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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 26, 2016Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 2:37 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 26, 2016, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2016, 3:16 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.5 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 26, 2:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	Rush Center, KS	VIDEO POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 1:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 101 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

192 
WUUS53 KDDC 261937
SVRDDC
KSC145-165-262030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0099.160526T1937Z-160526T2030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 237 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF ASH VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE 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...
  LARNED...LA CROSSE...OTIS...BISON...RUSH CENTER...LIEBENTHAL...TIMKEN...
  ASH VALLEY...LORETTA...NEKOMA...SHAFFER AND HARGRAVE.

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 3862 9903 3829 9903 3818 9910 3836 9958
      3870 9938 3870 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 205DEG 27KT 3836 9929 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

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5 follow-up statements

299 
WWUS53 KDDC 261946
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-165-262030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-
246 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR RUSH AND NORTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...

AT 246 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF RUSH CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
LARNED...LA CROSSE...OTIS...BISON...RUSH CENTER...LIEBENTHAL...TIMKEN...ASH
VALLEY...LORETTA...NEKOMA...SHAFFER AND HARGRAVE.

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 3862 9903 3829 9903 3818 9910 3836 9958
      3870 9938 3870 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 205DEG 27KT 3842 9925 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

TURNER

819 
WWUS53 KDDC 261954
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-165-262030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-
254 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR RUSH AND NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES...

AT 253 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TIMKEN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
LA CROSSE...OTIS...BISON...RUSH CENTER...LIEBENTHAL...TIMKEN...LORETTA...
NEKOMA...SHAFFER AND HARGRAVE.

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 3862 9903 3841 9903 3826 9912 3844 9953
      3870 9938 3870 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 205DEG 27KT 3847 9922 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

TURNER

863 
WWUS53 KDDC 261959
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-262008-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
PAWNEE KS-

259 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE 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 CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3862 9903 3841 9903 3835 9907 3835 9910
      3855 9946 3870 9938 3870 9928
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 205DEG 27KT 3851 9920 

$$

KSC165-262030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
RUSH KS-
259 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...

AT 258 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR BISON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
LA CROSSE...OTIS...BISON...RUSH CENTER...LIEBENTHAL...TIMKEN...LORETTA...
SHAFFER AND HARGRAVE.

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 CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3862 9903 3841 9903 3835 9907 3835 9910
      3855 9946 3870 9938 3870 9928
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 205DEG 27KT 3851 9920 

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

$$

TURNER

573 
WWUS53 KDDC 262004
SVSDDC

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

KSC165-262030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
RUSH KS-
304 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY...

AT 304 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BISON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
LA CROSSE...OTIS...BISON...TIMKEN...SHAFFER AND LORETTA. 

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 CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3862 9903 3841 9903 3842 9907 3843 9913
      3854 9932 3864 9925 3868 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 205DEG 27KT 3855 9917 

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

$$

TURNER

109 
WWUS53 KDDC 262016
SVSDDC

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

KSC165-262025-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
RUSH KS-
316 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS
CANCELLED. 

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

LAT...LON 3862 9903 3841 9903 3842 9907 3843 9913
      3854 9932 3864 9925 3868 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 205DEG 27KT 3863 9912 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Comanche	12 min
May 26, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa	55 min
May 26, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Meade	46 min
May 26, 1:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt	43 min
May 26, 1:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Comanche, Kiowa	24 min
May 26, 1:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	49 min
May 26, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	47 min
May 26, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	48 min
May 26, 2:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa	34 min
May 26, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	31 min
May 26, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman	30 min
May 26, 2:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Stafford	34 min
May 26, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa	46 min
May 26, 2:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Kiowa	25 min
May 26, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa	47 min
May 26, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	10 min
May 26, 2:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Comanche, Kiowa	36 min
May 26, 2:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Stafford	34 min
May 26, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	55 min
May 26, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	45 min
May 26, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	17 min
May 26, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	22 min
May 26, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	41 min
May 26, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	50 min
May 26, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray	56 min
May 26, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	40 min
May 26, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	47 min
May 26, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade	39 min
May 26, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	64 min
May 26, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	49 min
May 26, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford	24 min
May 26, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	67 min
May 26, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Meade	46 min
May 26, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	48 min
May 26, 6:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Hodgeman	16 min
May 26, 6:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark	37 min
May 26, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	50 min
May 26, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	12 min
May 26, 6:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.