Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2012, 12:16 PM CDT for Ellis County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 12:16 PM CDT (17:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 12:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nnw Ellis, KS | THIS IS POST EVENT VERIFICATION FROM SEVERE WEATHER THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WUUS53 KDDC 141716 SVRDDC KSC051-135-195-141800- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0018.120414T1716Z-120414T1800Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1216 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTH CENTRAL NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 100 PM CDT * AT 1212 PM 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 ARNOLD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RANSOM... BROWNELL... CEDAR BLUFF... WAKEENEY... OGALLAH... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN NESS...TREGO AND WESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED 10 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF NESS CITY AT AT 12:10 PM. 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. 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 3905 10006 3908 9929 3847 9990 3855 10019 TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 214DEG 58KT 3865 9996 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN $$ RUSSELL
1 follow-up statement
029 WWUS53 KDDC 141757 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1257 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 KSC051-135-195-141808- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120414T1800Z/ TREGO KS-NESS KS-ELLIS KS- 1257 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ELLIS...NORTH CENTRAL NESS AND TREGO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3905 10006 3908 9929 3847 9990 3855 10019 TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 214DEG 58KT 3922 9946 $$ 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, 11:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 41 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, 12:28 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 |
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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.