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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2016, 9:59 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 61 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 24, 2016, 9:59 PM CDT (02:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 311 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
- 1524 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
689
WUUS53 KDDC 250259
SVRDDC
KSC047-097-151-185-250400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0083.160525T0259Z-160525T0400Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
959 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 958 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
IUKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS
3 MILES NORTH OF TROUSDALE. IT ALSO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...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...
PRATT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...IUKA...PRESTON...BYERS...
FELLSBURG...ZENITH...DILLWYN...NEOLA...HOPEWELL AND TROUSDALE.
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 SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3765 9908 3788 9924 3817 9847 3766 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 224DEG 22KT 3777 9874
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RUTHI2 follow-up statements
190
WWUS53 KDDC 250328
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1028 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC047-097-250337-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-160525T0400Z/
EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
1028 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND
NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3770 9885 3799 9891 3817 9847 3766 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 236DEG 14KT 3783 9875
$$
KSC151-185-250400-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-160525T0400Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-
1028 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN STAFFORD AND NORTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES...
AT 1027 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF BYERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
PRATT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...IUKA...PRESTON...BYERS...ZENITH...DILLWYN AND
NEOLA.
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 SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3770 9885 3799 9891 3817 9847 3766 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 236DEG 14KT 3783 9875
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RUTHI404
WWUS53 KDDC 250408
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1108 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC151-185-250409-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-160525T0400Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-
1108 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN STAFFORD AND
NORTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER, HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF DIMES STILL MAY OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3770 9885 3799 9891 3817 9847 3766 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 224DEG 22KT 3783 9875
$$
RUTHIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 41 min |
| May 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 23 min |
| May 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 53 min |
| May 24, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 47 min |
| May 24, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 46 min |
| May 24, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 26 min |
| May 24, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 44 min |
| May 24, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 56 min |
| May 24, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 11 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 2 min |
| May 24, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 9 min |
| May 24, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 12 min |
| May 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 29 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 9 min |
| May 24, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 49 min |
| May 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards | 33 min |
| May 24, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Kiowa, Pratt | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 22 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 49 min |
| May 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 32 min |
| May 24, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Ness | 8 min |
| May 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 34 min |
| May 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Pawnee, Rush | 32 min |
| May 24, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 24 min |
| May 24, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 57 min |
| May 24, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 35 min |
| May 24, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 29 min |
| May 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 42 min |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 40 min |
| May 24, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 12 min |
| May 24, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 43 min |
| May 24, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 37 min |
| May 24, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 52 min |
| May 24, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 24 min |
| May 24, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 30 min |
| May 25, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 43 min |
| May 25, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 51 min |
| May 25, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 15 min |
| May 25, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 41 min |
| May 25, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 36 min |
| May 25, 12:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 12 hr |
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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.