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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 20165 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 1:57 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 48 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, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
48 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, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 69 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

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The text

As transmitted.

194 
WUUS53 KDDC 261857
SVRDDC
KSC047-097-145-151-185-261945-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0095.160526T1857Z-160526T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
157 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 157 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF FELLSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  ST. JOHN...MACKSVILLE...LEWIS...GARFIELD...BELPRE...CENTERVIEW...SANFORD...
  FELLSBURG...ZOOK...HOPEWELL...DILLWYN...TROUSDALE AND FRIZELL.

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 SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3764 9909 3776 9941 3822 9934 3803 9869
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 203DEG 45KT 3786 9921 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

TURNER
1 follow-up statement
104 
WWUS53 KDDC 261925
SVSDDC

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

KSC151-261934-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-160526T1945Z/
PRATT KS-

225 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3767 9915 3776 9941 3822 9934 3809 9892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 203DEG 45KT 3818 9904 

$$

KSC047-097-145-185-261945-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-160526T1945Z/
STAFFORD KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
225 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...CENTRAL EDWARDS AND
NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES...

AT 224 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF
LARNED...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
LEWIS...GARFIELD...BELPRE...CENTERVIEW...SANFORD...FELLSBURG...ZOOK...
TROUSDALE AND FRIZELL.

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 SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3767 9915 3776 9941 3822 9934 3809 9892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 203DEG 45KT 3818 9904 

HAIL...1.50IN
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, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade46 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, 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

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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.