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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 14, 20126 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2012, 11:04 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 41 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: Apr 14, 2012, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2012, 11:45 AM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 50 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: 1516 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 413 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 11.6

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The text

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

061 
WUUS53 KDDC 141604
SVRDDC
KSC047-057-083-135-145-165-141645-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0015.120414T1604Z-120414T1645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1104 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  EASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

* AT 1101 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
  NORTH OF SPEARVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPEARVILLE...
  HANSTON...
  GRAY...
  BURDETT...
  ROZEL...
  ASH VALLEY...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHEASTERN FORD...
  NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN NESS...SOUTHWESTERN RUSH AND
  WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL FILL
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3844 9972 3831 9918 3781 9969 3787 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 204DEG 47KT 3796 9976
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN

$$

AWJ

2 follow-up statements

438 
WWUS53 KDDC 141619
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1119 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC047-057-141627-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120414T1645Z/
EDWARDS KS-FORD KS-
1119 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD AND
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF FORD AND 
EDWARDS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 
REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH OTHER THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THESE 
COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3809 9950 3809 9957 3802 9957 3792 9968
      3792 9990 3844 9972 3831 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 204DEG 47KT 3812 9967

$$

KSC083-135-145-165-141645-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120414T1645Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
1119 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
HODGEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN
RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...

AT 1115 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HANSTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HANSTON...
  GRAY...
  BURDETT...
  ROZEL...
  ASH VALLEY...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL FILL
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3809 9950 3809 9957 3802 9957 3792 9968
      3792 9990 3844 9972 3831 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 204DEG 47KT 3812 9967
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN

$$

AWJ

037 
WWUS53 KDDC 141641
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1141 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC083-135-145-165-141645-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120414T1645Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
1141 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
HODGEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN
RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...

AT 1139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
NORTH OF BURDETT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BURDETT...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN
  PAWNEE...SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL FILL
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3812 9947 3810 9958 3811 9963 3814 9982
      3844 9972 3831 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 204DEG 47KT 3832 9955
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN

$$

RUSSELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 9:47 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more	21 hr
Apr 14, 10:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	37 min
Apr 14, 10:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	50 min
Apr 14, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	47 min
Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	47 min
Apr 14, 10:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott	34 min
Apr 14, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	37 min
Apr 14, 11:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	52 min
Apr 14, 11:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	42 min
Apr 14, 11:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	44 min
Apr 14, 12:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Trego	44 min
Apr 14, 12:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward	47 min
Apr 14, 12:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	40 min
Apr 14, 12:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Rush	5 hr
Apr 14, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade	39 min
Apr 14, 1:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	11 hr
Apr 14, 1:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	44 min
Apr 14, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Meade	34 min
Apr 14, 1:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	27 min
Apr 14, 2:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee	29 min
Apr 14, 2:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	42 min
Apr 14, 2:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	35 min
Apr 14, 2:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	27 min
Apr 14, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	38 min
Apr 14, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	32 min
Apr 14, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche	50 min
Apr 14, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	32 min
Apr 14, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	23 min
Apr 14, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	49 min
Apr 14, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche	34 min
Apr 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa	33 min
Apr 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	33 min
Apr 14, 4:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	28 min
Apr 14, 4:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	40 min
Apr 14, 4:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Rush	17 min
Apr 14, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	34 min
Apr 14, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	30 min
Apr 14, 4:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	28 min
Apr 14, 4:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	25 min
Apr 14, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	31 min
Apr 14, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	31 min
Apr 14, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	25 min
Apr 14, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	25 min
Apr 14, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa	25 min
Apr 14, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	34 min
Apr 14, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	28 min
Apr 14, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford	31 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.