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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 22, 2001Lane County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2001, 10:34 AM CDT for Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2001, 10:34 AM CDT (15:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2001, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 22, 10:38 AM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 62 E	Scott City, KS
Apr 22, 10:40 AM CDT	Hail 0.75	Dighton, KS

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 22, 8:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 310 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 9.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KDDC 221536
SVRDDC
KSC101-171-221600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1034 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN LANE COUNTY IN KANSAS
  EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN KANSAS

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT

* AT 1034 AM CDT...DODGE CITY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF HEALY TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF GRIGSTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE MONUMENT ROCKS TO 11 MILES EAST OF   
FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. STORMS WITHIN THE LINE WERE MOVING 
NORTH NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
  AMY AT 1050 AM CDT

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
  HAIL THE SIZE OF NICKELS
  DAMAGING WIND GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR
  VERY FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY 
ISSUED FOR SCOTT COUNTY.

FOR YOUR SAFETY SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
WHILE LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3868 10082 3827 10082 3829 10048 3869 10046

JOHNSON

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.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 22, 2:37 AM CDT, 7 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:37 AM CDT, 7 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
237 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

FORECAST CHALLENGES TODAY ARE WINDS AND HOW WARM WE CAN GET AFTER
LINE OF STORMS GOES THROUGH.

STRONG UPPER LOW STARTING TO TAKE NORTHEAST TURN AND MODELS IN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON PROGRESSION. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS
RETURNED ACROSS ALL AREA AND WE ARE PRIMED AND READY TO GO WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. VERY STRONG SHEAR AND
UPPER FORCING SHOULD GIVE A SQUALL LINE THAT MAY FORM A FEW BOW
ECHOES. MAIN SEVERE THREAT WILL BE HIGH WINDS. CURRENT THINKING
BASED ON FRONT EDGE OF PVA WOULD GIVE LINE OF STORMS FIRST IN
FAR WEST FROM ELKHART TO SYRACUSE BY 5 AM, THEN MEADE TO DDC AND
NORTH AROUND 10 AM. FINALLY EXITING MED LODGE TO SAINT JOHN BY
1 OR 2 PM. AFTER SQUALL LINE GOES THRU SHOULD HAVE GOOD AREA OF
SUNSHINE WITH DRY SLOT. TEMPS IN WARM SECTOR SHOULD MAKE 70S. WILL
ADJUST CURRENT HIGHS UP TO AROUND 70 TO 75 ALL AREAS. ALSO VERY
STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND SQUALL LINE. SOME
PLACES MAY APPROACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA BEHIND LINE OF
STORMS. FOR NOW WILL JUST GO WITH A WIND ADVISORY ALL CWA. AS FOR
POPS EVERYBODY SHOULD GET SOME PRECIP SO NEAR 100 POP.

TONIGHT STRONG COLD FRONT WILL GO THROUGH ALL AREAS WITH WINDS
STILL FAIRLY STRONG. MAY NEED A WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. WILL ALSO
LEAVE SMALL POPS GOING FOR ANY WRAP AROUND PRECIP AND CONVERGENCE
ALONG COLD FRONT. WILL KEEP HIGHEST POPS IN NORTH CLOSER TO UPPER
LOW AND WRAP AROUND. LOWS LOOK TO BE IN MID 30S TO MID 40S WITH
GOOD MIXING.

ON MONDAY COULD STILL BE WINDY IN EAST CWA IN THE MORNING. SKIES
SHOULD BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPS FROM 60 TO 65. GUID AND PREVIOUS
FORECAST LOOK ON TRACK.

PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE DODGE CITY ZONE FORECAST.

DDC 072/037 062/035 073 +30
GCK 072/036 064/034 074 +30
EHA 072/034 066/035 076 520
LBL 073/036 065/035 075 +20
HYS 072/036 060/033 071 +41
P28 075/045 063/038 074 +20

.DDC...WIND ADVISORY ALL CWA.
       KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090

KRUSE/MCCAMMON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 22, 8:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED DATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KS
819 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0710 PM    2NW HANSTON               KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   HODGEMAN

0715 PM    RUSH CENTER               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   RUSH

0722 PM    4W BURDET                 KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   HODGEMAN

0722 PM    BURDETT                   KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   PAWNEE

0745 PM    1E RUSH CENTER            KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   RUSH

0803 PM    BISON                     KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   RUSH

0807 PM    3SE RUSH CENTER           KS   TORNADO
04/21/01   RUSH                           DAMAGE UNKNOWN

0809 PM    5SE RUSH CENTER           KS   TORNADO
04/21/01   RUSH

0833 PM    1.5E TIMKEN               KS   TORNADO
04/21/01   RUSH                           DAMAAGE UNKNOWN

0840 PM    RUSH CENTER               KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   RUSH

0848 PM    5W BURDET                 KS   2.50 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   HODGEMAN

0910 PM    5E SUBLETTE               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   HASKELL

0927 PM    COPELAND                  KS   .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   GRAY

0938 PM    ANTONIO                   KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   ELLIS

1047 PM    1.5E LIBERAL              KS   .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   SEWARD

1100 PM    8N  LIBERAL               KS   .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/01   SEWARD

LN/JL

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 10:09 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

KSZ030-031-043>046-061-063>065-074>078-080-084>089-221700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1009 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

...PART OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 167 HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 167 IS NO LONGER IN FOR THE COUNTIES OF
HAMILTON, STANTON, MORTON, KEARNY, GRANT AND STEVENS.

THE WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL NOON CDT ALONG AND EAST OF LINE INCLUDING
SCOTT CITY, GARDEN CITY, SUBLETTE AND LIBERAL.

BURKE

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 10:13 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

KSZ030-031-043>046-061-063>065-074>078-080-084>089-221700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TYPO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1013 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

...PART OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 167 HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 167 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
COUNTIES OF HAMILTON, STANTON, MORTON, KEARNY, GRANT AND STEVENS.

THE WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL NOON CDT ALONG AND EAST OF LINE INCLUDING
SCOTT CITY, GARDEN CITY, SUBLETTE AND LIBERAL.

BURKE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Rush	53 min
Apr 21, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	43 min
Apr 21, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee	40 min
Apr 21, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	62 min
Apr 21, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Rush	45 min
Apr 21, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Rush	30 min
Apr 21, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Seward	35 min
Apr 21, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Haskell	42 min
Apr 21, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Rush	47 min
Apr 21, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	49 min
Apr 21, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Gray	52 min
Apr 21, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Haskell	45 min
Apr 21, 10:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	45 min
Apr 21, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Seward	45 min
Apr 21, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Meade	40 min
Apr 22, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford	38 min
Apr 22, 7:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton	52 min
Apr 22, 7:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Scott	21 min
Apr 22, 7:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Kiowa	34 min
Apr 22, 7:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	43 min
Apr 22, 8:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton	41 min
Apr 22, 9:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Kearny	52 min
Apr 22, 9:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Scott	44 min
Apr 22, 10:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney	21 min
Apr 22, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	48 min
Apr 22, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt	33 min
Apr 22, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt	36 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.