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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 11, 2011Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2011, 5:55 PM CDT for Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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 11, 2011, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2011, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Morton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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 11, 6:27 PM CDT	HAIL 1	9 S Hugoton, 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 11, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1356 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

902 
WUUS53 KDDC 112255
SVRDDC
KSC129-189-112345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0077.110611T2255Z-110611T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
555 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8     
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROLLA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS 
  REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING IN SOUTHEAST MORTON COUNTY AND
  SOUTHWEST STEVENS COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FETERITA...
  HUGOTON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MORTON AND SOUTHWESTERN STEVENS
  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 3699 10138 3699 10162 3706 10168 3724 10133
      3701 10115 3699 10125 3699 10137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 235DEG 15KT 3704 10152
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN

$$

SUGDEN

3 follow-up statements

204 
WWUS53 KDDC 112309
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
609 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

KSC129-112319-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110611T2345Z/
MORTON KS-
609 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3703 10152 3712 10152 3724 10133 3701 10115
      3699 10125 3699 10137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 235DEG 15KT 3708 10145

$$

KSC189-112345-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110611T2345Z/
STEVENS KS-
609 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
STEVENS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 605 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
FETERITA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HUGOTON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN STEVENS COUNTY.

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 3703 10152 3712 10152 3724 10133 3701 10115
      3699 10125 3699 10137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 235DEG 15KT 3708 10145
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN

$$

SUGDEN

545 
WWUS53 KDDC 112325
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
625 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

KSC189-112345-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110611T2345Z/
STEVENS KS-
625 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
STEVENS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 623 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
HUGOTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HUGOTON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN STEVENS COUNTY.

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 3700 10137 3703 10142 3712 10143 3724 10133
      3701 10115 3699 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 235DEG 15KT 3709 10133
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN

$$

SUGDEN

526 
WWUS53 KDDC 112342
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
642 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

KSC189-112353-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110611T2345Z/
STEVENS KS-
642 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT/545 PM MDT/...

LAT...LON 3700 10137 3703 10142 3712 10143 3724 10133
      3701 10115 3699 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 235DEG 15KT 3713 10125

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 6:02 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hamilton and 11 more	3 hr
Jun 11, 3:09 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	Clark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hamilton, Hodgeman and 2 more	12 hr
Jun 11, 3:09 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens	12 hr
Jun 11, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	45 min
Jun 11, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton	61 min
Jun 11, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	46 min
Jun 11, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	41 min
Jun 11, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	48 min
Jun 11, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	54 min
Jun 11, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	39 min
Jun 11, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	42 min
Jun 11, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stanton	47 min
Jun 11, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Seward, Stevens	48 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.