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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 13, 2017Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2017, 8:56 PM CDT for Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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
Jun 13, 2017, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2017, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 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
Jun 13, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 286 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2017-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 388 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2017-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 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
388 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

As transmitted.

138 
WUUS53 KDDC 140156
SVRDDC
KSC051-165-140230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0152.170614T0156Z-170614T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
856 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Rush County in central Kansas...
  Southeastern Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 930 PM CDT

* At 856 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles south of
  Liebenthal, or 4 miles north of La Crosse, moving northeast at 55
  mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 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, Victoria, Schoenchen, Liebenthal, Walker, Munjor,
  Emmeram, Loretta, Pfeifer, Toulon and Hays Regional Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 9905 3909 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
      3868 9903 3852 9931 3864 9944
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 223DEG 46KT 3860 9932 

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

HOVORKA
2 follow-up statements
730 
WWUS53 KDDC 140207
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
907 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

KSC051-165-140230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-170614T0230Z/
Rush KS-Ellis KS-
907 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Pfeifer,
or 13 miles northeast of La Crosse, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...uP TO 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...
Victoria, Walker, Emmeram, Loretta and Pfeifer. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 9905 3909 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
      3868 9903 3861 9924 3871 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 223DEG 46KT 3870 9920 

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

HOVORKA
273 
WWUS53 KDDC 140226
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
926 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

KSC051-165-140236-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-170614T0230Z/
Rush KS-Ellis KS-
926 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3912 9905 3909 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903
      3868 9903 3861 9924 3871 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 223DEG 46KT 3887 9899 

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa45 min
Jun 13, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche, Pratt45 min
Jun 13, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord58 min
Jun 13, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush49 min
Jun 13, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman20 min
Jun 13, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark56 min
Jun 13, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman35 min
Jun 13, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa51 min
Jun 13, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush23 min
Jun 13, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Pawnee, Rush66 min
Jun 13, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush35 min
Jun 13, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa60 min
Jun 13, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa42 min
Jun 13, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis57 min
Jun 13, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis9 min
Jun 13, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt64 min
Jun 13, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee, Rush63 min
Jun 13, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche43 min
Jun 13, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis44 min
Jun 13, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford49 min
Jun 13, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford42 min
Jun 13, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Pratt44 min
Jun 13, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche67 min
Jun 14, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche48 min
Jun 14, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber68 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.