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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 190, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 30, 2014Barber County, Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2014, 11:26 PM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 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
Jun 30, 2014, 11:26 PM CDT (04:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2014, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 30, 11:46 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Sun City, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 20 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 30, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2014-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2699 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 2014-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
2699 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1994 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

103 
WUUS53 KDDC 010426
SVRDDC
KSC007-033-097-010530-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0190.140701T0426Z-140701T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1126 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1125 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF COLDWATER...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MEDICINE LODGE...SHARON...HAZELTON...SUN CITY...AETNA AND LAKE
  CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3702 9836 3700 9902 3731 9926 3749 9922
      3748 9901 3747 9901 3746 9875 3721 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 291DEG 41KT 3736 9909

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$
3 follow-up statements
162 
WWUS53 KDDC 010437
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1137 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

KSC007-033-097-010530-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0190.000000T0000Z-140701T0530Z/
KIOWA KS-BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
1137 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
COMANCHE...BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM
CDT...

AT 1133 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES EAST OF
COLDWATER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MEDICINE LODGE...HARDTNER...HAZELTON...LAKE CITY AND AETNA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3740 9880 3719 9840 3702 9836 3700 9902
      3731 9926 3749 9922 3748 9901 3747 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 307DEG 35KT 3724 9898

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$
886 
WWUS53 KDDC 010501
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1201 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

KSC033-097-010511-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0190.000000T0000Z-140701T0530Z/
KIOWA KS-COMANCHE KS-
1201 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN COMANCHE AND
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3735 9900 3739 9901 3747 9901 3740 9880
      3719 9840 3702 9836 3700 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 307DEG 35KT 3710 9875

$$

KSC007-010530-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0190.000000T0000Z-140701T0530Z/
BARBER KS-
1201 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBER COUNTY
UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

AT 1157 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HARDTNER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARDTNER AND HAZELTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3735 9900 3739 9901 3747 9901 3740 9880
      3719 9840 3702 9836 3700 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 307DEG 35KT 3710 9875

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
927 
WWUS53 KDDC 010529
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1229 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

KSC007-010540-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0190.000000T0000Z-140701T0530Z/
BARBER KS-
1229 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BARBER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

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

LAT...LON 3735 9900 3739 9901 3747 9901 3740 9880
      3719 9840 3702 9836 3700 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 307DEG 35KT 3693 9847

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
625 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2014

...Updated the aviation discussion...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday)
ISSUED AT 206 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

RAP and NAM verified well with the 18z surface analysis with the
surface cold front across southwest Kansas. A surface
trough/dry line extended south of this cold front into the
panhandle of Oklahoma and Texas. Warm air was located above these
surface boundaries with the RAP still suggesting a 700mb
temperature of greater than +16c lingers across southwest Kansas.
Given these warm temperatures any convection does develop along
these two boundaries am expecting this will occur after 23z.
Scattered convection is expected to develop along the cold front
late today. 0-6km shear is forecast to be 30 to 35 knots and the
CAPE values are expected to exceed 3500 j/kg at 00z Tuesday. Given
the instability and shear early this evening any storm that does
develop may become severe with the main hazard begin strong
damaging winds and golf ball size hail.

Thunderstorms will become more widespread across southwest and
south central Kansas early tonight. The latest RAP, NAM, and GFS
remain in good agreement keeping an area of moisture and improving
850mb-700mb frontogenesis over southwest Kansas after 00z Tuesday
as an upper level trough moves across Central High Plains.
Preciptable water values at 00z Tuesday were forecast to be at 1
to 1.5 inches. Given the forcing and moisture just north of the
cold front across southwest and south central Kansas early tonight
along with improving upper level dynamics front ahead of the upper
trough and near location of the right exit region of an upper
level jet will continue to favor thunderstorms increasing in areal
coverage between 00z Tuesday and 06z Tuesday with periods of heavy
rainfall being possible. At this time based on the location of
where the heavier rainfall is expected overnight will not be
issuing a flash flood watch but will mention flooding concerns in
the hazardous weather outlook.

