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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 20125 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2012, 5:01 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 44 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, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2012, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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, 5:08 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	8 N Dodge City, 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 35 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

522 
WUUS53 KDDC 262201
SVRDDC
KSC055-057-069-083-135-262245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0084.120526T2201Z-120526T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
501 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  WESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 458 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 NEAR
  DODGE CITY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DODGE CITY...
  JETMORE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN GRAY...
  NORTHWESTERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND WESTERN HODGEMAN
  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 3830 10021 3817 9974 3767 10003 3776 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 190DEG 35KT 3779 10009
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

WAH

2 follow-up statements

358 
WWUS53 KDDC 262220
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
520 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

KSC055-069-262230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-120526T2245Z/
GRAY KS-FINNEY KS-
520 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY
AND NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3774 10021 3782 10021 3782 10022 3826 10018
      3826 10006 3818 9978 3768 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 190DEG 35KT 3796 10005

$$

KSC057-083-262245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-120526T2245Z/
HODGEMAN KS-FORD KS-
520 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
FORD AND WESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 517 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 12
MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOWELL...
  JETMORE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN FORD AND WESTERN HODGEMAN
  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 3774 10021 3782 10021 3782 10022 3826 10018
      3826 10006 3818 9978 3768 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 190DEG 35KT 3796 10005
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN

$$

WAH

015 
WWUS53 KDDC 262240
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
540 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

KSC057-083-262250-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-120526T2245Z/
HODGEMAN KS-FORD KS-
540 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FORD AND WESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT/445 PM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3774 10021 3782 10021 3782 10022 3826 10018
      3826 10006 3818 9978 3768 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 190DEG 35KT 3815 10001

$$

WAH

The 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, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade	43 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

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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.