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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 15, 2016Clark County, Meade County, Seward County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2016, 6:51 PM CDT for Clark County, Meade County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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 15, 2016, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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
Jul 15, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 2016-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 568 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 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
568 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1322 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

114 
WUUS53 KDDC 152351
SVRDDC
KSC025-119-175-160045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0239.160715T2351Z-160716T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
651 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  WESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 651 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FOWLER TO 5 MILES NORTH OF
  FLORIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MEADE...ENGLEWOOD...ACRES AND MEADE STATE PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3704 10081 3744 10003 3704 9971 3700 9984
      3700 10078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 338DEG 37KT 3734 10007 3694 10068 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
190 
WWUS53 KDDC 160032
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
732 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

KSC025-119-175-160045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-160716T0045Z/
SEWARD KS-CLARK KS-MEADE KS-
732 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN MEADE
COUNTIES...

AT 732 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENGLEWOOD TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ELMWOOD...MOVING SOUTH AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR MEADE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ENGLEWOOD...ACRES AND MEADE STATE PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 10069 3737 9998 3704 9971 3700 9984
      3700 10078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 338DEG 37KT 3696 9988 3656 10049 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TURNER
054 
WWUS53 KDDC 160045
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
745 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

KSC025-119-175-160054-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-160716T0045Z/
SEWARD KS-CLARK KS-MEADE KS-
745 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD...WESTERN
CLARK AND SOUTHERN MEADE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THE WARNING IS EXPIRING AT 745 PM. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3705 10069 3737 9998 3704 9971 3700 9984
      3700 10078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 338DEG 37KT 3696 9988 3656 10049 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton59 min
Jul 15, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton44 min
Jul 15, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott56 min
Jul 15, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott32 min
Jul 15, 4:18 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHamilton27 min
Jul 15, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott48 min
Jul 15, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness57 min
Jul 15, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Stanton43 min
Jul 15, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Scott44 min
Jul 15, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHamilton34 min
Jul 15, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny46 min
Jul 15, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHamilton26 min
Jul 15, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell50 min
Jul 15, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray60 min
Jul 15, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman65 min
Jul 15, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton25 min
Jul 15, 5:34 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCGray41 min
Jul 15, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward54 min
Jul 15, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman60 min
Jul 15, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade54 min
Jul 15, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton3 hr
Jul 15, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward44 min
Jul 15, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford53 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.