Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2012, 8:25 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2012, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 88 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.
415
WUUS53 KDDC 150125
SVRDDC
KSC145-165-150215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0142.120615T0125Z-120615T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
825 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 820 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 9 MILES
SOUTH OF NEKOMA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEKOMA...
HARGRAVE...
ASH VALLEY...
RUSH CENTER...
LA CROSSE...
TIMKEN...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHERN 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 3859 9944 3845 9903 3826 9908 3826 9957
3844 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 241DEG 15KT 3835 9940
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
JJOHNSON3 follow-up statements
237 WWUS53 KDDC 150135 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 835 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 KSC145-165-150215- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120615T0215Z/ RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS- 835 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... AT 834 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF RUSH CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEKOMA... HARGRAVE... ASH VALLEY... RUSH CENTER... LA CROSSE... TIMKEN... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3827 9945 3859 9944 3845 9903 3826 9908 TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 241DEG 15KT 3837 9935 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ JJOHNSON
379 WWUS53 KDDC 150151 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 851 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 KSC145-165-150215- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120615T0215Z/ RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS- 851 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... AT 848 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 ASH VALLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ASH VALLEY... RUSH CENTER... LA CROSSE... SHAFFER... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN 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 3827 9945 3856 9937 3845 9903 3826 9908 TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 241DEG 15KT 3831 9925 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ JJOHNSON
043 WWUS53 KDDC 150212 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 912 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 KSC145-165-150222- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120615T0215Z/ RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS- 912 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT/815 PM MDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3827 9945 3856 9937 3845 9903 3826 9908 TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 241DEG 15KT 3835 9915 $$ JJOHNSON
The 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, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 66 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.