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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 14, 2012Ness County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 8:12 PM CDT for Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2012, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2012, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 95 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2012-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2789 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2012-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2789 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2283 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.8

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The text

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

791 
WUUS53 KDDC 150112
SVRDDC
KSC135-195-150200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0138.120615T0112Z-120615T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
812 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 811 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 6 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF RANSOM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RANSOM...
  BAZINE...
  BROWNELL...
  CEDAR BLUFF...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NESS AND SOUTHERN TREGO 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 3895 9964 3830 9962 3828 10016 3862 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 253DEG 18KT 3857 9986
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JJOHNSON
2 follow-up statements
505 
WWUS53 KDDC 150130
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSC195-150140-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-120615T0200Z/
TREGO KS-
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3830 9962 3831 9999 3859 9999 3870 9972
      3870 9966 3869 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 253DEG 18KT 3843 9972

$$

KSC135-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-120615T0200Z/
NESS KS-
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NESS
COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 825 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
BAZINE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NESS CITY...
  BAZINE...
  BROWNELL...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL NESS 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 3830 9962 3831 9999 3859 9999 3870 9972
      3870 9966 3869 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 253DEG 18KT 3843 9972
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JJOHNSON
184 
WWUS53 KDDC 150145
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
845 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

KSC135-150155-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-120615T0200Z/
NESS KS-
845 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL NESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3830 9962 3831 9999 3859 9999 3870 9972
      3870 9966 3869 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 253DEG 18KT 3845 9963

$$

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego44 min
Jun 14, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness56 min
Jun 14, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott13 min
Jun 14, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell, Meade39 min
Jun 14, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess45 min
Jun 14, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane17 min
Jun 14, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Lane and 1 more47 min
Jun 14, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego45 min
Jun 14, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush55 min
Jun 14, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis27 min
Jun 14, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more58 min
Jun 14, 8:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCLane, Ness12 hr
Jun 14, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade66 min
Jun 14, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush50 min
Jun 14, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.