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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2012, 7:28 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 30, 2012, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2012, 8:01 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Edwards County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 30, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 S Kinsley, KS | |
| Apr 30, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Se Offerle, KS | |
| Apr 30, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Se Offerle, KS | |
| Apr 30, 7:51 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Nne Centerview, 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 30, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
244 WUUS53 KDDC 010028 SVRDDC KSC047-010115- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0056.120501T0028Z-120501T0115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 728 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF KINSLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CENTERVIEW... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY. 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 3797 9908 3777 9903 3775 9947 3788 9949 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 264DEG 24KT 3783 9943 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN $$ SUGDEN
3 follow-up statements
838 WWUS53 KDDC 010042 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 742 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSC047-010115- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120501T0115Z/ EDWARDS KS- 742 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 740 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTERVIEW...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CENTERVIEW... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3776 9937 3787 9942 3797 9908 3777 9903 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 264DEG 24KT 3784 9931 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN $$ SUGDEN
262 WWUS53 KDDC 010054 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 754 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSC047-010115- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120501T0115Z/ EDWARDS KS- 754 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 749 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTERVIEW...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY. 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 3779 9928 3788 9933 3797 9908 3777 9903 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 264DEG 24KT 3785 9921 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ SUGDEN
394 WWUS53 KDDC 010101 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 801 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 KSC047-010111- /O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120501T0115Z/ EDWARDS KS- 801 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. LAT...LON 3779 9928 3788 9933 3797 9908 3777 9903 TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 264DEG 24KT 3785 9915 $$ SUGDEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa, Pratt | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 15 min |
| Apr 30, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 21 min |
| Apr 30, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Kiowa, Pratt | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 34 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.