Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2012, 7:28 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. 4 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
- Apr 26, 2012, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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 26, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ese Big Bow, KS | |
| Apr 26, 7:47 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Big Bow, KS | |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Ene Big Bow, KS | |
| Apr 26, 7:50 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Ene Big Bow, KS |
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 26, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 2701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KDDC 270028
SVRDDC
KSC067-075-093-129-187-189-270130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0039.120427T0028Z-120427T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
728 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHERN MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
STANTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/
* AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF RICHFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER WEAKER STORM WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF JOHNSON
CITY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...
MANTER...
JOHNSON CITY...
BIG BOW...
ULYSSES...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN MORTON...NORTHWESTERN STEVENS...
SOUTHERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY...STANTON AND WESTERN GRANT
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 3786 10205 3784 10130 3735 10136 3737 10204
3758 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 194DEG 23KT 3735 10173
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN
$$
SUGDEN3 follow-up statements
307
WWUS53 KDDC 270053
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
753 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
KSC129-189-270102-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120427T0130Z/
STEVENS KS-MORTON KS-
753 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MORTON AND
NORTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3786 10205 3784 10130 3748 10138 3743 10204
3758 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 194DEG 23KT 3751 10168
$$
KSC067-075-093-187-270130-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120427T0130Z/
STANTON KS-KEARNY KS-HAMILTON KS-GRANT KS-
753 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
GRANT...SOUTHERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY AND STANTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/...
AT 745 PM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL 2 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
BIG BOW. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSON
CITY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANTER...
JOHNSON CITY...
BIG BOW...
ULYSSES...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN GRANT...SOUTHERN HAMILTON...
SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY AND STANTON 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 3786 10205 3784 10130 3748 10138 3743 10204
3758 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 194DEG 23KT 3751 10168
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$
SUGDEN090
WWUS53 KDDC 270102
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
802 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
KSC067-075-093-187-270130-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120427T0130Z/
STANTON KS-KEARNY KS-HAMILTON KS-GRANT KS-
802 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
GRANT...SOUTHERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY AND NORTHERN STANTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/...
AT 759 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IN
BIG BOW. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF BIG BOW...AND
MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN STANTON...NORTHWESTERN GRANT...
SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO 2.75 INCHES IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
BIG BOW WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY!
&&
LAT...LON 3786 10205 3784 10130 3758 10141 3751 10205
3758 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 198DEG 25KT 3769 10150
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 2.75IN
$$
SUGDEN654
WWUS53 KDDC 270125
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
825 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
KSC067-075-093-187-270135-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120427T0130Z/
STANTON KS-KEARNY KS-HAMILTON KS-GRANT KS-
825 PM CDT THU APR 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANT...SOUTHERN
HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY AND NORTHERN STANTON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3786 10205 3784 10130 3758 10141 3751 10205
3758 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 207DEG 30KT 3782 10152
$$
SUGDENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness, Trego | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 7:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 10:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 42 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.