Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2011, 10:08 PM CDT for Clark County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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
- Jun 15, 2011, 10:08 PM CDT (03:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:10 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 15, 10:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 4 S Minneola, KS | TREE BRANCHES OF 4 TO 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE BROKEN AND SOME POWER POLES WERE DOWN. |
| Jun 15, 10:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 S Minneola, KS | HAIL WAS COVERING THE GROUND WITH THE LARGEST STONES THE SIZE OF PENNIES. |
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 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WUUS53 KDDC 160308 SVRDDC KSC025-119-160400- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0090.110616T0308Z-110616T0400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1008 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 1100 PM CDT * AT 1005 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 10 MILES SOUTH OF MINNEOLA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MINNEOLA... ACRES... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK 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 3734 10026 3747 9999 3699 9955 3699 10038 TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 323DEG 27KT 3728 10001 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
778 WWUS53 KDDC 160321 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1021 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 KSC025-119-160400- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110616T0400Z/ MEADE KS-CLARK KS- 1021 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1019 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ACRES...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ACRES... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3718 10032 3743 9996 3699 9955 3699 10038 TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 323DEG 23KT 3722 9995 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ 18
232 WWUS53 KDDC 160345 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1045 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 KSC119-160355- /O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110616T0400Z/ MEADE KS- 1045 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3710 10009 3735 9988 3699 9955 3699 10009 TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 323DEG 23KT 3710 9984 $$ KSC025-160400- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110616T0400Z/ CLARK KS- 1045 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1042 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ACRES...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ACRES... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3710 10009 3735 9988 3699 9955 3699 10009 TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 323DEG 23KT 3710 9984 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ 18
211 WWUS53 KDDC 160400 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1100 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 KSC025-160409- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110616T0400Z/ CLARK KS- 1100 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER NICKEL HAIL AND WINDS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY THROUGH 1115 PM. LAT...LON 3710 10009 3735 9988 3699 9955 3699 10009 TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 323DEG 23KT 3703 9977 $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Scott | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Rush, Trego | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Stafford | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush, Trego | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Pawnee | 31 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.