Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2012, 11:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 46 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
- May 3, 2012, 11:44 PM CDT (04:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2012, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 N Coldwater, KS | |
| May 3, 11:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Sawyer, KS | |
| May 4, 12:10 AM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Sawyer, KS | |
| May 4, 12:35 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ssw Cairo, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 2761 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
414
WUUS53 KDDC 040444
SVRDDC
KSC007-033-097-151-040530-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0064.120504T0444Z-120504T0530Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1144 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 1142 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ISABEL TO WILMORE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUN CITY...
SAWYER...
COATS...
CROFT...
GREENSBURG...
PRATT...
WELLSFORD...
PRESTON...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KIOWA...NORTHERN BARBER...NORTHERN
COMANCHE AND PRATT 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 9837 3717 9942 3761 9936 3779 9846
3739 9846 3738 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 212DEG 29KT 3749 9853 3731 9920
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
UMSCHEID2 follow-up statements
500
WWUS53 KDDC 040454
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1154 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012
KSC007-033-097-151-040530-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-120504T0530Z/
PRATT KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
1154 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
COMANCHE...NORTHERN BARBER...EASTERN KIOWA AND PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL
1230 AM CDT...
AT 1152 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FIVE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF COLDWATER
TO NEAR SAWYER...EACH STORM CAPABLE OF 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THESE STORMS WEREMOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAWYER...
BELVIDERE...
CROFT...
CAIRO...
PRATT...
WELLSFORD...
PRESTON...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KIOWA...NORTHERN BARBER...NORTHERN
COMANCHE AND PRATT COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 9837 3717 9942 3761 9936 3779 9846
3739 9846 3738 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 207DEG 29KT 3755 9848 3736 9930
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN
$$
UMSCHEID485
WWUS53 KDDC 040519
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1219 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012
KSC007-033-097-151-040530-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-120504T0530Z/
PRATT KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
1219 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
COMANCHE...NORTHERN BARBER...EASTERN KIOWA AND PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL
1230 AM CDT...
AT 1215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AT
LEAST THREE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF
CAIRO TO 7 MILES NORTH OF WILMORE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROFT...
CAIRO...
PRATT...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN KIOWA...NORTHERN BARBER...NORTHERN
COMANCHE AND PRATT COUNTIES.
AT 1155 PM CDT...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL 6 MILES
NORTH OF COLDWATER.
AT 1156 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN SAWYER.
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.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 9837 3717 9942 3761 9936 3779 9846
3739 9846 3738 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 204DEG 21KT 3764 9842 3745 9924
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN
$$
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa, Pratt | 47 min |
| May 4, 2:40 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Ellis, Lane, Ness, Rush, Scott, Trego | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.