Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2012, 7:55 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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 27, 2012, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellis County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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 27, 8:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Liebenthal, KS | |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Liebenthal, KS | |
| May 27, 8:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Liebenthal, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 1744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 16.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WUUS53 KDDC 280055 SVRDDC KSC051-083-135-145-165-195-280145- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0094.120528T0055Z-120528T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 755 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTH CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... EASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... WESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 749 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 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HANSTON...AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BAZINE... ALEXANDER... NEKOMA... BROWNELL... LIEBENTHAL... CEDAR BLUFF... ANTONINO... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN NESS...NORTHERN HODGEMAN... NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND WESTERN 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 3885 9983 3877 9914 3817 9973 3822 9994 TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 197DEG 41KT 3829 9980 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN $$ WAH
2 follow-up statements
911
WWUS53 KDDC 280114
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
814 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
KSC083-280124-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-120528T0145Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
814 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3877 9914 3835 9955 3835 9959 3838 9971
3883 9962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 213DEG 37KT 3840 9959
$$
KSC051-135-165-195-280145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-120528T0145Z/
TREGO KS-RUSH KS-NESS KS-ELLIS KS-
814 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ELLIS...NORTHEASTERN NESS...WESTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN TREGO
COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...
AT 813 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 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAZINE...
ALEXANDER...
NEKOMA...
MCCRACKEN...
HARGRAVE...
LIEBENTHAL...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN NESS...SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND WESTERN 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 3877 9914 3835 9955 3835 9959 3838 9971
3883 9962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 213DEG 37KT 3840 9959
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 2.00IN
$$
WAH562
WWUS53 KDDC 280137
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
837 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
KSC051-135-165-195-280147-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-120528T0145Z/
TREGO KS-RUSH KS-NESS KS-ELLIS KS-
837 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS...
NORTHEASTERN NESS...WESTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3877 9914 3835 9955 3835 9959 3838 9971
3883 9962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 213DEG 37KT 3860 9942
$$
WAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 18 min |
| May 27, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 44 min |
| May 27, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Trego | 54 min |
| May 27, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 33 min |
| May 27, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 25 min |
| May 27, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 39 min |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 27 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.