Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2011, 4:59 PM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 61 min. 4 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
- Jun 14, 2011, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 14, 5:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | 11 Wnw Jetmore, KS | |
| Jun 14, 5:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 8 N Jetmore, KS | A WIND GUST OF 50 TO 60 MPH WAS REPORTED BY A TRAIN SPOTTER 8 MILES NORTH OF JETMORE. THIS GUST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A GUSTFRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. |
| Jun 14, 5:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | Dodge City, KS | |
| Jun 14, 5:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 N Dodge City, KS | A WIND GUST OF 56 MPH WAS REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DODGE CITY. THIS GUST WAS ASSOCIATED BY A GUSTFRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 1159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -436 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
598
WUUS53 KDDC 142159
SVRDDC
KSC047-055-057-069-083-135-145-165-142300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0087.110614T2159Z-110614T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
459 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
WESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 454 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE DAMAGING WINDS WAS
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ARNOLD TO 9 MILES WEST OF
JETMORE TO CIMARRON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL
MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CIMARRON...
JETMORE...
HANSTON...
MCCRACKEN...
SPEARVILLE...
NEKOMA...
ROZEL...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN FINNEY...FORD...HODGEMAN...NESS...
NORTHEASTERN GRAY...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND
WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
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 3862 9934 3805 9936 3747 9993 3748 10019
3777 10043 3812 10019 3862 10013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 275DEG 38KT 3859 9994 3811 9998
3777 10027
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
JJOHNSON2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 142220
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
520 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
KSC069-142229-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110614T2300Z/
GRAY KS-
520 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3761 10020 3812 10019 3832 10015 3862 9934
3805 9936 3747 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 275DEG 38KT 3846 9968 3809 9971
3775 10001
$$
KSC047-057-083-135-145-165-142300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110614T2300Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-FORD KS-
520 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FORD...
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...HODGEMAN...SOUTHERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND
WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
WELL AHEAD OF A LINE OF STORMS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE DAMAGING
WINDS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BAZINE TO HANSTON TO
DODGE CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAZINE...
WRIGHT...
ALEXANDER...
NEKOMA...
ROZEL...
WINDHORST...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF FORD...HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...
SOUTHERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH 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 3761 10020 3812 10019 3832 10015 3862 9934
3805 9936 3747 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 275DEG 38KT 3846 9968 3809 9971
3775 10001
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
JJOHNSON487
WWUS53 KDDC 142242
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
542 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
KSC047-057-083-135-145-165-142252-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110614T2300Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-FORD KS-
542 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR FORD...NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...
HODGEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN NESS...WESTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN RUSH
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3761 10020 3812 10019 3832 10015 3862 9934
3805 9936 3747 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 275DEG 38KT 3844 9937 3807 9940
3773 9971
$$
JJOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.