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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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
$$
TURNER2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 082212
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
512 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
KSC101-135-082245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160508T2245Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-
512 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES...
AT 512 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
DIGHTON...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIGHTON...UTICA...ALAMOTA AND PENDENNIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3865 10010 3837 10031 3840 10052 3868 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 202DEG 18KT 3846 10039
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TURNER283
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
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 32 min |
| May 7, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 50 min |
| May 7, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 14 min |
| May 7, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 52 min |
| May 7, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 35 min |
| May 7, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray, Haskell | 51 min |
| May 7, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 42 min |
| May 7, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman | 40 min |
| May 7, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 51 min |
| May 7, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Rush | 52 min |
| May 7, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 26 min |
| May 7, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 37 min |
| May 7, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 35 min |
| May 8, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 50 min |
| May 8, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 28 min |
| May 8, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 50 min |
| May 8, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 43 min |
| May 8, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 43 min |
| May 8, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 48 min |
| May 8, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 40 min |
| May 8, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 46 min |
| May 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa | 64 min |
| May 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 52 min |
| May 8, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 60 min |
| May 8, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 29 min |
| May 8, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 40 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness | 23 min |
| May 8, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 47 min |
| May 8, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 26 min |
| May 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 32 min |
| May 8, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Rush | 36 min |
| May 8, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 24 min |
| May 8, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 20 min |
| May 8, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 23 min |
| May 8, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 48 min |
| May 8, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 27 min |
| May 8, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 37 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.