Precipitation will taper off from northwest to southeast early
Tuesday as the upper level trough crosses western Kansas. 850mb
temperature trends from 00z Tuesday to 00z Wednesday suggests
highs mainly in the low to mid 80s. Given lingering afternoon
cloud cover near the Oklahoma border will trim temperatures down a
few degrees here from the later guidance.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

Medium range models indicate an upper level shortwave dropping
southeast out of the Northern Rockies into the Western High Plains
early Wednesday then turning more eastward into the Central Plains
by Wednesday night. Meanwhile, upper level ridging will slowly
transition across the Intermountain West turning the flow aloft
more northwesterly across the Western High Plains toward the end
of the week. As the flow aloft weakens, precip chances will be
limited across much of central and western Kansas. However, a
near stationary frontal boundary just south of the Oklahoma border
may provide the focus for a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms
near and along the Oklahoma state line Tuesday night into early
Wednesday. The northwesterly flow aloft will persist through the
end of the week while the frontal boundary to our south extends
back north into eastern Colorado. As H5 vort maxima crest the
ridge and drop southeast off the Rockies, thunderstorm development
is likely lee of the front range each afternoon Thursday and
Friday. A few isolated thunderstorms could potentially drift into
western Kansas each evening.

Below normal temperatures are expected Wednesday as surface high
pressure moves southeast out of the Northern Plains into the Central
Plains of eastern Kansas. This will reinforce the slightly cooler
air mass in place across western Kansas with H85 temperatures
ranging from the upper teens(C) across central Kansas to the
lower 20s(C) closer to the Colorado border. Even with decreasing
cloud cover expected, look for highs struggling to reach the 80s(F)
across central and portions of southwest Kansas Wednesday afternoon.
A gradual warming trend is then forecast through the weekend as
upper level ridging approaches from the west, pushing highs back
into the 90s(F) by Saturday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening)
ISSUED AT 618 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

This evening will start out breezy with northeast winds averaging
15g25kts. Sct clouds will increase and the chance for
thunderstorms will significantly increase in the DDC and GCK areas
within the next 2 hours. Thunderstorm winds will be VRB20g30kt,
and the vsbys could go down into the MVFR range during the
convection. Cigs during storms should also be in the MVFR range,
around OVC040CB. A few storms may linger into the 06Z time frame,
but after that, expect northwest winds around 10 knots, and cigs
in the OVC050 range.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  63  82  60  84 /  60  30  10  10
GCK  62  82  59  81 /  30  20  10  10
EHA  62  78  59  79 /  70  30  20  10
LBL  64  80  61  82 /  80  30  20  10
HYS  62  84  59  80 /  20  20   0   0
P28  68  83  64  86 /  90  40  20  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Burgert
LONG TERM...JJohnson
AVIATION...Burke
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 2:39 PM CDT, 8 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
239 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-011015-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
239 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 /139 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 5 PM ALONG
AND JUST NORTH OF A COLD FRONT OVER FAR SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGER STORMS COULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL HAIL ALONG WITH 60 TO 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AFTER SUNSET SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 156. THESE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING, ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A
LARNED TO DODGE CITY TO LIBERAL LINE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WHILE EXACT DETAILS ARE UNCERTAIN, ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR SOMEWHERE OVER WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED EARLY THIS EVENING SOUTH OF LINE FROM JOHNSON
TO LACROSSE.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

BURGERT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 8:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
836 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0831 PM     HAIL             15 ESE DODGE CITY       37.68N 99.76W
06/30/2014  E1.00 INCH       FORD               KS   PUBLIC

&&

BURKE
Local storm report, Jun 30, 8:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
854 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0828 PM     TSTM WND GST     ELKHART                 37.01N 101.88W
06/30/2014  M60.00 MPH       MORTON             KS   AWOS

            METAR KEHA 010128Z PK WND 52 KT

0831 PM     HAIL             4 SW FORD               37.60N 99.82W
06/30/2014  E1.00 INCH       FORD               KS   PUBLIC

0837 PM     HAIL             3 ENE ELKHART           37.02N 101.84W
06/30/2014  E1.00 INCH       MORTON             KS   PUBLIC

&&

BURKE
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 10:39 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1039 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

KSZ078-080-089-010400-
COMANCHE-FORD-KIOWA-
1039 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...COMANCHE
COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

AT 1037 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF MULLINVILLE...OR 11 MILES EAST
OF BUCKLIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3746 9921 3737 9950 3754 9956 3770 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 313DEG 12KT 3749 9944

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord42 min
Jun 30, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton51 min
Jun 30, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward, Stevens41 min
Jun 30, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Seward, Stevens54 min
Jun 30, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford49 min
Jun 30, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens32 min
Jun 30, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark63 min
Jun 30, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt61 min
Jun 30, 10:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCClark3 hr
Jun 30, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa21 min
Jun 30, 10:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCClark, Meade, Seward3 hr
Jun 30, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche59 min
Jun 30, 11:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCKiowa3 hr
Jul 1, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber20 min
Jul 1, 1:43 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCClark, Ford, Kiowa3 hr
Jul 1, 1:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCClark, Meade, Seward3 hr
Jul 1, 9:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa4 hr
Jul 1, 1:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa18 hr

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.