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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 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.
- 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
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
$$
UMSCHEID173
WWUS53 KDDC 190122
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
822 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
KSC047-145-151-185-190132-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170519T0130Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
822 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...WESTERN
STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3773 9877 3775 9918 3793 9915 3811 9919
3826 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 248DEG 33KT 3816 9892 3800 9888 3783 9892
$$
JJOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 23 min |
| May 19, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 36 min |
| May 19, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 44 min |
| May 19, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 50 min |
| May 19, 12:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 12 hr |
| May 19, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 31 min |
| May 19, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 29 min |
| May 19, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 28 min |
| May 19, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 62 min |
| May 19, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Gray | 59 min |
| May 19, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 61 min |
| May 19, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 35 min |
| May 19, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt | 40 min |
| May 19, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 16 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.