The environment was just unstable enough that a weak landspout was produced from a marginally severe thunderstorm.
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The environment was just unstable enough that a weak landspout was produced from a marginally severe thunderstorm.
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 Jun 21, 5:04 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 604 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022 ...Updated Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 400 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022 This afternoon's water vapor loop and RAP analysis showed that the North American Monsoon circulation was well-established, extending from northern Mexico through southeastern Arizona and much of New Mexico...up northeast through eastern Colorado and adjacent western Kansas. At the surface, a weak front pushed and became stationary between Dodge City and Garden City. Thunderstorms developed mid afternoon in vicinity of the frontal zone once convective temperature was reached. Thunderstorms will be sub-severe for the most part, although we will need to watch the eastern counties where SBCAPE is a bit higher, although even across the eastern counties the CAPE isn't all that high. Much better low level moisture was across central and south central KS. We will maintain some 40-50 POPs across much of the southwest Kansas region, with Likely POPs up around Hays, closer to the better low level moisture later tonight. The front will make another push south tonight and eventually stall out again on Wednesday farther south than this afternoon's position. Post-frontal easterly upslope flow will draw in better low level moisture across southwest Kansas, setting the stage for a better thunderstorm opportunity across our region. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday) Issued at 400 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022 Thursday and Friday will be the hottest days of the Long Term period ahead of the next strong cold front due in later Saturday. Friday may very well be the hottest day of the young summer season so far for much of southwest Kansas with widespread high temperatures of 103 to 106 likely. As mentioned by the previous shift, it would not be too surprising if Dodge City topped 105F if the best downslope momentum plume noses northeast right across Dodge. Timing of the cold front on Saturday will present a temperature forecasting challenge, as frontal passage will most likely occur earlier in the day than previous forecast. The official high temperature for Saturday at DDC is 93, but this may need to be lowered if the forecast front timing continues to be earlier in the morning. An anomalously cool airmass by late June standards will drive south across the Central Plains, supporting much cooler surface temperatures Sunday. The latest NBM guidance came in this afternoon with a high of only 78F at Dodge City for Sunday. Much like today and tomorrow, the monsoon circulation will become infused with the weekend frontal system, leading to another good chance for rain across our region. The NBM POPs have been increased to 40-50 percent across much of southwestern Kansas given the greater agreement among global spectral models and their ensemble members. The cool airmass will continue through early next week before slowly modifying by around Tuesday of next week. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening) Issued at 537 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022 Scattered thunderstorms will be possible early tonight across southwest Kansas. BUFR soundings indicating in and near these storms cloud bases will range from 4000 to 8000ft AGL. Once these storms taper off between 06z and 09z Wednesday the ceilings will improve to greater than 12000ft AGL. Isolated wind gusts of 30 knots or greater will be possible with these storms early this evening. Winds outside these storms will be northerly at 10 to 20 knots. Towards daybreak a brief period of scattered IFR ceilings may develop around the Dodge City and Liberal areas. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 65 88 66 98 / 50 40 30 10 GCK 63 87 65 98 / 40 40 30 10 EHA 62 88 64 96 / 50 40 30 10 LBL 64 90 65 98 / 50 30 30 0 HYS 66 85 67 95 / 60 40 30 30 P28 70 92 70 98 / 30 30 20 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Umscheid LONG TERM...Umscheid AVIATION...Burgert
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 224 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-220730- 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- 224 AM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022 /124 AM MDT Tue Jun 21 2022/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south central...southwest and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tuesday. Day 1 Discussion ---------------- Scattered thunderstorms are expected Tuesday afternoon and evening. Some storms may be strong, producing outflow winds of 50-60 mph and locally heavy rainfall. Widespread significant severe weather is not expected. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Severe thunderstorm wind/hail: Limited risk * Flooding: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Sunday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Scattered thunderstorms are expected again Wednesday afternoon and evening. Again, some storms may be strong with locally strong outflow winds and locally heavy rainfall. Widespread significant severe weather is not expected. Extremely hot temperatures are expected Friday. A heat advisory may be required. A strong cold front will bring much cooler air this weekend along the next chance of thunderstorms. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Wednesday - Severe thunderstorm wind/hail: Limited risk. - Flooding: Elevated risk * Thursday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Friday - Fire weather: Elevated risk - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Saturday - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Lightning: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk * Monday No hazards. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected to be needed through tonight. && For more details visit our webpage https://weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ddc Turner
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
511 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022
KSZ065-066-212245-
Stafford KS-Pawnee KS-
511 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Pawnee
and northern Stafford Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 511 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
St. John, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
Hudson and Radium around 520 PM CDT.
Seward around 525 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3795 9870 3802 9896 3826 9890 3826 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 199DEG 25KT 3807 9881
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
SPRINGERThe Dodge City radar (KDDC), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:17 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
This was a small and brief landspout.
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