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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 8, 20164 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2016, 9:33 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 57 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
May 8, 2016, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 10:10 PM CDTHAIL 1Schoenchen, KS
May 8, 10:10 PM CDTHAIL 34 S Munjor, KSTHE HAIL RESULTED IN SHREDDED LEAVES, CAR DENTS AND DAMAGED SHINGLES.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 8, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2016-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 233 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2958 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

231 
WUUS53 KDDC 090233
SVRDDC
KSC051-135-165-195-090330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0034.160509T0233Z-160509T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
933 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 932 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
  MCCRACKEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF 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...
  HAYS...SCHOENCHEN...MCCRACKEN...LIEBENTHAL...BROWNELL...YOCEMENTO...
  ANTONINO...MUNJOR...LORETTA...TOULON AND PFEIFER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3902 9942 3871 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
      3867 9903 3849 9968 3863 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 233DEG 27KT 3860 9964 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
837 
WWUS53 KDDC 090304
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1004 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC135-195-090312-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160509T0330Z/
TREGO KS-NESS KS-

1004 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TREGO AND
NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3902 9942 3871 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
      3867 9903 3854 9958 3872 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 233DEG 27KT 3874 9940 

$$

KSC051-165-090330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160509T0330Z/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
1004 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

...A TORNADO WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM FOR FAR NORTHERN RUSH
AND FAR SOUTHERN ELLIS COUNTY...

AT 1002 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
ANTONINO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF 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...
HAYS...SCHOENCHEN...MCCRACKEN...LIEBENTHAL...YOCEMENTO...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...
LORETTA...TOULON AND PFEIFER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3902 9942 3871 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
      3867 9903 3854 9958 3872 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 233DEG 27KT 3874 9940 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

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166 
WWUS53 KDDC 090314
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1014 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC051-165-090330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160509T0330Z/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
1014 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

AT 1014 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF
SCHOENCHEN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO 
         MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCHOENCHEN...LIEBENTHAL...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...LORETTA...PFEIFER AND
TOULON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903 3867 9903
      3860 9948 3875 9950 3885 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 254DEG 30KT 3870 9927 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego19 min
May 8, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis51 min
May 8, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber53 min
May 8, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEllis, Rush7 hr
May 8, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego17 min
May 8, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford55 min
May 8, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess39 min
May 8, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego64 min
May 8, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush26 min
May 8, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis35 min
May 8, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego46 min
May 8, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis52 min
May 8, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis23 min
May 8, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis39 min
May 9, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis24 min
May 9, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego47 min
May 9, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton43 min
May 9, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber57 min
May 9, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt54 min
May 9, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber56 min
May 9, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber45 min
May 9, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber55 min
May 9, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray38 min
May 9, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord49 min
May 9, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush49 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.