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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 262, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 23, 2016Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2016, 7:53 PM CDT for Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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 23, 2016, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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 23, 7:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Nnw Saint John, KS	.
Aug 23, 7:57 PM CDT	HAIL 0.5	5 W Hudson, 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 110 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

269 
WUUS53 KDDC 240053
SVRDDC
KSC185-240145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0262.160824T0053Z-160824T0145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 753 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF SAINT JOHN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND UP TO HALF DOLLAR 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...HUDSON...SEWARD...BIG SALT MARSH AT QUIVIRA REFUGE AND
  LITTLE SALT MARSH AT QUIVIRA REFUGE.

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 3794 9884 3806 9891 3826 9875 3826 9847
      3800 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 235DEG 25KT 3803 9883 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA

3 follow-up statements

947 
WWUS53 KDDC 240104
SVSDDC

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

KSC185-240145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0262.000000T0000Z-160824T0145Z/
STAFFORD KS-
804 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY...

AT 804 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF
HUDSON...OR 5 MILES NORTH 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...HUDSON...
BIG SALT MARSH AT QUIVIRA REFUGE AND LITTLE SALT MARSH AT QUIVIRA
REFUGE.

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 3794 9884 3806 9891 3820 9872 3826 9859
      3826 9847 3805 9847 3798 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 235DEG 25KT 3808 9875 

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

HOVORKA

308 
WWUS53 KDDC 240113
SVSDDC

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

KSC185-240145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0262.000000T0000Z-160824T0145Z/
STAFFORD KS-
813 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY...

AT 813 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR
HUDSON...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST 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...
HUDSON AND BIG SALT MARSH AT QUIVIRA REFUGE. 

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 3820 9872 3826 9859 3826 9847 3811 9847
      3805 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 235DEG 25KT 3812 9868 

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

HOVORKA

349 
WWUS53 KDDC 240125
SVSDDC

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

KSC185-240135-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0262.000000T0000Z-160824T0145Z/
STAFFORD KS-
825 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3820 9872 3826 9859 3826 9847 3811 9847
      3805 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 235DEG 25KT 3817 9859 

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 23, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	65 min
Aug 23, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	48 min
Aug 24, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	47 min
Aug 24, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	62 min
Aug 24, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman	59 min
Aug 24, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	58 min

Nearby

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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.