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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 9, 2011Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2011, 4:35 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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 9, 2011, 4:35 PM MDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2011, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 9, 4:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1046 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 446 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1046 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-394 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
446 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
602 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

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

354 
WUUS53 KDDC 092235
SVRDDC
KSC075-187-092315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0154.110709T2235Z-110709T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
535 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  NORTHERN STANTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/

* AT 431 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF THE           
  SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY     
  SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JOHNSON CITY...
  JOHNSON CITY...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN STANTON AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON
  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 3781 10205 3800 10163 3756 10157 3756 10205
      3758 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 254DEG 21KT 3767 10208
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN

$$

WAH
2 follow-up statements
475 
WWUS53 KDDC 092259
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
559 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011

KSC075-187-092315-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0154.000000T0000Z-110709T2315Z/
STANTON KS-HAMILTON KS-
459 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
HAMILTON AND NORTHERN STANTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM MDT/615 PM
CDT/...

AT 557 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 13 MILES NORTH OF MANTER...AND MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING
WINDS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN STANTON AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON
  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 3794 10162 3760 10158 3761 10203 3758 10205
      3781 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 254DEG 21KT 3771 10190
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN

$$

WAH
470 
WWUS53 KDDC 092314
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
614 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011

KSC075-187-092324-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0154.000000T0000Z-110709T2315Z/
STANTON KS-HAMILTON KS-
514 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND NORTHERN
STANTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3794 10162 3760 10158 3761 10203 3758 10205
      3781 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 254DEG 21KT 3773 10179

$$

WAH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 2:21 AM MDTHeat AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 5 more17 hr
Jul 9, 2:31 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 8 more28 hr
Jul 9, 5:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott49 min
Jul 9, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.