Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 8:24 PM CDT for Clark County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 66 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, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KDDC 150124
SVRDDC
KSC025-119-150230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0141.120615T0124Z-120615T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
824 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 820 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 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FOWLER TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORGAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MEADE...
MEADE STATE PARK...
FOWLER...
MINNEOLA...
CLARK STATE LAKE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF MEADE AND WESTERN 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 3700 10063 3703 10063 3748 10028 3746 9963
3699 9994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 270DEG 15KT 3745 10025 3699 10063
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
KRUSE3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 150152
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
852 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC025-119-150230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-120615T0230Z/
MEADE KS-CLARK KS-
852 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CLARK
AND MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 848 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
WELL AHEAD OF A LINE OF STORMS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE DAMAGING
WINDS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLOOM TO 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MEADE STATE PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINNEOLA...
CLARK STATE LAKE...
ENGLEWOOD...
ACRES...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF MEADE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10063 3703 10063 3748 10028 3746 9963
3699 9994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 269DEG 29KT 3746 9984 3700 10022
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$
KRUSE347
WWUS53 KDDC 150214
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
914 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC025-119-150230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-120615T0230Z/
MEADE KS-CLARK KS-
914 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CLARK
AND MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 911 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 6 MILES SOUTH OF
BUCKLIN TO ENGLEWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY SOME STORMS BACK IN EASTERN MEADE COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ENGLEWOOD...
ACRES...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF MEADE AND WESTERN 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 3700 10063 3703 10063 3748 10028 3746 9963
3699 9994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 269DEG 29KT 3746 9963 3700 10001
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
KRUSE444
WWUS53 KDDC 150222
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
922 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
KSC025-119-150232-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-120615T0230Z/
MEADE KS-CLARK KS-
922 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CLARK AND MEADE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT/830 PM MDT/...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3700 10063 3703 10063 3748 10028 3746 9963
3699 9994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 269DEG 29KT 3746 9954 3700 9992
$$
KRUSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 13 min |
| Jun 14, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane | 17 min |
| Jun 14, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Lane and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 55 min |
| Jun 14, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 8:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 12 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 55 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.