Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2012, 11:06 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 39 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, 11:06 PM CDT (04:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 2712 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.0
- Supercell composite
- 30.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569
WUUS53 KDDC 150406
SVRDDC
KSC007-033-047-097-145-151-185-150445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0034.120415T0406Z-120415T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1106 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SEWARD TO HAVILAND...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TROUSDALE...
WELLSFORD...
ST. JOHN...
HUDSON...
BYERS...
SAWYER...
PRATT...
STAFFORD...
ZENITH...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KIOWA...NORTHERN COMANCHE...
NORTHWESTERN BARBER...PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE AND STAFFORD 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.
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 3738 9946 3825 9886 3827 9879 3827 9847
3783 9847 3782 9846 3739 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 242DEG 36KT 3814 9874 3763 9913
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.75IN
$$
RUSSELL3 follow-up statements
819
WWUS53 KDDC 150430
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1130 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC007-033-047-097-145-151-185-150445-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120415T0445Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-PAWNEE KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
EDWARDS KS-
1130 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
EDWARDS...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...NORTHWESTERN BARBER...
EASTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...PRATT AND STAFFORD COUNTIES
UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
AT 1126 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUDSON TO 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF CULLISON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUDSON...
SAWYER...
PRATT...
STAFFORD...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...
NORTHWESTERN BARBER...PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 9946 3825 9886 3827 9879 3827 9847
3783 9847 3782 9846 3739 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 242DEG 36KT 3822 9853 3771 9893
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
RUSSELL042
WWUS53 KDDC 150438
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1138 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC007-033-047-097-145-151-185-150445-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120415T0445Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-PAWNEE KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
EDWARDS KS-
1138 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
EDWARDS...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...NORTHWESTERN BARBER...
EASTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...PRATT AND STAFFORD COUNTIES
UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF RAYMOND TO
BYERS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUDSON...
STAFFORD...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...
NORTHWESTERN BARBER...PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE AND STAFFORD 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.
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 3738 9946 3825 9886 3827 9879 3827 9847
3783 9847 3782 9846 3739 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 232DEG 31KT 3828 9849 3777 9888
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
RUSSELL103
WWUS53 KDDC 150452
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1152 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC007-033-047-097-145-151-185-150501-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120415T0445Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-PAWNEE KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
EDWARDS KS-
1152 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS...EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...NORTHWESTERN BARBER...EASTERN
KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND PRATT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.
HOWEVER...A SEVER THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR STAFFORD COUNTY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3738 9946 3825 9886 3827 9879 3827 9847
3783 9847 3782 9846 3739 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 232DEG 31KT 3828 9849 3777 9888
$$
RUSSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Meade | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Pawnee, Rush | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 19 min |
| Apr 14, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 12:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:50 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 5 more | 17 hr |
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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.