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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 23, 2014Meade County, Seward County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2014, 5:27 PM CDT for Meade County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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
Apr 23, 2014, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2014, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 23, 5:34 PM CDTHAIL 1.758 Sse Hayne, KS
Apr 23, 5:45 PM CDTHAIL 0.885 Se Hayne, KS
Apr 23, 6:20 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Wsw Meade State Park, 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
Apr 23, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 12:00Z on 2014-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 343 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1809 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
343 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
481 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

489 
WUUS53 KDDC 232227
SVRDDC
KSC119-175-232330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0002.140423T2227Z-140423T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
527 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 524 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF
  HAYNE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAYNE AND KISMET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3728 10078 3722 10052 3709 10036 3699 10049
      3699 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 213DEG 17KT 3694 10076

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

SUGDEN
3 follow-up statements
580 
WWUS53 KDDC 232252
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
552 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

KSC119-175-232330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140423T2330Z/
SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-
552 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 550 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
FORGAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN MEADE
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10071 3725 10069 3722 10052 3709 10036
      3699 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 215DEG 18KT 3704 10057

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

SUGDEN
089 
WWUS53 KDDC 232258
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
558 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

KSC175-232307-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140423T2330Z/
SEWARD KS-
558 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3700 10063 3713 10064 3721 10062 3722 10052
      3709 10036 3699 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 215DEG 18KT 3706 10055

$$

KSC119-232330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140423T2330Z/
MEADE KS-
558 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MEADE COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 553 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
FORGAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. AT 534 PM CDT
THE PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 8 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
HAYNE.

SOURCE...PUBLIC.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10063 3713 10064 3721 10062 3722 10052
      3709 10036 3699 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 215DEG 18KT 3706 10055

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

SUGDEN
186 
WWUS53 KDDC 232316
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
616 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

KSC119-232327-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140423T2330Z/
MEADE KS-
616 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3700 10063 3713 10064 3721 10062 3722 10052
      3709 10036 3699 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 215DEG 18KT 3714 10048

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 4:58 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more21 hr
Apr 23, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward54 min
Apr 23, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman42 min
Apr 23, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade49 min
Apr 23, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade49 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.