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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 2, 20164 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2016, 12:20 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 55 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: Jul 2, 2016, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2016, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 94 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

856 
WUUS53 KDDC 020520
SVRDDC
KSC047-083-145-165-020615-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0199.160702T0520Z-160702T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1220 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1220 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF
  GARFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GRAY...LARNED...OTIS...BISON...BURDETT...GARFIELD...RUSH CENTER...
  ROZEL...TIMKEN...ASH VALLEY...SANFORD...SHAFFER AND FRIZELL.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9903 3826 9903 3826 9898 3800 9922
      3816 9969 3870 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 229DEG 30KT 3808 9930 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

RUTHI

2 follow-up statements

015 
WWUS53 KDDC 020552
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1252 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC083-020601-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-160702T0615Z/
HODGEMAN KS-

1252 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

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

LAT...LON 3800 9922 3814 9957 3816 9957 3844 9906
      3840 9906 3833 9903 3826 9903 3826 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 224DEG 26KT 3819 9909 

$$

KSC047-145-165-020615-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-160702T0615Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
1252 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSH...CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTH CENTRAL EDWARDS
COUNTIES...

AT 1251 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR
LARNED...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LARNED...GARFIELD...ROZEL...ASH VALLEY...SANFORD AND FRIZELL. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3800 9922 3814 9957 3816 9957 3844 9906
      3840 9906 3833 9903 3826 9903 3826 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 224DEG 26KT 3819 9909 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

RUTHI

352 
WWUS53 KDDC 020608
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
108 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC047-145-165-020617-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-160702T0615Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
108 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSH...CENTRAL
PAWNEE AND NORTH CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM
CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3800 9922 3814 9957 3816 9957 3844 9906
      3840 9906 3833 9903 3826 9903 3826 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 229DEG 30KT 3819 9909 

$$

RUTHI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	41 min
Jul 1, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	27 min
Jul 1, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	57 min
Jul 1, 9:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DDC	Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott and 1 more	10 hr
Jul 1, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	62 min
Jul 1, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Morton, Stanton	48 min
Jul 1, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Morton, Stanton	57 min
Jul 1, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	52 min
Jul 1, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	28 min
Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	47 min
Jul 1, 10:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane	47 min
Jul 1, 11:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Kearny	33 min
Jul 1, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	44 min
Jul 1, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	38 min
Jul 1, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane, Ness	43 min
Jul 1, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	38 min
Jul 1, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	47 min
Jul 2, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	49 min
Jul 2, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford, Gray	44 min
Jul 2, 12:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton	6 hr
Jul 2, 1:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	3 hr
Jul 2, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	37 min
Jul 2, 1:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	3 hr
Jul 2, 2:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	Ford	3 hr
Jul 2, 4:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	6 hr
Jul 2, 4:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	9 hr
Jul 2, 7:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DDC	Meade	20 hr
Jul 2, 9:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Pawnee	3 days
Jul 2, 10:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	24 hr
Jul 2, 11:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 6 more	11 hr
Jul 2, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade, Morton, Seward, Stevens	2 hr
Jul 2, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	50 min
Jul 2, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	50 min
Jul 2, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	44 min
Jul 2, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	28 min
Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	42 min
Jul 2, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Hodgeman, Ness	66 min
Jul 2, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	50 min
Jul 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade, Seward	41 min
Jul 2, 5:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	24 min
Jul 2, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	41 min
Jul 2, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	64 min
Jul 2, 5:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Rush	32 min
Jul 2, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	43 min
Jul 2, 5:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	43 min
Jul 2, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	49 min
Jul 2, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	44 min
Jul 2, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford, Gray	42 min
Jul 2, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Meade	37 min
Jul 2, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Rush	12 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Rush	42 min
Jul 2, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	39 min
Jul 2, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward, Stevens	51 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Gray, Meade	6 hr
Jul 2, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	41 min
Jul 2, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	38 min
Jul 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	47 min
Jul 2, 6:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	3 hr
Jul 2, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	46 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.