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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 8, 2016Lane County, Ness County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2016, 5:04 PM CDT for Lane County, Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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 8, 2016, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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 8, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2016-05-08Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

099 
WUUS53 KDDC 082204
SVRDDC
KSC101-135-082245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0018.160508T2204Z-160508T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
504 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 504 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF DIGHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
  DIGHTON...UTICA...ALAMOTA...SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3865 10010 3831 10034 3836 10055 3869 10047
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 202DEG 18KT 3842 10041 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
674 
WWUS53 KDDC 082212
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
512 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC101-135-082245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160508T2245Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-
512 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES...

AT 512 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
DIGHTON...MOVING NORTH AT 20 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...
DIGHTON...UTICA...ALAMOTA AND PENDENNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3865 10010 3837 10031 3840 10052 3868 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 202DEG 18KT 3846 10039 

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

$$

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283 
WWUS53 KDDC 082221
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
521 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC101-135-082245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160508T2245Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-
521 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES...

AT 521 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ALAMOTA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 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...
DIGHTON...UTICA...ALAMOTA AND PENDENNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3865 10010 3843 10027 3847 10047 3867 10034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 202DEG 18KT 3850 10037 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott32 min
May 7, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane50 min
May 7, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott14 min
May 7, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane52 min
May 7, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott35 min
May 7, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Haskell51 min
May 7, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman42 min
May 7, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman40 min
May 7, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego51 min
May 7, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Ness, Rush52 min
May 7, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego26 min
May 7, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego37 min
May 7, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis35 min
May 8, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt50 min
May 8, 11:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt28 min
May 8, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt50 min
May 8, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton43 min
May 8, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott43 min
May 8, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny48 min
May 8, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny40 min
May 8, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane46 min
May 8, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa64 min
May 8, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess52 min
May 8, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt60 min
May 8, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego29 min
May 8, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa40 min
May 8, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess23 min
May 8, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego47 min
May 8, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego26 min
May 8, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford32 min
May 8, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush36 min
May 8, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego24 min
May 8, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Trego20 min
May 8, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush23 min
May 8, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis48 min
May 8, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford27 min
May 8, 6:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis37 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.