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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 15, 2005Edwards County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2005, 9:16 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2005, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2005, 9:48 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 15, 9:25 PM CDTHAIL 0.755 Ne Ash Valley, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 15, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 78 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2005-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2864 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2005-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2864 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KDDC 160216
SVRDDC
KSC047-145-165-160245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0113.050616T0216Z-050616T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
916 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
  EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 913 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM LORETTA TO ROZEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...
  RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS COUNTY...
  RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTY...
  TIMKEN...
  SANFORD...
  SHAFFER...
  KINSLEY...
  LARNED...
  ZOOK...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3870 9920 3794 9954 3775 9954 3776 9903
      3869 9904

$$

RITTERLING
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 160232
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
932 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2005

KSC047-145-165-160245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-050616T0245Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
932 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN RUSH...CENTRAL
PAWNEE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 930 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO
ONE INCH SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GALATIA TO ZOOK TO 9
MILES EAST OF WINDTHORST...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...
  RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS COUNTY...
  RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTY...
  ZOOK...
  CENTERVIEW...
  FELLSBURG...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3870 9920 3794 9954 3775 9954 3776 9903
      3869 9904

$$

LACY
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 160248
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
948 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2005

KSC047-145-165-160258-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-050616T0245Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
948 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EDWARDS...PAWNEE AND EASTERN 
RUSH COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED AT 945 PM CDT...

AT 947 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3870 9920 3794 9954 3775 9954 3776 9903
      3869 9904

$$

KRUSE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens44 min
Jun 15, 7:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego52 min
Jun 15, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush41 min
Jun 15, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness35 min
Jun 15, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward17 min
Jun 15, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell42 min
Jun 15, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Rush47 min
Jun 15, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego18 min
Jun 15, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush21 min
Jun 15, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman65 min
Jun 15, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray12 min
Jun 15, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush30 min
Jun 15, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Rush22 min
Jun 15, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa48 min
Jun 15, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford66 min
Jun 16, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark66 min
Jun 16, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade64 min
Jun 16, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKearny58 min
Jun 16, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney58 min
Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche64 min
Jun 16, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell53 min
Jun 16, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade69 min
Jun 16, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKearny45 min
Jun 16, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCMeade29 min
Jun 16, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney51 min
Jun 16, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKiowa54 min
Jun 16, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche40 min
Jun 16, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord58 min
Jun 16, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell53 min
Jun 16, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHaskell45 min
Jun 16, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCSeward60 min
Jun 16, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCSeward47 min
Jun 16, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade52 min
Jun 16, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKiowa37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.