Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 21, 2004, 4:35 PM CDT for Grant County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2004, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2004, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Grant County, KS, Kearny County, KS
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 21, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2357 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973 WUUS53 KDDC 212135 SVRDDC KSC067-093-212215- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 437 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ULYSSES...HICKOK EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF ULYSSES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT... ULYSSES AND HICKOK AROUND 515 PM CDT LAT...LON 3746 10156 3741 10120 3774 10108 3773 10143 $$ LACY
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 21, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 259 PM CDT WED APR 21 2004 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... MAIN FORECAST DECISION IS PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH 48 HOURS, AND SEVERE POSSIBILITIES IN NEAR TERM. WITH THE CU FIELD BUBBLING IN FAR SW KANSAS AND OK/TX PANHANDLE, THINK THERE COULD BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY POP AS UPPER COLD POOL OF -20 IN HOVERS ALOFT. A SHORT WAVE OVER SOUTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING WILL ROTATE TO NEAR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE BY 00Z, ADDING LIFT TO THE FORMULA. THINK THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL TO NICKEL SIZE, AS SOME STORMS MAY BE ELEVATED AT FIRST AND PUNCH THROUGH THE COLD AIR RAPIDLY. JUST TALKED WITH SPC VIA CONFERENCE CALL AND A SVR WW WILL BE ISSUED SOON FOR SW 1/2 CWA. STAFF WILL BE MONITORING STORM DEVELOPMENT AND ISSUE SVR PRODUCTS AS NEEDED. HEADLINES IN GRIDS TIL 02Z. AFTER THE FIRST WAVE MOVES THROUGH, THINK THERE WILL BE INTENSITY AND MORE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES, BUT NOT MUCH CHANCE FOR SEVERE. WILL TO WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE NW AND CHC POPS ELSEWHERE. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN LOWER LAYERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND THUS HAVE INTRODUCED LIKELY POPS IN THE NORTHEAST MOST COUNTIES THURSDAY AFTN, CHANGING TO 80 POPS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. REST OF CWA WILL BE IN HIGH CHC OR LIKELY POPS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TO NEAR CURRENT DEW POINTS TONIGHT, RISE TO A 61N-NW TO 68SE GRADIENT ON THURSDAY. THEN SATURATION SETS IN AND FOR MIN-MAX DIURNAL RANGE ONLY 3 TO 6 DEGREES. WE SHOULD BE SOCKED IN WITH LOW SC CLOUDS, BLUSTERY NE WINDS GUSTING TO 30-35 MPH, AND PRECIP. DAYS 3-7... GOING EXTENDED LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE AND ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS ARE NEEDED. DECIDED TO ADD A RAIN/SNOW MIX FOR THE AREAS ABOVE 3600FT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW BELOW FREEZING TEMPS DOWN TO AROUND 800MB. UKMET/ECMWF SHOW THE UPPER LOW OPENING UP AND RAPIDLY LIFTING BE BY 12Z SAT PER GOING FCST. THE EC/UK ALSO SHOW ANOTHER CLOSED LOW DEVELOPING IN THE SW US BY DAYS 5-6. WE THINK THE LOW-LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL BE TOO FAR SOUTH TO GET PRECIP INTO KANSAS. WENT WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO FOR HIGHS/LOWS FOR DAYS 5-7 AS CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL LEAD TO FAIRLY HIGH SFC PRESSURES DESPITE THE HIGH 500MB HEIGHTS--HENCE NEAR CLIMO THICKNESS VALUES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 47 62 46 49 / 40 70 70 70 GCK 45 61 43 47 / 40 70 70 60 EHA 41 66 41 50 / 50 50 50 70 LBL 46 65 44 50 / 50 50 50 70 HYS 49 61 44 49 / 70 80 80 60 P28 53 68 53 58 / 40 70 70 70 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. && 12/24
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 11:42 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1142 AM CDT WED APR 21 2004 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-221000- BARBER-CLARK-COMANCHE-EDWARDS-ELLIS-FINNEY-FORD-GRANT-GRAY-HAMILTON- HASKELL-HODGEMAN-KEARNY-KIOWA-LANE-MEADE-MORTON-NESS-PAWNEE-PRATT- RUSH-SCOTT-SEWARD-STAFFORD-STANTON-STEVENS-TREGO- 1149 AM CDT (1042 AM MDT) WED APR 21 2004 CORRECTED SPELLING LAST SECTION THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AFTER 4 PM CDT IN THE LIBERAL AND MEADE AREAS, THEN DEVELOP NORTH AND EAST INTO THE SUBLETTE, ASHLAND AND COLDWATER AREAS BY 7 PM. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DOES DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS. RAINFALL WILL BE SPOTTY AND GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A GARDEN CITY TO ASHLAND LINE, AND LAST INTO FRIDAY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH NICKEL SIZED HAIL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY IN THE MEDICINE LODGE, COLDWATER AND PRATT AREAS. AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS, WITH UP TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER IN A FEW SPOTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SEWARD, HASKELL, MEADE, CLARK AND COMANCHE COUNTIES. TSB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 21, 10:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1046 AM CDT WED APR 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 PM HAIL 4 W LIBERAL 37.04N 101.01W
