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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 15, 2016Clark County, Ford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2016, 7:29 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2016, 7:57 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 294 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1237 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
11.9

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The text

As transmitted.

690 
WUUS53 KDDC 160029
SVRDDC
KSC025-057-160115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0241.160716T0029Z-160716T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 729 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BLOOM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
  MINNEOLA...BLOOM...CLARK STATE LAKE AND KINGSDOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3747 10004 3758 9983 3742 9964 3723 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 324DEG 26KT 3745 9987 

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

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2 follow-up statements
618 
WWUS53 KDDC 160049
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-057-160115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0241.000000T0000Z-160716T0115Z/
FORD KS-CLARK KS-
749 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FORD AND NORTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES...

AT 748 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLARK STATE
LAKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
MINNEOLA...BLOOM...CLARK STATE LAKE AND KINGSDOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3747 10004 3758 9983 3742 9964 3723 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 324DEG 26KT 3734 9977 

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

TURNER
498 
WWUS53 KDDC 160057
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-057-160106-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0241.000000T0000Z-160716T0115Z/
FORD KS-CLARK KS-
757 PM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FORD AND NORTH
CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. VERY HEAVY RAIN, FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS NEAR 50 WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.

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

LAT...LON 3747 10004 3758 9983 3742 9964 3723 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 324DEG 26KT 3729 9972 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Meade44 min
Jul 15, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche60 min
Jul 15, 8:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade2 hr
Jul 15, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche58 min
Jul 15, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber53 min
Jul 16, 6:49 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDCEllis, Trego96 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.