Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT for Ellis County, Ness County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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 25, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 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 25, 6:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Walker, KS | |
| May 25, 7:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sw Antonino, 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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 1201 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 568 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 982 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
310 WUUS53 KDDC 252345 SVRDDC KSC051-135-165-260030- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0074.120525T2345Z-120526T0030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 645 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MCCRACKEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SCHOENCHEN... ANTONINO... YOCEMENTO... HAYS... VICTORIA... CATHARINE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF ELLIS...NORTHEASTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN RUSH 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 3910 9948 3888 9907 3858 9943 3865 9962 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 208DEG 29KT 3866 9952 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN $$ WAH
2 follow-up statements
964
WWUS53 KDDC 252356
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
656 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
KSC135-260005-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120526T0030Z/
NESS KS-
656 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NESS
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3862 9940 3867 9953 3908 9944 3900 9929
3888 9907 3875 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 208DEG 29KT 3874 9947
$$
KSC051-165-260030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120526T0030Z/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
656 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ELLIS
AND NORTH CENTRAL RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TWO
INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANTONINO...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCHOENCHEN...
ANTONINO...
MUNJOR...
YOCEMENTO...
HAYS...
VICTORIA...
CATHARINE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL ELLIS AND NORTHERN RUSH 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 3862 9940 3867 9953 3908 9944 3900 9929
3888 9907 3875 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 208DEG 29KT 3874 9947
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN
$$
WAH072
WWUS53 KDDC 260017
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
717 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
KSC165-260027-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120526T0030Z/
RUSH KS-
717 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL RUSH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3900 9929 3888 9907 3874 9924 3870 9930
3870 9936 3872 9942 3902 9935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 208DEG 29KT 3890 9936
$$
KSC051-260030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-120526T0030Z/
ELLIS KS-
717 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ELLIS
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TWO
INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOULON...
HAYS...
CATHARINE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL ELLIS 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 3900 9929 3888 9907 3874 9924 3870 9930
3870 9936 3872 9942 3902 9935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 208DEG 29KT 3890 9936
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN
$$
WAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 29 hr |
| May 25, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 25 min |
| May 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 10 min |
| May 25, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 6 min |
| May 25, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 46 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.