04/19/2004 1.00 INCH SEWARD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1025 PM HAIL 15 SE HUGOTON 37.02N 101.15W
04/19/2004 0.75 INCH STEVENS KS PUBLIC
1126 PM HAIL LIBERAL 37.04N 100.94W
04/19/2004 0.88 INCH SEWARD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1151 PM HAIL 3 W LIBERAL 37.04N 100.99W
04/19/2004 0.75 INCH SEWARD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1255 AM HAIL 19 SE MEADE 37.28N 100.34W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH MEADE KS PUBLIC
0100 AM HAIL 18 SW SYRACUSE 37.80N 101.98W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH HAMILTON KS PUBLIC
0117 AM HAIL 18 NW LAKIN 38.12N 101.49W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH KEARNY KS PUBLIC
0124 AM HAIL 8 NE ENGLEWOOD 37.04N 99.99W
04/20/2004 1.00 INCH CLARK KS PUBLIC
0125 AM HAIL 10 N ENGLEWOOD 37.18N 99.99W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH CLARK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0130 AM HAIL 5 N ENGLEWOOD 37.04N 99.99W
04/20/2004 1.75 INCH CLARK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0143 AM HAIL 1 S PLAINS CITY 37.25N 100.59W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH MEADE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0146 AM HAIL ASHLAND 37.19N 99.77W
04/20/2004 1.00 INCH CLARK KS PUBLIC
0151 AM HAIL 19 SE MEADE 37.09N 100.09W
04/20/2004 1.00 INCH MEADE KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW MEADE 37.23N 100.40W
04/20/2004 MEADE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
RURAL ROADS FLOODED
0500 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 NW ENGLEWOOD 37.10N 100.06W
04/20/2004 CLARK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER RURAL ROAD
&&
06Local storm report, Apr 21, 10:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1052 AM CDT WED APR 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 PM HAIL 4 W LIBERAL 37.04N 101.01W
04/19/2004 1.00 INCH SEWARD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1025 PM HAIL 15 SE HUGOTON 37.02N 101.15W
04/19/2004 0.75 INCH STEVENS KS PUBLIC
1126 PM HAIL LIBERAL 37.04N 100.94W
04/19/2004 0.88 INCH SEWARD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1151 PM HAIL 3 W LIBERAL 37.04N 100.99W
04/19/2004 0.75 INCH SEWARD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1255 AM HAIL 19 SE MEADE 37.28N 100.34W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH MEADE KS PUBLIC
0100 AM HAIL 18 SW SYRACUSE 37.80N 101.98W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH HAMILTON KS PUBLIC
0117 AM HAIL 18 NW LAKIN 38.12N 101.49W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH KEARNY KS PUBLIC
0124 AM HAIL 8 NE ENGLEWOOD 37.04N 99.99W
04/20/2004 1.00 INCH CLARK KS PUBLIC
0125 AM HAIL 10 N ENGLEWOOD 37.18N 99.99W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH CLARK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0130 AM HAIL 5 N ENGLEWOOD 37.04N 99.99W
04/20/2004 1.75 INCH CLARK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0143 AM HAIL 1 S PLAINS 37.25N 100.59W
04/20/2004 0.75 INCH MEADE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0146 AM HAIL ASHLAND 37.19N 99.77W
04/20/2004 1.00 INCH CLARK KS PUBLIC
0151 AM HAIL 19 SE MEADE 37.09N 100.09W
04/20/2004 1.00 INCH MEADE KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW MEADE 37.23N 100.40W
04/20/2004 MEADE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
RURAL ROADS FLOODED
0500 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 NW ENGLEWOOD 37.10N 100.06W
04/20/2004 CLARK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER RURAL ROAD
&&
06/26The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 24 min |
| Apr 21, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 64 min |
| Apr 21, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant | 48 min |
| Apr 21, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Seward | 48 min |
| Apr 21, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 61 min |
| Apr 21, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Seward | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stevens | 43 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.