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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 20164 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 8:06 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 39 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, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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 2016-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2656 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 2016-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 474 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
2656 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
966 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
474 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
628 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
10.9
Supercell composite
42.3

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The text

As transmitted.

574 
WUUS53 KDDC 270106
SVRDDC
KSC025-047-057-097-270145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0121.160527T0106Z-160527T0145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 806 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
  BUCKLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TENNIS 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...
  BUCKLIN...MULLINVILLE...FORD...BLOOM...WINDHORST AND KINGSDOWN. 

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 3745 9952 3741 9997 3786 9967 3787 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 217DEG 34KT 3760 9963 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

RBURG
3 follow-up statements
165 
WWUS53 KDDC 270115
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-047-057-097-270145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160527T0145Z/
FORD KS-EDWARDS KS-CLARK KS-KIOWA KS-
815 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS...NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND
NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...

AT 815 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
BUCKLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TENNIS 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...
BUCKLIN...MULLINVILLE...FORD...BLOOM...WINDHORST AND KINGSDOWN. 

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 3745 9952 3741 9997 3786 9967 3787 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 211DEG 33KT 3762 9966 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

RBURG
591 
WWUS53 KDDC 270131
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-270141-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160527T0145Z/
CLARK KS-

831 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3747 9952 3755 9978 3784 9968 3785 9968
      3787 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 217DEG 34KT 3774 9954 

$$

KSC047-057-097-270145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160527T0145Z/
FORD KS-EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
831 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA
COUNTIES...

AT 831 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WINDHORST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKLIN...MULLINVILLE...FORD 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 3747 9952 3755 9978 3784 9968 3785 9968
      3787 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 217DEG 34KT 3774 9954 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

TURNER
780 
WWUS53 KDDC 270142
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-057-097-270152-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160527T0145Z/
FORD KS-EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
842 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN
EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 845 PM. 

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

LAT...LON 3747 9952 3755 9978 3784 9968 3785 9968
      3787 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 217DEG 34KT 3774 9954 

$$

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Pawnee21 min
May 26, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Meade49 min
May 26, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa31 min
May 26, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford48 min
May 26, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott30 min
May 26, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa47 min
May 26, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford16 min
May 26, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford50 min
May 26, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche52 min
May 26, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa19 min
May 26, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford31 min
May 26, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa35 min
May 26, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber41 min
May 26, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford18 min
May 26, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark50 min
May 26, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Pratt42 min
May 26, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford36 min
May 26, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford16 min
May 26, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber45 min
May 27, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott23 min
May 27, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott64 min
May 27, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott54 min
May 27, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott36 min
May 27, 4:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Scott33 min
May 27, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane27 min
May 27, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane35 min
May 27, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego62 min
May 27, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman40 min
May 27, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego23 min
May 27, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness18 min
May 27, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee30 min
May 27, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush15 min
May 27, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness42 min
May 27, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush47 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.