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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 23, 2016Edwards County, Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2016, 7:27 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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
Aug 23, 2016, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 23, 7:35 PM CDTHAIL 12 Nne Fellsburg, KSHAIL COVERED GROUND.
Aug 23, 7:37 PM CDTHAIL 1Macksville, KSTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 23, 7:55 PM CDTHAIL 15 Nnw Saint John, KS.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2016-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

189 
WUUS53 KDDC 240027
SVRDDC
KSC047-145-185-240115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0261.160824T0027Z-160824T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
727 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR
  FELLSBURG...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINSLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  25 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SAINT JOHN...MACKSVILLE...BELPRE...DILLWYN AND FELLSBURG. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN DODGE CITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3777 9918 3786 9930 3818 9891 3798 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 235DEG 25KT 3783 9919 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
2 follow-up statements
748 
WWUS53 KDDC 240039
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
739 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

KSC047-145-185-240115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-160824T0115Z/
STAFFORD KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
739 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS
COUNTIES...

AT 738 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
TROUSDALE...OR 16 MILES EAST OF KINSLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAINT JOHN...MACKSVILLE...BELPRE AND DILLWYN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DODGE CITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3779 9913 3790 9924 3818 9891 3798 9862
      3780 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 235DEG 25KT 3788 9911 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
225 
WWUS53 KDDC 240103
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
803 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

KSC047-145-185-240115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-160824T0115Z/
STAFFORD KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
803 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND EAST CENTRAL
EDWARDS COUNTIES...

AT 803 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DILLWYN...OR 8
MILES WEST OF SAINT JOHN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
SAINT JOHN...MACKSVILLE...BELPRE AND DILLWYN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DODGE CITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3786 9903 3794 9911 3813 9884 3798 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 235DEG 25KT 3799 9891 

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

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford65 min
Aug 23, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford32 min
Aug 24, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber47 min
Aug 24, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess62 min
Aug 24, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman59 min
Aug 24, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman58 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.