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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2016Pawnee County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2016, 11:43 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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 24, 2016, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2016, 12:13 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pawnee County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 11:58 PM CDTHAIL 0.755 Se Ash Valley, KS

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 24, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 321 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1524 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

277 
WUUS53 KDDC 250443
SVRDDC
KSC145-250530-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0087.160525T0443Z-160525T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1143 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1143 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRIZELL...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  LARNED AND FRIZELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3808 9921 3819 9932 3829 9912 3815 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 238DEG 32KT 3818 9918 

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

$$

TURNER
1 follow-up statement
151 
WWUS53 KDDC 250513
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1213 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

KSC145-250523-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-160525T0530Z/
PAWNEE KS-
1213 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA. 

LAT...LON 3808 9921 3819 9932 3829 9912 3815 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 238DEG 32KT 3832 9889 

$$

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford45 min
May 24, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford45 min
May 24, 7:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa41 min
May 24, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHaskell, Meade, Seward23 min
May 24, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego53 min
May 24, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee47 min
May 24, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush46 min
May 24, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord26 min
May 24, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego44 min
May 24, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt56 min
May 24, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman11 min
May 24, 7:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman2 min
May 24, 7:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness9 min
May 24, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward12 min
May 24, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman48 min
May 24, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Pratt29 min
May 24, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman9 min
May 24, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Pawnee, Rush49 min
May 24, 7:42 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatDDCEdwards33 min
May 24, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Kiowa, Pratt31 min
May 24, 7:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber22 min
May 24, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego49 min
May 24, 8:13 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford32 min
May 24, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Pratt46 min
May 24, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Ness8 min
May 24, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush34 min
May 24, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Pawnee, Rush32 min
May 24, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford24 min
May 24, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford57 min
May 24, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt35 min
May 24, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt, Stafford29 min
May 24, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord42 min
May 24, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford61 min
May 24, 10:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford3 hr
May 24, 10:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford3 hr
May 24, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards40 min
May 24, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee12 min
May 24, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards43 min
May 24, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford37 min
May 24, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford52 min
May 24, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee24 min
May 25, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee43 min
May 25, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford51 min
May 25, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush15 min
May 25, 12:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford41 min
May 25, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford36 min
May 25, 12:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCPratt, Stafford12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.