Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2005, 8:25 PM CDT for Finney County, Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. 4 reports 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
- Jul 4, 2005, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2005, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Finney County, KS, Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Scott City, KS | |
| Jul 4, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 Sw Scott City, KS | |
| Jul 4, 8:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Scott City, KS | |
| Jul 4, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Scott City, KS |
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 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KDDC 050125 SVRDDC KSC055-101-171-050230- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0194.050705T0125Z-050705T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 825 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. WESTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 822 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 8 MILES SOUTH OF AMY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCOTT CITY...ALSO MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY... RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN LANE COUNTY... RURAL AREAS OF SCOTT COUNTY... AMY... GRIGSTON... SCOTT STATE LAKE... FRIEND... 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 3816 10046 3869 10051 3868 10113 3807 10109 $$ LACY
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 050140 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 838 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 KSC055-101-171-050230- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-050705T0230Z/ SCOTT KS-LANE KS-FINNEY KS- 838 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCOTT...WESTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 835 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO ONE INCH SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHALLOW WATER...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THE SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DIGHTON. THIS STORM WAS ALSO MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY... RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN LANE COUNTY... RURAL AREAS OF SCOTT COUNTY... SHALLOW WATER... FRIEND... AT 8:30 PM THE PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF SCOTT CITY. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3816 10046 3869 10051 3868 10113 3807 10109 $$ & 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 050211 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 910 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 KSC055-101-171-050230- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-050705T0230Z/ SCOTT KS-LANE KS-FINNEY KS- 910 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SCOTT...WESTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 905 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO ONE INCH SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRIEND. THE OTHER STORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DIGHTON. BOTH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY... RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN LANE COUNTY... RURAL AREAS OF SCOTT COUNTY... FRIEND... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3816 10046 3869 10051 3868 10113 3807 10109 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 050229 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 929 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 KSC055-101-171-050239- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-050705T0230Z/ SCOTT KS-LANE KS-FINNEY KS- 929 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...WESTERN LANE AND SCOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT... AT 927 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3816 10046 3869 10051 3868 10113 3807 10109 $$ 18
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 Jul 4, 1:41 PM CDT, 6 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 1:41 PM CDT, 6 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 141 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... CU ALREADY DEVELOPING OVER NE CO WHERE NAM/GFS BOTH FORECAST CONVECTIVE INITIATION THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NE CO INTO SW KS AS OF 16Z APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME STATIONARY, 7H BAROCLINIC ZONE AND 925-85H THTA-E AXIS ALL SUPPORT THE NAM IDEA THAT CONVECTION WILL TRACK SE INTO OUR CWA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HAVE THEREFORE FOLLOWED TIMING OF NAM WITH PCPN SPREADING INTO OUR NW CWA AFTER SUNSET...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA THROUGH 12Z. PCPN EXITING OUR SRN CWA BETWEEN 12-15Z. SE LOW LVL FLOW AND NW FLOW ALOFT REMAINS UNCHANGED ON TUESDAY WITH MOISTURE AND INSTAB POINTING TO PCPN IN OUR WESTERN CWA TUESDAY NIGHT. NAM/GFS DIFFER ON LOCATION OF INITIATION SO CONFIDENCE ON LOCATION IS LOWER TOMORROW THAN THIS EVENING SO WILL NOT GET TOO DETAILED IN THE GRIDS. AS FOR TEMPS MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST TEMPS ON TUESDAY SIMILAR TO TODAY, MAYBE A LITTLE COOLER IN THE WEST IF WE DO SEE THE RAIN AND CLOUDS. 8H TEMPS DO WARM BETWEEN 00Z WED TO 00Z THU BUT BASE ON E/SE UPSLOPE FLOW AND MIXING LOOKS LIKE TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S. DAYS 3-7... ALL THE SHORT RANGE MODELS AND ENSEMBLES AS WELL AS THE DIAGNOSTICS FROM THE CDC WEB SITE SUPPORT THE CHANGE TO A HIGHER AMPLITUDE PATTERN OVER THE CONUS WITH A MEAN WESTERN UPPER RIDGE AND EASTERN UPPER TROUGH. THAT WILL ESTABLISH A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TUESDAY WHICH SHOULD LAST THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE COMING FORECAST PERIOD. THE CHALLENGE WILL BE SHORT WAVES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN ALOFT AND HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN ANY OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ON THIS SCALE. CERTAINLY THERE WILL BE LATE DAY CONVECTION FIRING OFF THE HIGH TERRAIN MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, BUT STEERING OF THESE SYSTEMS IS HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE. AS A RESULT HAVE OPTED NOT TO CHANGE MUCH IN THE GOING FORECAST FOR FEAR I WOULD BE TAKING THINGS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. TEMPERATURES LOOK ABOUT RIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 62 84 64 87 / 60 60 30 10 GCK 62 81 63 87 / 70 60 50 10 EHA 60 82 65 90 / 50 30 50 20 LBL 61 82 63 88 / 50 40 50 20 HYS 61 84 62 88 / 30 20 20 10 P28 62 85 64 90 / 30 30 30 10 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .KS...NONE. && BURGERT/JOHNSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:48 AM CDT, 15 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 448 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-051000- 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- 448 AM CDT (348 AM MDT) MON JUL 4 2005 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT PRIMARILY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GARDEN CITY TO MEADE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER FAR WESTERN KANSAS AND EASTERN COLORADO BENEATH COOL, NORTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON, PROVIDING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN COLORADO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ORGANIZE INTO A CLUSTER THAT WILL MOVE INTO KANSAS BY EARLY TONIGHT. THE DEEP WIND SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE FAVORS DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS WITH THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 700 PM FROM LAKIN TO HUGOTON. SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GARDEN CITY TO MEADE AFTER 900 PM. UMSCHEID
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 501 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-050500- CLARK-FINNEY-FORD-GRANT-GRAY-HAMILTON-HASKELL-HODGEMAN-KEARNY-LANE- MEADE-MORTON-NESS-SCOTT-SEWARD-STANTON-STEVENS-TREGO- 501 PM CDT (401 PM MDT) MON JUL 4 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #601 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING KANSAS COUNTIES... CLARK...FINNEY...FORD...GRANT...GRAY...HAMILTON...HASKELL... HODGEMAN...KEARNY...LANE...MEADE...MORTON...NESS...SCOTT...SEWARD... STANTON...STEVENS...TREGO. HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. LACY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 71 min |
| Jul 4, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 65 min |
| Jul 4, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray | 80 min |
| Jul 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Grant | 70 min |
| Jul 4, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 67 min |
| Jul 5, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 39 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.