Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2011, 3:40 PM CDT for Barber County, Pratt County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 3, 2011, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Barber County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
057
WUUS53 KDDC 032040
SVRDDC
KSC007-151-032115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0152.110703T2040Z-110703T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
340 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PRATT...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRATT...
SAWYER...
PRESTON...
CAIRO...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN BARBER AND PRATT 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 3730 9836 3741 9897 3773 9898 3778 9846
3739 9846 3739 9835 3738 9834 3730 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 283DEG 14KT 3762 9871
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 0.75IN
$$
183 follow-up statements
406
WWUS53 KDDC 032049
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
349 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
KSC007-151-032115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110703T2115Z/
PRATT KS-BARBER KS-
349 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
BARBER AND PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 344 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PRATT...AND MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRATT...
PRESTON...
CAIRO...
ISABEL...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN BARBER AND PRATT COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL FILL
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 9836 3741 9897 3773 9898 3778 9846
3739 9846 3739 9835 3738 9834 3730 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 283DEG 14KT 3761 9867
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN
$$
18981
WWUS53 KDDC 032102
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
402 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
KSC007-151-032115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110703T2115Z/
PRATT KS-BARBER KS-
402 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
BARBER AND SOUTHERN PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAWYER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COATS...
SAWYER...
CAIRO...
ISABEL...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN BARBER AND SOUTHERN PRATT 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.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL FILL
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 9836 3741 9897 3758 9896 3778 9850
3778 9846 3739 9846 3739 9835 3738 9834
3730 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 300DEG 22KT 3752 9868
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
18044
WWUS53 KDDC 032109
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
409 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
KSC007-151-032119-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110703T2115Z/
PRATT KS-BARBER KS-
409 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BARBER AND SOUTHERN
PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT/315 PM MDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3730 9836 3741 9897 3758 9896 3778 9850
3778 9846 3739 9846 3739 9835 3738 9834
3730 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 300DEG 22KT 3750 9863
$$
18The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Kiowa, Pratt | 41 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.