Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1994, 2:41 AM CDT for Hodgeman County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1994, 2:41 AM CDT (07:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1994, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hodgeman County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 090744 RRA SVRDDC KSC083-090830- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 241 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...WESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY AT 240 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REMAIN OVER OPEN FARMLAND THROUGH 3AM CDT. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN WESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY SHOULD TAKE SAFE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS NOW!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BERG
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
KSZ030-043-044-045-061-062-063-064-090500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1104 PM CDT (1004 PM MDT) WED JUN 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADING TOWARD TREGO COUNTY... AT 1055 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAKEENEY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WAKEENEY AREA BY 123O AM CDT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR NESS CITY BY AROUND 1 AM CDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TREGO...LANE...NESS ...SCOTT...HAMILTON...KEARNEY...FINNEY...AND HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 4AM. KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
KSZ030-043-044-045-061-062-063-064-090500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1104 PM CDT (1004 PM MDT) WED JUN 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADING TOWARD TREGO COUNTY... AT 1055 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAKEENEY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WAKEENEY AREA BY 123O AM CDT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR NESS CITY BY AROUND 1 AM CDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TREGO...LANE...NESS ...SCOTT...HAMILTON...KEARNEY...FINNEY...AND HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 4AM. KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
KSZ030-043-044-045-061-062-063-064-090615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1210 AM CDT (1110 PM MDT) THU JUN 9 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADING INTO WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 12 MIDNIGHT CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3O MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTT CITY TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAKEENEY. THEY WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF SCOTT AND TREGO COUNTIES BY 1 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 4 AM CDT INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...AND SYRACUSE. KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
KSZ030-043-044-045-061-062-063-064-090615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1210 AM CDT (1110 PM MDT) THU JUN 9 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HEADING INTO WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 12 MIDNIGHT CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3O MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTT CITY TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAKEENEY. THEY WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF SCOTT AND TREGO COUNTIES BY 1 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED UNTIL 4 AM CDT INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...AND SYRACUSE. KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:16 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-090820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 216 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LANE COUNTY UNTIL 245 AM CDT.. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TREGO...NESS... SCOTT...HAMILTON...KEARNY...FINNEY AND HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM CDT. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STANTON...GRANT HASKELL...GRAY...FORD...MORTON...STEVENS...SEWARD...MEADE AND CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM CDT. AT 210 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY TO 30 MILES EAST OF SCOTT CITY. THIS INCLUDES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DIGHTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. FAGEN
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:18 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-090820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 216 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LANE COUNTY UNTIL 245 AM CDT.. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TREGO...NESS... SCOTT...HAMILTON...KEARNY...FINNEY AND HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM CDT. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STANTON...GRANT HASKELL...GRAY...FORD...MORTON...STEVENS...SEWARD...MEADE AND CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM CDT. AT 210 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY TO 30 MILES EAST OF SCOTT CITY. THIS INCLUDES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DIGHTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS IF THREATENI8NG WEATHER APPROACHES. FAGEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane | 29 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.