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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 30, 20125 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2012, 7:45 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 60 min. 5 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 30, 2012, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2012, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 30, 7:59 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	3 Ne Kinsley, KS	WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 60 TO 70 MPH.
May 30, 8:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	3 E Bellefont, KS
May 30, 8:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	3 S Bellefont, KS
May 30, 8:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1	6 Nnw Dodge City, KS
May 30, 8:13 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 74	6 Ene Ford, 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 30, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 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.

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: 1860 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.9

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The text

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

181 
WUUS53 KDDC 310045
SVRDDC
KSC047-057-083-097-145-310145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0116.120531T0045Z-120531T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
745 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. 
  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SANFORD TO 10
  MILES SOUTH OF JETMORE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DODGE CITY...
  WRIGHT...
  SPEARVILLE...
  OFFERLE...
  KINSLEY...
  WINDHORST...
  FORD...
  CENTERVIEW...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS...FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA...
  SOUTHERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN PAWNEE 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.

DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 80 MPH WERE REPORTED IN JETMORE WITH THIS 
STORM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM... SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

&&

LAT...LON 3786 9904 3751 9939 3757 10011 3802 10010
      3819 9933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 317DEG 19KT 3822 9926 3793 9988
WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.00IN

$$

SUGDEN

3 follow-up statements

209 
WWUS53 KDDC 310107
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
807 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

KSC047-057-083-097-145-310145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-120531T0145Z/
PAWNEE KS-KIOWA KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-FORD KS-
807 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FORD...
EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

AT 805 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH 
IN DODGE CITY. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 
FRIZELL TO SPEARVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WRIGHT...
  SPEARVILLE...
  OFFERLE...
  KINSLEY...
  KINSLEY...
  WINDHORST...
  FORD...
  CENTERVIEW...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS...FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHERN PAWNEE 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.

DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED IN DODGE CITY WITH THIS 
STORM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM... SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

&&

LAT...LON 3785 10007 3815 9930 3786 9904 3751 9939
      3757 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 317DEG 19KT 3814 9916 3785 9978
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

SUGDEN

686 
WWUS53 KDDC 310129
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
829 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

KSC083-145-310139-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-120531T0145Z/
PAWNEE KS-HODGEMAN KS-
829 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3780 10008 3794 9923 3786 9904 3751 9939
      3757 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 317DEG 19KT 3805 9906 3776 9967

$$

KSC047-057-097-310145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-120531T0145Z/
KIOWA KS-EDWARDS KS-FORD KS-
829 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
FORD...SOUTHERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM
CDT...

AT 824 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
 THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ZOOK TO
WINDHORST...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WINDHORST...
  FORD...
  CENTERVIEW...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND
  SOUTHERN EDWARDS 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.

DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED IN DODGE CITY WITH THIS 
STORM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM... SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

&&

LAT...LON 3780 10008 3794 9923 3786 9904 3751 9939
      3757 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 317DEG 19KT 3805 9906 3776 9967
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

SUGDEN

578 
WWUS53 KDDC 310137
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
837 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

KSC047-057-097-310147-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-120531T0145Z/
KIOWA KS-EDWARDS KS-FORD KS-
837 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FORD...SOUTHERN
EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT/745
PM MDT/...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3780 10008 3794 9923 3786 9904 3751 9939
      3757 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 317DEG 19KT 3802 9902 3773 9963

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny	26 min
May 30, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	41 min
May 30, 7:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush	6 hr
May 30, 7:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman	15 min
May 30, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	64 min
May 30, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade	60 min
May 30, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and 2 more	40 min
May 30, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Pratt	59 min
May 30, 11:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	42 min
May 31, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	42 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.