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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 25, 2012Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2012, 9:13 PM CDT for Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. 12 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, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 9:15 PM CDTHAIL 1.755 Nw Hargrave, KS
May 25, 9:16 PM CDTTORNADO1 Wnw Hargrave, KS
May 25, 9:25 PM CDTTORNADO1 S Hargrave, KSELEPHANT TRUNK TORNADO
May 25, 9:26 PM CDTHAIL 14 W Schoenchen, KS
May 25, 9:28 PM CDTTORNADO5 W La Crosse, KS
May 25, 9:31 PM CDTTORNADO2 Se Hargrave, KSWEDGE TORNADO
May 25, 9:36 PM CDTTORNADO4 Nw La Crosse, KSWEDGE TORNADO
May 25, 9:43 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nw La Crosse, KSLARGE RAIN WRAPPED WEDGE TORNADO
May 25, 9:51 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nnw La Crosse, KSLARGE TORNADO CONTINUES
May 25, 10:00 PM CDTTORNADO2 N La Crosse, KSSECOND TORNADO HAS DEVELOPED
May 25, 10:00 PM CDTTORNADO4 Ne La Crosse, KS
May 25, 10:10 PM CDTTORNADO7 Ne La Crosse, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 25, 6:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2012-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1736 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2012-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1736 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
10.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

328 
WUUS53 KDDC 260213
SVRDDC
KSC051-165-260300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0079.120526T0213Z-120526T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
913 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 912 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 HARGRAVE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HARGRAVE...
  LA CROSSE...
  LIEBENTHAL...
  SCHOENCHEN...
  ANTONINO...
  LORETTA...
  PFEIFER...
  TOULON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS
  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 3894 9926 3871 9903 3866 9902 3846 9947
      3855 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 227DEG 24KT 3855 9945
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN

$$

WAH
2 follow-up statements
793 
WWUS53 KDDC 260231
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
931 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

KSC051-165-260300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
931 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ELLIS AND NORTHERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 926 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 LIEBENTHAL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LA CROSSE...
  LIEBENTHAL...
  SCHOENCHEN...
  LORETTA...
  PFEIFER...
  TOULON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS
  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 3858 9953 3891 9925 3871 9903 3866 9902
      3847 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 227DEG 24KT 3863 9934
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN

$$

WAH
201 
WWUS53 KDDC 260244
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

KSC051-165-260300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ELLIS AND NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 940 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 LIEBENTHAL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LIEBENTHAL...
  PFEIFER...
  TOULON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS
  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 3863 9944 3888 9923 3871 9903 3866 9902
      3852 9935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 227DEG 24KT 3869 9926
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN

$$

WAH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush50 min
May 25, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush51 min
May 25, 7:52 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Rush23 min
May 25, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush31 min
May 25, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush49 min
May 25, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush34 min
May 25, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush33 min
May 25, 9:34 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush26 min
May 25, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush33 min
May 25, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush46 min
May 25, 10:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush37 min
May 25, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush50 min
May 25, 10:49 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush26 min
May 25, 11:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush14 min
May 25, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis28 min
May 25, 11:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis17 min
May 26, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade43 min
May 26, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness44 min
May 26, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Ness50 min
May 26, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego50 min
May 26, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego46 min
May 26, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Kearny, Stevens59 min
May 26, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego22 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.