Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1994, 3:38 AM CDT for Grant County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 1994, 3:38 AM CDT (08:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1994, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Grant County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 886 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KDDC 110838 RRA SVRDDC KSC067-175-110930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 338 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS ...GRANT COUNTY...SOUTHERN SEWARD COUNTY AT 335 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF ULYSSES MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MILES AN HOUR WHICH WILL REACH ULYSSES BY 345 AM CDT. A PAIR OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAD ALSO DEVELOPED RAPIDLY OVER LIBERAL AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERAL AND WERE MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THESES STORMS WILL BE IN THE LIBERAL AREA UNTIL 400 AM CDT. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS AND ARE LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. TAKE SHELTER NOW FOM THESE STORMS.
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 10, 11:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ043-044-045-061-062-063-064-074-075-076-077-078-084-085-086- 087-088-110530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1135 PM CDT (1035 PM MDT) FRI JUN 10 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 1025 PM MDT (1125 PM CDT)...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYRACUSE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING POSSIBLE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN HAMILTON AND BE NEAR SYRACUSE BY 1040 PM MDT (1140 PM CDT). A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR THE COUNTIES OF SCOTT...LANE...NESS...CLARK...GRAY...KEARNEY...STANTON ...FINNEY...HAMILTON...MEAD...STEVENS...FORD...HASKELL...MORTON...GRANT ...HODGEMAN...SEWARD. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF GARDEN CITY... DODGE CITY...LIBERAL...ULYSSES...SYRACUSE...SCOTT CITY. KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 11:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
KSZ043-044-045-061-062-063-064-074-075-076-077-078-084-085-086- 087-088-110530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1135 PM CDT (1035 PM MDT) FRI JUN 10 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 1025 PM MDT (1125 PM CDT)...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYRACUSE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING POSSIBLE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN HAMILTON AND BE NEAR SYRACUSE BY 1040 PM MDT (1140 PM CDT). A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR THE COUNTIES OF SCOTT...LANE...NESS...CLARK...GRAY...KEARNEY...STANTON ...FINNEY...HAMILTON...MEAD...STEVENS...FORD...HASKELL...MORTON...GRANT ...HODGEMAN...SEWARD. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF GARDEN CITY... DODGE CITY...LIBERAL...ULYSSES...SYRACUSE...SCOTT CITY. KRUSE
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
KSZ061-062-063-110630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1235 AM CDT (1135 PM MDT) SAT JUN 11 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS HEADED TOWARDS LAKIN... AT 1235 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM AROUND KENDALL MOVING EAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM SHOULD REACH LAKIN BY JUST AFTER 1 AM CDT. IT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS IT MOVES THROUGH ALONG HIGHWAY 50. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 4 AM CDT. YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
KSZ061-062-063-110630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1235 AM CDT (1135 PM MDT) SAT JUN 11 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS HEADED TOWARDS LAKIN... AT 1235 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM AROUND KENDALL MOVING EAST AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM SHOULD REACH LAKIN BY JUST AFTER 1 AM CDT. IT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS IT MOVES THROUGH ALONG HIGHWAY 50. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 4 AM CDT. YOU SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
KSZ084-085-110645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1241 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 1994 ...A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND ROLLA AND WILBURTON... AT 1241 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A PAIR OF NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND ROLLA AND WILBURTON...10 TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ELKHART. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AND WILL REACH HUGOTON BY 110 AM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS... DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...BE PREPARED TOSEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 400 AM CDT... JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
KSZ084-085-110645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1241 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 1994 ...A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND ROLLA AND WILBURTON... AT 1241 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A PAIR OF NEWLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND ROLLA AND WILBURTON...10 TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ELKHART. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AND WILL REACH HUGOTON BY 110 AM CDT. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS... DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...BE PREPARED TOSEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 400 AM CDT... JOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stevens | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 4:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 24 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.