short wave trough lifted out of the Rockies.
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A surface trough focused convergence as an upper level short wave trough lifted out of the Rockies.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 13, 4:41 PM MST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 641 PM CDT Fri Jul 13 2018 ...Updated aviation section... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 1205 PM CDT Fri Jul 13 2018 Afternoon high temperatures today will not be as high as it was yesterday due to an influx of mid level moisture only in the low to mid 90s west to east across the CWA. A surface boundary will slowly push into the area later this evening and over night weakening the pressure gradient and diminishing the southerly winds at the surface this afternoon and becoming light and more variable over night. Thunderstorm activity will be widely scattered across the entire CWA late this afternoon and into the night time hours with the highest concentration according to the newer short term model runs along the I-70 corridor with frequent lightning and localized heavy rainfall being the main hazards. 40-50mph wind gusts are possible with local downburst from collapsing storms, but no severe weather impacts are expected at this time with such a weak upper level flow and small low level wind shear. Any storms over night will diminish and push off to the south and southeast by sunrise Saturday morning with lingering mid level clouds will persisting throughout the day. Winds will continue to be light and variable under a weakened gradient and high pressure building in from the northwest. Low temperatures will start the weekend mildly in the upper 60s to low 70s west to east warming into low to mid 90s once again. Precipitation chances will be nil Saturday afternoon and over night behind the aforementioned low level boundary and high pressure building in under an upper level ridge setting up over the western high plains from the eastern Rockies. Another mild night for Saturday into Sunday with upper 60s to low 70s expected under clear skies and light variable winds. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 100 PM CDT Fri Jul 13 2018 Sunday will end the weekend on a more or less benign weather note with warming afternoon high temperatures swelling into the mid to upper 90s under surface high pressure and an induced upper level ridge over the eastern Rockies and western high plains. The pressure gradient will be fairly weak under the aforementioned high pressure at the surface allowing for weak southerly return flow with the high pushing to the north. Sunday night into early Monday morning will see isolated areas for shower activity along the I-70 corridor due to a propagating short wave passing across northwest Kansas and into the central portions of the state. Chances for thunderstorms and showers will increase into the afternoon and evening time frame Monday due to increased instability with daytime heating pushing into the low to mid 90s. Along a surface boundary pushing across the CWA northwest to southeast will help with the trigger to lift these into action increasing PoPs into the 40-50 percent coverage range. QPF models at this point don't show much in accumulation up to a quarter inch for much of the northern and eastern zones of the forecast area. Another minor short wave trough will push across the northern half of the CWA Tuesday afternoon and evening around an upper level low pushing into the central portions of the Rocky Mountains. Most thunderstorm and shower activity look to be highlighted once again along the I-70 corridor and the northern counties of the CWA in the areas of increased upper level divergence along with the northwest and north central portions of the state. Temperatures will start the day in the upper 60s to low 70s with afternoon highs in the upper 80s in the north to the mid 90s in the southwest. Precipitation chances will become scarce for the remainder of the week as the aforementioned upper level low breaks down and lifts to the northeast allowing for a strong upper level high pressure to set in place over the high plains and central portions of the Rockies. Monsoonal troughing across the New Mexican and southern Colorado Rockies look to push close to the Oklahoma and Kansas state line but die off by sunset times before doing any border hopping into southwest Kansas. Low temperatures will be in the upper 60s to low 70s Wednesday through Friday with high temperatures in the low to mid 90s with upper 90s for southern counties along the Oklahoma border by Friday. Weak pressure gradients along the surface will keep winds relatively weak out of the southerly fetched direction with models keeping them at a 15-20mph range max through work week's end. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening) Issued at 640 PM CDT Fri Jul 13 2018 Scattered thunderstorms may bring periods of MVFR to IFR conditionsto the TAF sites this evening. Otherwise expect VFR conditions overnight. Winds will generally be from the south to southeast at less than 12 knots. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 70 94 70 96 / 50 20 10 0 GCK 68 93 67 95 / 60 10 0 0 EHA 67 95 68 95 / 40 10 10 10 LBL 70 96 69 96 / 40 10 0 0 HYS 71 92 69 93 / 60 20 10 10 P28 74 96 73 97 / 50 40 10 10 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Lowe LONG TERM...Lowe AVIATION...Hovorka_42
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 312 AM CDT Fri Jul 13 2018 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-140815- 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- 312 AM CDT Fri Jul 13 2018 /212 AM MDT Fri Jul 13 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south central...southwest and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Day 1 Discussion ---------------- Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through tonight. Some storms will produce locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. Some storms may produce strong outflow winds of 50-60 mph, with this risk highest along the I-70 corridor. Widespread/organized severe weather is not expected. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Lightning: Elevated risk * Thunderstorm Wind: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Typical summer heat will continue, with the highest heat indices impacting Barber county and vicinity. At least isolated thunderstorms will remain possible each day. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Monday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Thursday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected through tonight. && For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo TURNER
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
332 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
KSZ066-081-132130-
Pratt KS-Stafford KS-
332 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD AND NORTH
CENTRAL PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
At 332 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Iuka, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Neola.
LAT...LON 3776 9868 3781 9878 3795 9880 3795 9860
3786 9851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 214DEG 9KT 3782 9873
SUGDENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
401 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND GST YOCEMENTO 38.91N 99.41W
07/13/2018 M52 MPH ELLIS KS MESONET
MESONET STATION UP856, YOCEMENTO.
&&Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
424 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
KSZ066-081-132230-
Pratt KS-Stafford KS-
424 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD AND
NORTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
At 424 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northeast of Iuka, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Neola.
LAT...LON 3775 9872 3785 9877 3793 9876 3794 9847
3783 9847 3782 9846 3779 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 240DEG 10KT 3782 9868
SUGDENSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 607 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018 KSZ043-044-063-132330- Finney KS-Lane KS-Scott KS- 607 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL FINNEY... SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... At 607 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles east of Friend. This storm was nearly stationary. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Finney...southeastern Scott and southwestern Lane Counties. LAT...LON 3833 10078 3838 10063 3819 10037 3812 10074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 327DEG 4KT 3828 10068 HOVORKA
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 609 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018 KSZ030-045-132345- Trego KS-Ness KS- 609 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL NESS AND SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Arnold. This storm was nearly stationary. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Ransom. LAT...LON 3866 10008 3884 10008 3885 9977 3854 9984 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 280DEG 3KT 3875 10001 HOVORKA
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
703 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
KSZ063-140100-
Finney KS-
703 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
At 703 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles southeast of Friend, moving southeast at 15 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Finney
and northwestern Gray Counties.
LAT...LON 3804 10042 3800 10063 3800 10065 3799 10067
3799 10069 3818 10078 3825 10057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 336DEG 11KT 3815 10065
SUGDENThe Dodge City radar (KDDC), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:18 UTC.
1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A land spout tornado moved south and then turned west before dissipating.
Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kansas, 2018Warnings in Kansas, July 2018
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 776283, 776241, 776242.