A strong pressure gradient was present across the CWA around 8-9 mb associated with a leeside trough deepened over eastern Colorado and ahead of an approaching cold front from the northwest. Winds gusted to as high as 50-60 mph with a widespread high wind warning in affect.
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A strong pressure gradient was present across the CWA around 8-9 mb associated with a leeside trough deepened over eastern Colorado and ahead of an approaching cold front from the northwest. Winds gusted to as high as 50-60 mph with a widespread high wind warning in affect. Later in the day, along the dryline, severe activity developed coming out of Oklahoma and southeastern Colorado that saw hail and damaging winds as the main threat in an enhanced area for western counties. Ample deep layer shear and instability was present along the dryline as the leeside trough deepened throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Dewpoints in the 50s and 60s west to east and CAPE over 2000 to 2500 J/kg allowed for many hail and wind reports. Later in the evening, a line developed over eastern Colorado and progressed eastward through the overnight hours with damaging wind the main threat becoming non severe towards the Hwy 283 corridor losing the ingredients and less favorable area for severe reports.
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 Apr 22, 1:01 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 201 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 ...Updated Fire Weather... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 1224 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 17Z obs showing a robust area of moisture across southwest Kansas with dewpoints in the 60s from LBL to GCK on east with 50 dewpoints to the Colorado border. Dryline is positioned from North Platte, Nebraska to Springfield, Colorado. Surface wind speeds are sustained 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph. A large longwave trough is moving into the desert southwest with a deepening surface low in northeast Colorado. Tonight...models are still suggesting two rounds of storms with the first round developing along a dryline after 6 PM and a second round developing along a cold front and shortwave trough after midnight. With good mixing today the dryline should be sharp as it moves into western Kansas with an increasing LLJ after 00Z. This will produce clockwise hodographs and with CAPE values over 2000 j/kg and over 40 kts bulk shear any storms that develop will have the capability of hail 2 inches or larger as they start out as discrete supercell. With the strong wind speeds at 850 mb the potential for strong winds with the mixing will also be possible (as the wind speeds even without the storms could be close to severe levels late this afternoon). Storms could easily produce 70-80 mph gusts. With the high LCLs forecast even though the low level shear will be good...the tornado outlook with LP dryline supercells tonight is not as great. The other possibility is with the LP supercells of dry lightning strikes that could add a fire danger on top of the severe danger as it looks like the rainfall at least initially with the storms won't be much. What may inhibit initiation on the dryline will be the warm mid level temperatures (+10 to +11 C 700 mb temps). Later tonight as a shortwave ejects out of Colorado a second round of storms will develop as a weak cold front enters into northwest Kansas. These storms will grow to linear pretty quickly and the main threat will be wind gusts 60-80 mph. The strongest of the 850 mb winds look to increase to 70 kts after midnight and these storms could easily mix those winds to the surface. Storm propagation to the east should be fairly rapidly however models don't have a consensus how far south the line will be. At this point the best chance of the overnight storms will be along the I-70 corridor and lesser chances to the south. Saturday the upper level trough will move into southwest Kansas and we should expect gusty southwest winds through the day and with the cold frontal passage the moisture will be scoured out of the region. With this combo fire weather will once again be a concern with winds 20-30 mph with higher gusts and humidity values falling to below 15%. Highs should reach into the upper 70s and lower 80s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 152 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 Sunday a much more robust cold front should move through the region with stronger cold air advection through the day. Initial winds will increase behind he front but with the quick arrival of a high we should see the winds diminish by afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Sunday night into Monday morning a shortwave trough will move through eastern Colorado and with some upslope winds medium term models are suggesting precipitation developing along the front range of the Rockies to the CO-KS border. It looks like the best lift with the shortwave should keep the moisture just west of the border so removed the slight POP chance that was in for our western counties for Sunday night. For the first parts of the week we should see upper level ridging moving into the plains which will keep us dry. Winds will pick up again for Tuesday and Wednesday as a surface low deepens in eastern Colorado and a shortwave moves from the four corners region to Nebraska. Upped the forecasted wind speeds for Tuesday and Wednesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon) Issued at 1146 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 Surface and low level winds will be strong through at least 09Z as surface winds will be 20-30 kts with higher gusts and 850 mb winds will increase to 60-70 kts from 03Z-09Z. These winds could reduce visibility at times due to blowing dust. A round of storms is expected to develop after 05Z along a cold front and could affect the airport terminals from 05Z-09Z tonight. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 200 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 A fire weather watch is in effect for Saturday as winds will be picking up out of the southwest to 20-30 mph with higher gusts and colder air behind a weak cold front will drop relative humidity values to around 10-12% by the afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 55 78 41 69 / 40 0 0 0 GCK 51 76 38 66 / 50 0 0 0 EHA 50 75 38 67 / 20 0 0 0 LBL 53 78 39 68 / 40 0 0 0 HYS 59 78 42 67 / 50 10 0 0 P28 65 84 47 73 / 30 20 0 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning until 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Saturday for KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. Fire Weather Watch from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening for KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. Red Flag Warning until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening for KSZ061-074-084. && SHORT TERM...Tatro LONG TERM...Tatro AVIATION...Tatro FIRE WEATHER...Tatro
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 205 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231915- 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- 205 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 /105 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south central...southwest and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Day 1 Discussion ---------------- Two rounds of storms will be possible for tonight. Storms could be possible after 6 PM along a dry line for areas roughly along and west of highway 83. Main threat with these storms will be large hail 2 inches in diameter or larger and gusty winds. An isolated tornado can't be ruled out, however the overall environment doesn't look favorable for tornado develop. A second round of storms is forecast to develop in northwest Kansas and will evolve into a squall line after midnight as it moves eastward. The main threat with these storms will be wind gusts over 70 mph. The best chance of storms will be along the I-70 corridor with lesser chances as you move south. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Fire weather: Significant risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Wednesday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Elevate risk of fire weather for Saturday as winds will be out of the southwest at 20-30 mph with higher gusts and relative humidity values falling to 10-12% Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Sunday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Monday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Excessive cold: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Wednesday - Excessive cold: Elevated risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Thursday - Excessive cold: Elevated risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after 6 PM this evening. && For more details visit our webpage https://weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ddc
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
149 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ENE GARDEN CITY 37.98N 100.84W
04/22/2022 M54 MPH FINNEY KS MESONET
MESONET STATION KS010 US-50 @ K-156 BRIDGE
GARDEN CITY.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
150 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0119 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 S BIG BOW 37.40N 101.54W
04/22/2022 M51 MPH STANTON KS MESONET
MESONET STATION EW7515 JOHNSON.
&&The Goodland radar (KGLD), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:48 UTC.
21 hail, 16 high wind, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Mesonet site on US50 at mile marker post 4 near Syracuse.
Mesonet site 1 ESE Scott State Lake.
Mesonet site on the US HWY 50/K156 bridge in Garden City.
Observed and measured at a location 7 E of Garden City.
Most of the hail was nickel sized.
Observed at the Dodge City airport.
Observed 8 NNW Pierceville.
Observed the Hugoton airport.
Observed the Garden City airport.
Observed the Medicine Lodge airport.
Observed 4.4 NE Hayne.
Observed on the US50/K156 bridge in Garden City.
Mesonet site 1 ENE of Scott State Lake.
Observed at the Garden City airport.
Observed on Hwy 54 in Bloom.
Observed at the Dodge City Regional Airport.
Observed at the Dodge City Regional Airport.
Observed 2 NW Victoria on I70.
Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria.
Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria.
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