Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2011, 6:57 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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 9, 2011, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2011, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Scott County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 6:59 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 13 Nw Lakin, KS | THE HAIL WAS MOSTLY PEA-SIZED. |
| Jul 9, 7:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 13 Nw Lakin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
632
WUUS53 KDDC 092357
SVRDDC
KSC055-093-171-100045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0155.110709T2357Z-110710T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
657 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 652 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 NORTHEAST OF KENDALL...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT 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 3827 10135 3827 10113 3839 10113 3844 10104
3809 10083 3796 10145 3814 10154 3817 10154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 247DEG 35KT 3812 10138
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
WAH3 follow-up statements
404
WWUS53 KDDC 100016
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
716 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
KSC055-093-171-100045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-110710T0045Z/
SCOTT KS-KEARNY KS-FINNEY KS-
716 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL
745 PM CDT...
AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LYDIA...OR 14
MILES WEST OF FRIEND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY SIZE
HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 10129 3815 10137 3823 10142 3827 10135
3827 10113 3839 10113 3844 10104 3809 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 247DEG 35KT 3820 10115
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
WAH258
WWUS53 KDDC 100023
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
723 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
KSC055-093-171-100045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-110710T0045Z/
SCOTT KS-KEARNY KS-FINNEY KS-
723 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL
745 PM CDT...
AT 720 PM 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 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LYDIA...OR 11 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT 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 3802 10124 3816 10131 3827 10135 3827 10113
3839 10113 3844 10104 3809 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 247DEG 35KT 3822 10108
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
WAH958
WWUS53 KDDC 100040
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
740 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
KSC055-093-171-100050-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-110710T0045Z/
SCOTT KS-KEARNY KS-FINNEY KS-
740 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...
NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM CDT/645 PM MDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3802 10124 3816 10131 3827 10135 3827 10113
3839 10113 3844 10104 3809 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 247DEG 35KT 3828 10089
$$
WAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:21 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:31 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 8 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.