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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 9, 2016Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2016, 1:43 AM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2016, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2016, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-05-09The 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.

438 
WUUS53 KDDC 090643
SVRDDC
KSC195-090730-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0039.160509T0643Z-160509T0730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
143 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 143 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
  VODA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAKEENEY...OGALLAH...RIGA...VODA AND TREGO CENTER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3895 9959 3894 9959 3880 10004 3895 10015
      3897 10015 3913 9997 3913 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 230DEG 25KT 3897 10003 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

AJOHNSON
3 follow-up statements
138 
WWUS53 KDDC 090659
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
159 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

KSC195-090730-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160509T0730Z/
TREGO KS-
159 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY...

AT 159 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAKEENEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAKEENEY...OGALLAH...RIGA AND TREGO CENTER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3895 9959 3894 9959 3886 9991 3897 9996
      3903 10002 3913 9997 3913 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 230DEG 25KT 3904 9992 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

AJOHNSON
161 
WWUS53 KDDC 090708
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
208 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

KSC195-090730-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160509T0730Z/
TREGO KS-
208 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY...

AT 208 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
WAKEENEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAKEENEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3905 9964 3902 9989 3905 9992 3908 9998
      3913 9997 3913 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 230DEG 25KT 3908 9985 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

AJOHNSON
518 
WWUS53 KDDC 090726
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
226 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

KSC195-090736-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160509T0730Z/
TREGO KS-
226 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 230 AM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3905 9964 3902 9989 3905 9992 3908 9998
      3913 9997 3913 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 230DEG 25KT 3908 9985 

$$

AJOHNSON

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, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego57 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.