Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 2016Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 1:14 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2016, 1:14 PM CDT (18:14 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 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 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 212 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
212 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-425 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2776 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

101 
WUUS53 KDDC 261814
SVRDDC
KSC025-057-119-261900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0091.160526T1814Z-160526T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
114 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  EASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 113 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TWO INCH 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...
  ASHLAND...BLOOM AND CLARK STATE LAKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3707 9994 3719 10013 3757 9988 3736 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 215DEG 47KT 3726 9993 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

TURNER
3 follow-up statements
968 
WWUS53 KDDC 261823
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
123 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC025-057-119-261900-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
FORD KS-CLARK KS-MEADE KS-
123 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FORD...CENTRAL CLARK AND EASTERN MEADE COUNTIES...

AT 122 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CLARK STATE LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHLAND...BLOOM AND CLARK STATE LAKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3707 9994 3719 10013 3757 9988 3736 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 215DEG 47KT 3737 9984 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

TURNER
955 
WWUS53 KDDC 261828
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
128 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC119-261838-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
MEADE KS-

128 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MEADE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3709 9993 3727 10004 3757 9988 3736 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 215DEG 47KT 3744 9978 

$$

KSC025-057-261900-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
FORD KS-CLARK KS-
128 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FORD AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

AT 128 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
CLARK STATE LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TENNIS 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...
BLOOM AND CLARK STATE LAKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3709 9993 3727 10004 3757 9988 3736 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 215DEG 47KT 3744 9978 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

TURNER
662 
WWUS53 KDDC 261839
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
139 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC025-057-261900-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
FORD KS-CLARK KS-
139 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FORD AND NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES...

AT 139 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF KINGSDOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
BLOOM AND CLARK STATE LAKE. 

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 SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3717 9990 3730 10001 3757 9988 3736 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 228DEG 26KT 3750 9970 

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

$$

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche12 min
May 26, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa55 min
May 26, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt43 min
May 26, 1:36 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa24 min
May 26, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa49 min
May 26, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche47 min
May 26, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford48 min
May 26, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa34 min
May 26, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee31 min
May 26, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman30 min
May 26, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Stafford34 min
May 26, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa46 min
May 26, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa25 min
May 26, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush39 min
May 26, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa47 min
May 26, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee10 min
May 26, 2:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa36 min
May 26, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Stafford34 min
May 26, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa55 min
May 26, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche45 min
May 26, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush17 min
May 26, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa22 min
May 26, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt41 min
May 26, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord50 min
May 26, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray56 min
May 26, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord40 min
May 26, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark47 min
May 26, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade39 min
May 26, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade64 min
May 26, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman49 min
May 26, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord24 min
May 26, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade67 min
May 26, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade46 min
May 26, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness48 min
May 26, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman16 min
May 26, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark37 min
May 26, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa50 min
May 26, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness12 min
May 26, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

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.