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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 29, 2016Meade County, Seward County, Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2016, 3:43 AM CDT for Meade County, Seward County, Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. 3 reports 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
Jun 29, 2016, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2016, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 29, 3:43 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 522 Sw Hugoton, KSMESONET STATION 1 WSW HUGOTON /KHQG/.
Jun 29, 4:15 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 65Liberal, KSWINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 TO 70 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
Jun 29, 4:15 AM CDTHAIL 1Liberal, KSIN ADDITION, WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 TO 70 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2016-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1334 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1334 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

865 
WUUS53 KDDC 290843
SVRDDC
KSC119-175-189-290945-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0191.160629T0843Z-160629T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
343 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  STEVENS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  WESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 343 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOSCOW TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  SUBLETTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LIBERAL...HUGOTON...KISMET...MOSCOW...MISSLER...MEADE STATE PARK...
  WOODS...FETERITA...CAVE...HAYNE AND PLAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10151 3738 10150 3738 10044 3700 10026
TIME...MOT...LOC 0843Z 335DEG 21KT 3737 10133 3737 10076 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

RBURG
2 follow-up statements
781 
WWUS53 KDDC 290906
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
406 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2016

KSC119-175-189-290945-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-160629T0945Z/
STEVENS KS-SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-
406 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT
FOR STEVENS...SEWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTIES...

AT 405 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOODS TO PLAINS...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 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...
LIBERAL...HUGOTON...KISMET...MOSCOW...MISSLER...MEADE STATE PARK...
WOODS...FETERITA...CAVE...HAYNE AND PLAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10151 3736 10150 3737 10044 3700 10027
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 323DEG 32KT 3722 10117 3726 10057 

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

$$

RBURG
887 
WWUS53 KDDC 290944
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
443 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2016

KSC119-175-189-290953-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-160629T0945Z/
STEVENS KS-SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-
443 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR STEVENS...SEWARD AND
SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 AM CDT...
            
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3700 10151 3736 10150 3737 10044 3700 10027
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 335DEG 21KT 3722 10117 3726 10057 

$$

HUTTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott66 min
Jun 29, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Ness, Scott, Trego63 min
Jun 29, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Kearny61 min
Jun 29, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Ness and 1 more54 min
Jun 29, 2:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward73 min
Jun 29, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens70 min
Jun 29, 2:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens51 min
Jun 29, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stanton59 min

Nearby

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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.