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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 11, 2014Barber County, Pratt County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2014, 9:38 PM CDT for Barber County, Pratt County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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 11, 2014, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2014, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Pratt County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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 11, 9:45 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	4 W Cairo, 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 7 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 11, 2:38 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 260 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: 1181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -252 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1444 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

092 
WUUS53 KDDC 120238
SVRDDC
KSC007-151-120330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0037.140512T0238Z-140512T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
938 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EASTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 937 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM TURON TO AETNA...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
           CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CAIRO...ISABEL...MEDICINE LODGE...HARDTNER...SHARON...KIOWA AND
  HAZELTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9900 3723 9900 3782 9860 3782 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9834 3701 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 270DEG 40KT 3781 9847 3705 9897

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

KRUSE

2 follow-up statements

037 
WWUS53 KDDC 120305
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1005 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

KSC007-151-120330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-140512T0330Z/
PRATT KS-BARBER KS-
1005 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
BARBER AND EASTERN PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...

AT 1001 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CUNNINGHAM TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDICINE LODGE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
ISABEL...MEDICINE LODGE AND SHARON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3722 9835 3716 9876 3723 9878 3782 9858
      3782 9846 3739 9846 3738 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 264DEG 21KT 3769 9844 3722 9871

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

$$

UMSCHEID

057 
WWUS53 KDDC 120329
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1029 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

KSC007-151-120339-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-140512T0330Z/
PRATT KS-BARBER KS-
1029 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARBER AND
EASTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT/...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3722 9835 3716 9876 3723 9878 3782 9858
      3782 9846 3739 9846 3738 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 264DEG 21KT 3770 9826 3723 9854

$$

UMSCHEID

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 May 11, 6:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 6:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
653 PM CDT Sun May 11 2014

...Updated aviation section...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday)
ISSUED AT 254 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

Abbreviated AFD due to ongoing warning operations.

From my mesoscale discussion at 1:53 PM...

(Convection already has developed by the same mesoscale assessments
still applies)

Special 18Z KDDC raob shows just a little bit of CIN remaining. Won't
be long before convection develops. Visible satellite imagery shows
increasing cumulus along the dryline/front. HRRR indicates thunderstorms
developing along the Highway 283 corridor in the 3-4 pm time range.
Right moving Bunkers shows propagation vectors northeasterly at 45 kt.
Initial threat will be large hail (up to 20! on the LHP using NAM thermodynamic
and kinematic variables) and damaging outflow winds. There is an small
window of tornadic opportunity between 7 and 9 pm as low level winds
back across central/south central-Kansas but all the big wedge/strong tornadoes
should remain across Nebraska/Iowa with just small spin ups/weak tornadoes
in our area, if possible.

Convection will depart the area tonight. Some light showers will be
possible on the backside of the departing wave. It will be windy post
frontal through tomorrow. Right now conditions look borderline for wind
advisory criteria.

.LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday)
ISSUED AT 122 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

An upper level longwave trough will be moving across the Plains on
Tuesday but should be dry with the moisture pushed east of the area.
Colder temperatures will accompany this trough with overnight lows
on Monday night into the mid 30s and highs on Tuesday in the low to
mid 60s. Strong northwest winds will mix down to the surface with
winds of 15 to 30 mph and partly cloudy skies.

For Wednesday into Thursday, dry northwesterly upper level flow will
follow with highs slowly warming into the upper 60s and 70s.
Wednesday morning may be the coldest morning with light winds and
lows in the low to mid 30s.

For Friday and Saturday, a few showers and thunderstorms may form as
as some upper air disturbances in northwest flow aloft interact with
increasing upslope moisture. Lows will be in the 40s and highs
around 70 to 75.

On Sunday, of next week, upper level ridging is forecast with dry
and warmer temps around 80.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday evening)
ISSUED AT 649 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

The severe weather threat will be diminishing early this evening
for DDC and HYS terminals. Winds will become strong north-
northwest this evening as the cold front moves through. Ceiling
will fall to 2000 to 3000 feet behind the front with MVFR
conditions expected through the night into tomorrow morning. VFR
will resume by around midday to early afternoon, but northwest
winds sustained around 20 knots will continue.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  46  56  35  63 /  20  10   0   0
GCK  42  53  34  62 /  20  20   0   0
EHA  42  55  34  61 /  10  10   0  10
LBL  44  58  34  62 /  10  10   0  10
HYS  46  53  35  63 /  80  30   0   0
P28  56  63  40  66 /  80  20   0  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY until 8 PM CDT this evening FOR KSZ046-065-066-
078>081-088>090.

RED FLAG WARNING until 9 PM CDT this evening FOR KSZ074>076-
084>086.

&&

SHORT TERM...Sugden
LONG TERM...Kruse
AVIATION...Umscheid

Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 4:10 AM CDT, 17 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
410 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

KSZ074>076-084>086-120915-
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
410 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT TO 9 PM CDT. SEE THE
LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IT
IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

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

KSZ030-031-043>045-061>064-077-087-120915-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRAY-
MEADE-
410 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 /310 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN
KANSAS. GOLF BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF A WAKEENEY TO MEADE
LINE. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IT
IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF A WAKEENEY TO MEADE LINE.

&&

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

KSZ046-065-066-078>081-088>090-120915-
RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
410 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN
KANSAS. GOLF BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF A WAKEENEY TO MEADE
LINE. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT TO 8 PM CDT. SEE THE LATEST
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY
TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF A WAKEENEY TO MEADE LINE.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 11, 8:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

0831 PM     HAIL             GREENSBURG              37.61N 99.29W
05/11/2014  M1.75 INCH       KIOWA              KS   PUBLIC

&&

SUGDEN

Local storm report, May 11, 8:44 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
844 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENSBURG              37.61N 99.29W
05/11/2014                   KIOWA              KS   PUBLIC

            A VERY LARGE TREE BRANCH WAS REPORTED DOWN ON A POWERLINE
            ON FLORIDA STREET IN GREENSBURG.

&&

UMSCHEID

Local storm report, May 11, 8:47 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
847 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

0841 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HUDSON                  38.10N 98.66W
05/11/2014                   STAFFORD           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES

&&

SUGDEN

Local storm report, May 11, 8:50 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
850 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

0845 PM     HAIL             3 SSW HAVILAND          37.58N 99.13W
05/11/2014  E1.00 INCH       KIOWA              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WHOVORKA

Local storm report, May 11, 9:23 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
923 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

0916 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 NNW SAWYER            37.53N 98.70W
05/11/2014                   PRATT              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WHOVORKA

Local storm report, May 11, 9:26 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
926 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

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

0905 PM     HAIL             CULLISON                37.63N 98.91W
05/11/2014  E1.75 INCH       PRATT              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee	64 min
May 11, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	56 min
May 11, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Rush	51 min
May 11, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	56 min
May 11, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	61 min
May 11, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford	65 min
May 11, 9:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pratt	23 min
May 12, 9:46 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 7 more	8 hr
May 12, 11:45 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DDC	Finney, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott	20 hr
May 12, 6:08 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 7 more	52 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.