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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2011Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2011, 2:40 PM CDT for Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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: May 24, 2011, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Morton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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
May 24, 2:55 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	8 Ese Richfield, KS
May 24, 3:05 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	11 E Richfield, 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
May 24, 1:27 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1043 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -263 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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The text

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

010 
WUUS53 KDDC 241940
SVRDDC
KSC129-189-242030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0035.110524T1940Z-110524T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
240 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  WEST CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
  TO TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROLLA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROLLA...
  FETERITA...
  FETERITA...
  HUGOTON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MORTON AND WESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK TO MODERATE ROTATION WITHIN THIS
STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IS
POSSIBLE. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 10160 3726 10138 3711 10126 3705 10157
      3715 10170 3718 10185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 251DEG 20KT 3715 10168
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.50IN

$$

AWJ

2 follow-up statements

559 
WWUS53 KDDC 242002
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
302 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSC129-189-242030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110524T2030Z/
STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-
302 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MORTON AND WEST CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FETERITA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FETERITA...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MORTON AND WESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK TO MODERATE ROTATION WITHIN THIS
STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IS
POSSIBLE. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3713 10142 3712 10155 3719 10165 3724 10172
      3736 10160 3726 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 251DEG 20KT 3714 10152
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.50IN

$$

SUGDEN

751 
WWUS53 KDDC 242023
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
323 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSC129-189-242033-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110524T2030Z/
STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-
323 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORTON AND WEST
CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT/230 PM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3713 10142 3712 10155 3719 10165 3724 10172
      3736 10160 3726 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 251DEG 20KT 3713 10136

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	40 min
May 24, 3:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Scott	39 min
May 24, 3:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	61 min
May 24, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	42 min
May 24, 5:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	45 min
May 24, 5:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	42 min
May 24, 5:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness	52 min
May 24, 6:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	38 min
May 24, 6:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	52 min
May 24, 6:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego	46 min
May 24, 6:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	30 min
May 24, 7:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	40 min
May 24, 1:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	42 min
May 24, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Stevens	45 min
May 24, 2:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens	37 min
May 24, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton	39 min
May 24, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell	43 min
May 24, 2:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell	45 min
May 24, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell	40 min
May 24, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	45 min
May 24, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stevens	32 min
May 24, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	47 min
May 24, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	46 min
May 24, 3:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	41 min
May 24, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	50 min
May 24, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	46 min
May 24, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Lane	43 min
May 24, 4:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness	27 min
May 24, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness	21 min
May 24, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	29 min
May 24, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt, Stafford	39 min
May 24, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	31 min
May 24, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	44 min
May 24, 4:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	39 min
May 24, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	50 min
May 24, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Stafford	32 min
May 24, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	44 min
May 24, 5:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	24 min
May 24, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush, Trego	28 min
May 24, 5:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	33 min
May 24, 5:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	22 min
May 24, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ness, Pawnee, Rush	51 min
May 24, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	15 min
May 24, 5:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	16 min
May 24, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford	32 min
May 24, 6:02 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa	3 hr
May 24, 6:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	24 min
May 24, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Pawnee, Rush	20 min
May 24, 6:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee	18 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.