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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 256, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 4, 2016Lane County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2016, 6:21 PM CDT for Lane County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. 2 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: Aug 4, 2016, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2016, 6:50 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lane County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 4, 6:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	2 N Shields, KS	.
Aug 4, 6:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1	2 N Shields, KS	.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 100 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: 113 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -269 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

950 
WUUS53 KDDC 042321
SVRDDC
KSC101-050015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0256.160804T2321Z-160805T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
621 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 621 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHIELDS...
  MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3849 10031 3853 10052 3870 10053 3870 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 183DEG 15KT 3860 10040 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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3 follow-up statements

160 
WWUS53 KDDC 042331
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
631 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSC101-050015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0256.000000T0000Z-160805T0015Z/
LANE KS-
631 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY...

AT 630 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SHIELDS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 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. 

THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3850 10031 3856 10049 3870 10053 3870 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 182DEG 16KT 3864 10040 

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

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079 
WWUS53 KDDC 042337
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
637 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSC101-050015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0256.000000T0000Z-160805T0015Z/
LANE KS-
637 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY...

AT 637 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PENDENNIS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 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...
SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3853 10030 3860 10049 3870 10053 3870 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 183DEG 15KT 3867 10040 

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

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718 
WWUS53 KDDC 042350
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
650 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSC101-042358-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0256.000000T0000Z-160805T0015Z/
LANE KS-
650 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3853 10030 3860 10049 3870 10053 3870 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 183DEG 15KT 3872 10040 

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 4, 6:16 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 6:16 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
616 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

.UPDATE...
Issued at 616 PM CDT Thu Aug 4 2016

Nudged pop grids/thunderstorm coverage upward this evening and
overnight, through sunrise Friday, as cold front boundary
continues to slide south through a very moist atmosphere. With
precipitable water approaching 2 inches, and very weak winds
aloft, the primary threat through tonight will be localized
flooding. The lack of shear will preclude organized severe,
although a localized wind gust in excess of 60 mph is possible,
as seen west of Dodge City this afternoon. HRRR suggests
convection will continue to redevelop across the CWA through
sunrise Friday and seems reasonable. Thought about a flash flood
watch, but elected to just include heavy rain in the grids for
tonight for now.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday)
Issued at 312 PM CDT Thu Aug 4 2016

For tonight, very weak upper level winds and weak shear will support
only marginally pulse type severe storms with best threat of a few
strong winds of 50 to 60 mph reports and small hail. A cold front
will slowly drift southward across much of western Kansas tonight
with the highest rainfall chances north of Dodge City and up around
Syracuse to Hays. Rainfall estimates could exceed an inch or two in
that area of best isentropic lift north of the cold front. Will
graduate rainfall chances lower south of that area. Overnight lows
will be the upper 60s to around 75 at Medicine Lodge. The front will
shift south winds of 20 mph around to the north and northeast at 10
to 20 mph.

For Friday, the cold front will be near or just south of Medicine
Lodge with a continued small chances for showers and thunderstorms
with mostly cloudy skies. Highs will be only around 80 from Scott
City to Hays, mid to upper 80s in the Dodge City area, and low to
mid 90s along the Oklahoma border and into parts of south central
Kansas. Winds will be northeast at 10 to 20 mph.

.LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday)
Issued at 312 PM CDT Thu Aug 4 2016

For Friday night into Sunday, the cold front begins to lift back
north into parts of southwest Kansas by Saturday afternoon with a
continued small chances for showers and thunderstorms. Highs warm
back into the mid 90s south of the front with mid 80s north.

For the period of Monday into next Thursday, some weak warmer upper
level ridging moves into the Central Plains with little to no
rainfall chances. Highs warm into the mid to upper 90s and lows
around 70 to 75.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening)
Issued at 600 PM CDT Thu Aug 4 2016

Scattered thunderstorms will continue across SW KS this evening
and through Friday morning, as a cold front slides slowly
southward through a very moist atmosphere. Convection will be
slow-moving and capable of very heavy rainfall, with associated
temporary IFR cigs/vis. VCTS obviously warranted, but TEMPOs will
become necessary pending any terminal impacts. Cold front will
make steady progess southward through the airports by 12z Friday,
with prevailing winds becoming NE outside of convection. Areas of
post frontal stratus expected around sunrise Friday, with cigs
possibly MVFR at times. NE winds and broken clouds will continue
Friday in the postfrontal airmass. NAM model suggests convection
may try to redevelop mainly east of DDC after 18z Fri.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  70  88  67  92 /  60  20  30  20
GCK  67  84  65  88 /  60  30  30  30
EHA  66  88  65  93 /  60  30  50  30
LBL  70  91  67  95 /  60  20  40  20
HYS  65  80  64  82 /  70  40  50  40
P28  74  94  71  96 /  40  20  20  20

&&

.DDC Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NONE.
&&

UPDATE...Turner
SHORT TERM...Kruse
LONG TERM...Kruse
AVIATION...Turner

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 2:21 AM CDT, 16 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
221 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-050730-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
221 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 /121 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH
THE HIGHEST COVERAGE FROM ELKHART TO ROZEL AND NORTHWARD. HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH 1 TO 2" AND EVEN ISOLATED MICROBURSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF STORMS EACH DAY, HOWEVER, THE PROBABILITY
FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 4, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
500 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOWELL                  37.78N 100.18W
08/04/2016                   FORD               KS   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL 10 TO 12 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

FK

Local storm report, Aug 4, 5:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
504 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOWELL                  37.78N 100.18W
08/04/2016                   FORD               KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER POLE DOWN.

&&

FK

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
516 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSZ044-045-063-064-042315-
FINNEY KS-NESS KS-LANE KS-HODGEMAN KS-
516 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...
SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 516 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3810 10015 3824 10034 3844 10019 3817 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 233DEG 10KT 3822 10014

JJOHNSON

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:41 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
541 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSZ030-042345-
TREGO KS-
541 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM CDT...

AT 541 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
COLLYER. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLYER AND VODA.

LAT...LON 3889 9995 3889 10015 3913 10015 3913 9994
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 282DEG 2KT 3902 10016

JJOHNSON

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:00 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
600 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSZ061-062-042345-
KEARNY KS-HAMILTON KS-
600 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND
NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT/545 PM MDT/...

AT 559 PM CDT/459 PM MDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRIBUNE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
HAMILTON AND NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3826 10174 3826 10150 3813 10150 3813 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 191DEG 6KT 3825 10158

JJOHNSON

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:01 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
601 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

KSZ044-045-050000-
NESS KS-LANE KS-
601 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TREGO...NORTHEASTERN
LANE AND NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 601 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHIELDS...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIGHTON...SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS.

LAT...LON 3870 10015 3846 10027 3849 10049 3870 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 191DEG 6KT 3855 10037

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	52 min
Aug 4, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	54 min
Aug 4, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	57 min
Aug 4, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward	29 min
Aug 4, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	41 min
Aug 4, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	53 min
Aug 4, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	60 min
Aug 4, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	54 min
Aug 4, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	65 min
Aug 4, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	26 min
Aug 4, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	59 min
Aug 4, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton	38 min
Aug 4, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	64 min
Aug 4, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	45 min
Aug 4, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane	59 min
Aug 4, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	47 min
Aug 4, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	40 min
Aug 4, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	62 min
Aug 4, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny	58 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.