Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2012, 9:55 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. 3 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
- Aug 3, 2012, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 9:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mullinville, KS | WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT OF A RESIDENCE BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 3, 10:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Se Mullinville, KS | |
| Aug 3, 10:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Sw Greensburg, KS | HOME OWNER LOST SHINGLES OFF OF THEIR ROOF DUE TO THE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 603 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 WUUS53 KDDC 040255 SVRDDC KSC047-097-040400- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0160.120804T0255Z-120804T0400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 955 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1100 PM CDT * AT 952 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OFFERLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUCKLIN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OFFERLE... MULLINVILLE... KINSLEY... GREENSBURG... CENTERVIEW... LEWIS... HAVILAND... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF 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. && LAT...LON 3747 9954 3791 9957 3797 9915 3746 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 233DEG 24KT 3791 9956 3748 9953 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ KRUSE
3 follow-up statements
279 WWUS53 KDDC 040315 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1015 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 KSC047-097-040400- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-120804T0400Z/ KIOWA KS-EDWARDS KS- 1015 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN EDWARDS AND KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1010 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEWIS TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FELLSBURG... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF KIOWA AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3747 9954 3791 9957 3797 9915 3746 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 266DEG 59KT 3793 9914 3750 9911 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ KRUSE
457 WWUS53 KDDC 040337 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1037 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 KSC047-097-040400- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-120804T0400Z/ KIOWA KS-EDWARDS KS- 1037 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EDWARDS AND EASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1034 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BELPRE TO BELVIDERE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAVILAND... FELLSBURG... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL EDWARDS AND EASTERN KIOWA 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 3747 9920 3794 9931 3797 9915 3746 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 046DEG 5KT 3792 9915 3749 9912 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN $$ KRUSE
645 WWUS53 KDDC 040350 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1050 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 KSC047-097-040400- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-120804T0400Z/ KIOWA KS-EDWARDS KS- 1050 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL EDWARDS AND EASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. LAT...LON 3747 9920 3794 9931 3797 9915 3746 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 046DEG 5KT 3791 9917 3748 9914 $$ KRUSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Stevens | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 12:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 7 more | 101 min |
| Aug 4, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 49 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.