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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 26, 2017Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2017, 7:12 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 2 reports 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
Jun 26, 2017, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Scott County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 7:27 PM CDTHAIL 1.51 Sse Scott State Lake, KS
Jun 26, 7:36 PM CDTHAIL 35 Ssw Scott State Lake, KS

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2017-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 914 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 2017-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
914 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

980 
WUUS53 KDDC 270012
SVRDDC
KSC171-270100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0237.170627T0012Z-170627T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
712 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Scott County in west central Kansas...

* Until 800 PM CDT

* At 711 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles north of
  Scott State Lake, or 17 miles north of Scott City, moving south at
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to Two inch 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...
  Scott City, Modoc, Grigston, Shallow Water, Pence, Manning, Scott
  State Lake and The Tractor Elevator.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10070 3831 10069 3830 10112 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 352DEG 28KT 3873 10092 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
3 follow-up statements
480 
WWUS53 KDDC 270021
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
721 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

KSC171-270100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-170627T0100Z/
Scott KS-
721 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SCOTT COUNTY...

At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles west of
Scott State Lake, or 14 miles north of Scott City, moving south at 30
mph.

This is a very dangerous storm.

HAZARD...up to Three inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
         Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
         siding, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Scott City, Modoc, Shallow Water, Pence, Scott State Lake and The
Tractor Elevator.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10081 3831 10084 3830 10112 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 007DEG 24KT 3868 10098 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...3.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
782 
WWUS53 KDDC 270042
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
742 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

KSC171-270100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-170627T0100Z/
Scott KS-
742 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY...

At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of
Scott City, moving south at 30 mph.

This is a very dangerous storm.

HAZARD...Up to Three inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
         Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
         siding, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Scott City and Shallow Water. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3866 10083 3831 10084 3830 10112 3865 10101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 355DEG 25KT 3854 10097 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...3.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
919 
WWUS53 KDDC 270059
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
759 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

KSC171-270109-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-170627T0100Z/
Scott KS-
759 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3866 10083 3831 10084 3830 10112 3865 10101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 352DEG 28KT 3842 10095 

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 7:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott16 min
Jun 26, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens61 min
Jun 26, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton30 min
Jun 26, 11:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny51 min
Jun 26, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny18 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.