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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 18, 20175 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2017, 7:41 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 49 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 18, 2017, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2017, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 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), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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 18, 3:21 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 349 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-229 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
808 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
349 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

907 
WUUS53 KDDC 190041
SVRDDC
KSC047-097-145-151-185-190130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0113.170519T0041Z-170519T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
741 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Western Stafford County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Edwards County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT

* At 741 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Garfield to 6 miles north of Greensburg, moving east
  at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Saint John, Macksville, Lewis, Garfield, Belpre, Seward, Byers,
  Radium, Trousdale, Hopewell, Dillwyn, Centerview, Zook and
  Fellsburg.

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 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3771 9877 3767 9938 3808 9934 3826 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 248DEG 33KT 3807 9925 3770 9930 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
089 
WWUS53 KDDC 190101
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
801 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017

KSC097-190111-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170519T0130Z/
Kiowa KS-
801 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the
warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3773 9877 3775 9918 3793 9915 3811 9919
      3826 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 250DEG 30KT 3809 9914 3793 9910 3776 9914 

$$

KSC047-145-151-185-190130-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170519T0130Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
801 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...WESTERN STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND
NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES...

At 801 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles northwest of Zook to near Belpre to 4 miles
southeast of Fellsburg, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Saint John, Macksville, Belpre, Seward, Byers, Radium, Trousdale,
Hopewell, Dillwyn and Zook.

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 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3773 9877 3775 9918 3793 9915 3811 9919
      3826 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 250DEG 30KT 3809 9914 3793 9910 3776 9914 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
173 
WWUS53 KDDC 190122
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
822 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017

KSC047-145-151-185-190132-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170519T0130Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
822 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...WESTERN
STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3773 9877 3775 9918 3793 9915 3811 9919
      3826 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 248DEG 33KT 3816 9892 3800 9888 3783 9892 

$$

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 4:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego23 min
May 19, 4:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego36 min
May 19, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis44 min
May 19, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche50 min
May 19, 12:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCPawnee12 hr
May 19, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman31 min
May 19, 12:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade29 min
May 19, 12:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade28 min
May 19, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess62 min
May 19, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray59 min
May 19, 1:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Hodgeman61 min
May 19, 3:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCBarber, Pratt35 min
May 19, 4:05 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt40 min
May 19, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Pratt16 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.