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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 20164 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 34 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 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 212 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
212 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-425 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2776 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

783 
WUUS53 KDDC 262340
SVRDDC
KSC025-047-057-097-270030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0113.160526T2340Z-160527T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
640 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 640 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR
  KINGSDOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KINSLEY...BUCKLIN...MULLINVILLE...FORD...OFFERLE...BLOOM...CENTERVIEW...
  KINGSDOWN...FELLSBURG AND WINDHORST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3746 9960 3746 9999 3802 9946 3782 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 227DEG 24KT 3752 9974 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

RBURG
2 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS53 KDDC 262359
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
659 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC025-047-057-097-270030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160527T0030Z/
FORD KS-EDWARDS KS-CLARK KS-KIOWA KS-
659 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS...NORTH CENTRAL CLARK
AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...

AT 659 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUCKLIN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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...
KINSLEY...BUCKLIN...MULLINVILLE...FORD...OFFERLE...BLOOM...CENTERVIEW...
KINGSDOWN...FELLSBURG AND WINDHORST.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3746 9960 3746 9999 3802 9946 3782 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 216DEG 38KT 3758 9963 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

RBURG
982 
WWUS53 KDDC 270025
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
725 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC025-057-270033-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160527T0030Z/
FORD KS-CLARK KS-

725 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FORD AND NORTH
CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3802 9946 3782 9908 3761 9942 3759 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 227DEG 24KT 3769 9948 

$$

KSC047-097-270030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160527T0030Z/
EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
725 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...

AT 723 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
MULLINVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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...
KINSLEY...FELLSBURG AND CENTERVIEW. 

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3802 9946 3782 9908 3761 9942 3759 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 227DEG 24KT 3769 9948 

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

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche12 min
May 26, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa55 min
May 26, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade46 min
May 26, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt43 min
May 26, 1:36 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa24 min
May 26, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa49 min
May 26, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche47 min
May 26, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford48 min
May 26, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa34 min
May 26, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee31 min
May 26, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman30 min
May 26, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Stafford34 min
May 26, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa46 min
May 26, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa25 min
May 26, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush39 min
May 26, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa47 min
May 26, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee10 min
May 26, 2:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa36 min
May 26, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Stafford34 min
May 26, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa55 min
May 26, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche45 min
May 26, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush17 min
May 26, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa22 min
May 26, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt41 min
May 26, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord50 min
May 26, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray56 min
May 26, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord40 min
May 26, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark47 min
May 26, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade39 min
May 26, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade64 min
May 26, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman49 min
May 26, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord24 min
May 26, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade67 min
May 26, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade46 min
May 26, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness48 min
May 26, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman16 min
May 26, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark37 min
May 26, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness12 min
May 26, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.