Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2005, 7:13 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 16, 2005, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2005, 7:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Edwards County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 8 S Lewis, KS | ONLY A FEW STONES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 584 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KDDC 170013 SVRDDC KSC047-170115- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0132.050617T0013Z-050617T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 713 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 712 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO ONE INCH SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTERVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS COUNTY... CENTERVIEW... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... BELPRE... 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 3796 9950 3773 9953 3774 9902 3798 9903 $$ KRUSE
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 170041 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 740 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 KSC047-170115- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-050617T0115Z/ EDWARDS KS- 740 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EDWARDS COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 737 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO ONE INCH SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FELLSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS DEVELOPING 3 MILES WEST OF CENTERVIEW AND COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS COUNTY... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... BELPRE... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3796 9950 3773 9953 3774 9902 3798 9903 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 170046 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 746 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 KSC047-170056- /O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-050617T0115Z/ EDWARDS KS- 746 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EDWARDS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 742 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE DIMINISHED AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3796 9950 3773 9953 3774 9902 3798 9903 $$ 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 Jun 16, 2:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 254 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM AGAIN CENTERS AROUND SEVERE POTENTIAL, WHEN AND WHERE IT INITIATES, AND HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. WILL GO WITH HIGHEST CHANCE POPS OF 50 PERCENT DOWN NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER, WITH 40 POPS NORTH. THINK THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE HAIL TO 1.25 INCHES AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. HOWEVER, WITH THE SOUTH WINDS ADVECTING HIGHER DEW POINTS NORTH TO NEAR GBD, THEN BACKING TO EASTERLY NEAR RSL AND HYS, EXPECT THIS SELY FLOW TO RUN INTO AN SHORTWAVE COMING DOWN FROM THE THE NORTHWEST AND POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE SHEAR PROFILE BY 03Z OR SO. THUS, TORNADOES CANT BE RULED OUT IN THE HYS, WAKEENEY, LACROSSE, NESS CITY, AND DIGHTON AREAS. WILL MENTION POSSIBLE SEVERE IN ALL AREAS TONIGHT. SPC STILL HAS ALL OF OUR AREA IN A MODERATE RISK, AND CANT ARGUE WITH THAT. DDC 18Z SOUNDING SHOWED THE CAP WOULD SOON BE BROKE, A LARGE POSITIVELY BUOYANT AREA, A LIFTED INDEX OF -6 AND A RATHER HIGH WEB BULB ZERO HEIGHT OF 12,600 FEET. THIS WILL TAKE A 50 DBZ CORE OF AT LEAST 36,000 TO PRODUCE 1 INCH HAIL. AS FOR FRIDAY, PLAN TO KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE GOING FOR MOST OF THE MORNING FOR STRONG STORMS. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE RIDGE ADVERTISED BY THE ETA AND NGM BUILDS IN AND SUPPRESSES ANY AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. EVEN IF CLOUDS SCATTER OUT EARLY, EXPECT MORE CU DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AGAIN WINDS WILL BE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WHICH LEADS TO UPSLOPE AND THE NORTHERN CWA WILL JUST MAKE THE LOWER 80S FOR HIGHS, AND THE ROW OF COUNTIES NEAR THE OKLAHOMA LINE MAKING THE MID 80S. DEBATED ON WHETHER OR NOT TO KEEP SLIGHT POPS GOING FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT SINCE UPSLOPE SOMETIMES RESULTS IN ENOUGH MIXING TO SQUEEZE OUT A SHOWER OR TWO, KEPT 16-20 POPS IN PLACE. THEN ON SATURDAY, LOOKS LIKE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP TEMPS CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 90S MOST LOCATIONS, AND NO PRECIPITATION. DAYS 3-7... