Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2012, 9:01 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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 18, 2012, 9:01 AM CDT (14:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2012, 9:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 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 18, 9:05 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 E Bloom, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096
WUUS53 KDDC 181401
SVRDDC
KSC025-033-057-097-181500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0164.120818T1401Z-120818T1500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
901 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 858 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
KINGSDOWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGSDOWN...
CLARK STATE LAKE...
BUCKLIN...
ASHLAND...
SITKA...
PROTECTION...
COLDWATER...
WILMORE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CLARK...COMANCHE...SOUTHEASTERN FORD AND
SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTIES.
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED
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 3706 10006 3749 10011 3755 10003 3758 9957
3743 9903 3705 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 294DEG 26KT 3748 9977
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$
183 follow-up statements
418
WWUS53 KDDC 181420
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
920 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
KSC057-181428-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120818T1500Z/
FORD KS-
920 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3706 10006 3745 10005 3746 9944 3743 9903
3705 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 317DEG 37KT 3734 9966
$$
KSC025-033-097-181500-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120818T1500Z/
KIOWA KS-CLARK KS-COMANCHE KS-
920 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COMANCHE...
CLARK AND SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 917 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARK STATE LAKE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
AT 855 AM GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLARK STATE LAKE...
ASHLAND...
SITKA...
PROTECTION...
LAKE COLDWATER...
BUTTERMILK...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CLARK...COMANCHE AND SOUTHERN 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 3706 10006 3745 10005 3746 9944 3743 9903
3705 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 317DEG 37KT 3734 9966
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
18226
WWUS53 KDDC 181430
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
930 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
KSC097-181439-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120818T1500Z/
KIOWA KS-
930 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3730 9984 3737 9956 3736 9933 3705 9903
3706 10006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 325DEG 41KT 3717 9961
$$
KSC025-033-181500-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120818T1500Z/
CLARK KS-COMANCHE KS-
930 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
COMANCHE AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 926 AM 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
SITKA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SITKA...
LAKE COLDWATER...
BUTTERMILK...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL COMANCHE AND SOUTHERN 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 3730 9984 3737 9956 3736 9933 3705 9903
3706 10006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 325DEG 41KT 3717 9961
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
18798
WWUS53 KDDC 181450
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
950 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
KSC025-033-181459-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120818T1500Z/
CLARK KS-COMANCHE KS-
950 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR COMANCHE AND SOUTHERN CLARK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH AN
AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER.
LAT...LON 3730 9984 3737 9956 3736 9933 3705 9903
3706 10006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1449Z 327DEG 22KT 3705 9952
$$
18The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 4:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 6:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 46 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.