Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2011, 12:11 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 47 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 18, 2011, 12:11 AM CDT (05:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2011, 12:58 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 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 18, 1:00 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Ene Kinsley, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 2689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448 WUUS53 KDDC 180511 SVRDDC KSC047-083-135-145-165-180615- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0124.110618T0511Z-110618T0615Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1211 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... WESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1207 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF JETMORE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JETMORE... NESS CITY... HANSTON... GRAY... BAZINE... BURDETT... ROZEL... NEKOMA... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3867 9934 3792 9918 3791 10021 3847 10022 TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 254DEG 22KT 3822 9992 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
691 WWUS53 KDDC 180532 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1232 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 KSC047-083-135-145-165-180615- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110618T0615Z/ RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS- 1232 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...EASTERN HODGEMAN...SOUTHERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT... AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF HANSTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HANSTON... GRAY... BAZINE... BURDETT... ROZEL... NEKOMA... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS... SOUTHERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3792 9995 3849 10011 3867 9934 3792 9918 TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 254DEG 22KT 3826 9976 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ 18
827
WWUS53 KDDC 180547
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1247 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
KSC047-083-135-145-165-180615-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110618T0615Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-
1247 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
EDWARDS...EASTERN HODGEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND
WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...
AT 1244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALEXANDER TO 9 MILES NORTH OF
BURDETT TO 8 MILES NORTH OF KINSLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDER...
ROZEL...
NEKOMA...
HARGRAVE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...
SOUTHEASTERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 9922 3795 9976 3852 9998 3866 9937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 260DEG 33KT 3841 9953 3832 9944
3803 9943
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
18976
WWUS53 KDDC 180558
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1258 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
KSC047-083-135-145-165-180608-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110618T0615Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-
1258 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...EASTERN
HODGEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3795 9922 3795 9976 3852 9998 3866 9937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 260DEG 33KT 3842 9940 3832 9931
3803 9931
$$
18The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell, Kearny | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 17 min |
| Jun 18, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 68 min |
| Jun 18, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 3:07 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:50 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 12 more | 29 hr |
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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.