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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 10:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Schoenchen, KS | |
| May 8, 10:10 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 4 S Munjor, KS | THE 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
UMSCHEID2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 090304
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1004 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
KSC135-195-090312-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160509T0330Z/
TREGO KS-NESS KS-
1004 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TREGO AND
NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3902 9942 3871 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
3867 9903 3854 9958 3872 9958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 233DEG 27KT 3874 9940
$$
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
$$
UMSCHEID166
WWUS53 KDDC 090314
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1014 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
KSC051-165-090330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160509T0330Z/
RUSH KS-ELLIS KS-
1014 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...
AT 1014 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF
SCHOENCHEN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCHOENCHEN...LIEBENTHAL...ANTONINO...MUNJOR...LORETTA...PFEIFER AND
TOULON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903 3867 9903
3860 9948 3875 9950 3885 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 254DEG 30KT 3870 9927
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 19 min |
| May 8, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 51 min |
| May 8, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 53 min |
| May 8, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 7 hr |
| May 8, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 17 min |
| May 8, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt, Stafford | 55 min |
| May 8, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 39 min |
| May 8, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 64 min |
| May 8, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 26 min |
| May 8, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 35 min |
| May 8, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 46 min |
| May 8, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 52 min |
| May 8, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 23 min |
| May 8, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 39 min |
| May 9, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 24 min |
| May 9, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 47 min |
| May 9, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 43 min |
| May 9, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 57 min |
| May 9, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 54 min |
| May 9, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 56 min |
| May 9, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 45 min |
| May 9, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 55 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 38 min |
| May 9, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 49 min |
| May 9, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 49 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.