Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2012, 4:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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 26, 2012, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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 26, 4:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 W Fowler, 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 1590 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
217 WUUS53 KDDC 262132 SVRDDC KSC025-057-069-119-262215- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0083.120526T2132Z-120526T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 432 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF MEADE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FOWLER... THE HAGGARD ELEV... ENSIGN... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...NORTHWESTERN CLARK... SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND SOUTHWESTERN FORD 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 3778 10034 3765 9991 3724 10016 3726 10034 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 193DEG 35KT 3731 10023 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ WAH
3 follow-up statements
128 WWUS53 KDDC 262145 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 445 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 KSC025-262156- /O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120526T2215Z/ CLARK KS- 445 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3738 10017 3740 10029 3777 10031 3766 9996 TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 193DEG 35KT 3745 10019 $$ KSC057-069-119-262215- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120526T2215Z/ MEADE KS-GRAY KS-FORD KS- 445 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FOWLER...AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ENSIGN... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND SOUTHWESTERN FORD 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 3738 10017 3740 10029 3777 10031 3766 9996 TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 193DEG 35KT 3745 10019 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ WAH
105
WWUS53 KDDC 262203
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
503 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
KSC119-262213-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120526T2215Z/
MEADE KS-
503 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3768 10002 3750 10015 3753 10025 3777 10030
3769 10007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 193DEG 35KT 3761 10014
$$
KSC057-069-262215-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120526T2215Z/
GRAY KS-FORD KS-
503 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
FORD AND EAST CENTRAL GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 458 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENSIGN...AND MOVING NORTH AT
40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ENSIGN...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN GRAY AND WESTERN FORD 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 3768 10002 3750 10015 3753 10025 3777 10030
3769 10007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 193DEG 35KT 3761 10014
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
WAH505
WWUS53 KDDC 262215
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
KSC057-069-262225-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120526T2215Z/
GRAY KS-FORD KS-
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL FORD AND EAST
CENTRAL GRAY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DODGE CITY.
LAT...LON 3768 10002 3750 10015 3753 10025 3777 10030
3769 10007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 193DEG 35KT 3772 10011
$$
WAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 50 min |
| May 25, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 23 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 31 min |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 49 min |
| May 25, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 34 min |
| May 25, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 47 min |
| May 25, 9:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 26 min |
| May 25, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 46 min |
| May 25, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 37 min |
| May 25, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 50 min |
| May 25, 10:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 26 min |
| May 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 14 min |
| May 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 28 min |
| May 25, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 17 min |
| May 26, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness | 44 min |
| May 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 50 min |
| May 26, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 46 min |
| May 26, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Kearny, Stevens | 59 min |
| May 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 22 min |
Nearby
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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.