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE GENERAL PATTERN OF A RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL CONUS, ALTHOUGH SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN DETAILS HAVE BEGUN TO APPEAR. THE GFS, ECMWF, AND CANADIAN ALL AMPLIFY A LARGE RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST. BY TUESDAY HOWEVER, THE LATEST GFS WEAKENS THE RIDGE A BIT AS A SHORTWAVE COMES OVER IT AND UP INTO THE GREAT LAKES. IF THIS WOULD VERIFY, IT COULD HELP PUSH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO DOWN AROUND THE KS/NEBR BORDER. STILL, 700MB TEMPS ARE FAIRLY HIGH OVER OUR AREA FOR TUES AND WED AND MOST OF THE PRECIP LOOKS TO STAY TO OUR NORTH AND EAST. IN ADDITION, THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN, ALONG WITH THE ENSEMBLES, CONTINUE TO KEEP THE RIDGE WELL INTO SOUTHERN CANADA. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FORECAST DRY THROUGH MID-WEEK, AND THINK THAT THE BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIP WILL COME AS ALL THE ENSEMBLES MEANS BEGIN TO BRING THE WESTERLIES FURTHER SOUTH AFTER DAY 7. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM WITH 850MB TEMPS IN THE 20S TO NEAR 30 C. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF DOWNSLOPE, BUT WILL KEEP HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S FOR THE MOST PART. MADE A FEW MINOR TWEAKS TO DEWPOINTS AND WINDS, BUT OTHERWISE THE REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKED TO BE ON TRACK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 62 84 62 92 / 50 0 20 0 GCK 64 83 63 93 / 40 0 20 0 EHA 61 86 59 92 / 40 0 20 0 LBL 64 86 60 92 / 50 0 20 0 HYS 65 82 65 91 / 40 0 20 0 P28 67 86 66 93 / 50 0 20 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .KS...NONE. && 12/26
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 12:33 PM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1233 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-171000- ELLIS-FINNEY-HAMILTON-HODGEMAN-KEARNY-LANE-NESS-PAWNEE-RUSH-SCOTT- TREGO- 1233 PM CDT (1133 AM MDT) THU JUN 16 2005 THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS, SOME CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL, GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AFTER 7 PM CDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER 7 PM CDT TODAY, NORTH OF A LINE FROM SYRACUSE TO GARDEN CITY TO LARNED. KSZ066-074>081-084>090-171000- BARBER-CLARK-COMANCHE-EDWARDS-FORD-GRANT-GRAY-HASKELL-KIOWA-MEADE- MORTON-PRATT-SEWARD-STAFFORD-STANTON-STEVENS- 1233 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL, STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 5 PM CDT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM JOHNSON CITY TO DODGE CITY TO PRATT. 12
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 6:51 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
651 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM HAIL 2 SW PROTECTION 37.18N 99.51W
06/16/2005 0.75 INCH COMANCHE KS PUBLIC
&&
TSBLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:54 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
654 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0644 PM HAIL 6 E SUBLETTE 37.48N 100.74W
06/16/2005 1.75 INCH HASKELL KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BAKERLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:56 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
656 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 PM HAIL COPELAND 37.54N 100.63W
06/16/2005 0.88 INCH GRAY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
TSBLocal storm report, Jun 16, 7:10 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
710 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0703 PM HAIL 5 N HOLCOMB 38.06N 100.99W
06/16/2005 1.00 INCH FINNEY KS PUBLIC
&&
LACYLocal storm report, Jun 16, 7:10 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
710 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 PM HAIL 5 N HOLCOMB 38.06N 100.99W
06/16/2005 1.00 INCH FINNEY KS PUBLIC
&&
LACYLocal storm report, Jun 16, 7:11 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
711 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM HAIL 6 N COLDWATER 37.34N 99.34W
06/16/2005 1.25 INCH COMANCHE KS PUBLIC
HAIL COVERED THE GROUND
0703 PM HAIL 3 S HAVILAND 37.57N 99.11W
06/16/2005 1.25 INCH KIOWA KS CO-OP OBSERVER
HAIL BROKE WINDOW
&&
TSBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 47 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.