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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 29, 2017Barber County, Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2017, 11:29 PM CDT for Barber County, Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 3 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 29, 2017, 11:29 PM CDT (04:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2017, 12:15 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 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
Jun 29, 11:40 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	8 Ese Acres, KS
Jun 30, 12:10 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Aetna, KS	TREE LIMBS AT LEAST 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE BLOWN DOWN.
Jun 30, 12:10 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sw Aetna, KS	TREE LIMBS AT LEAST 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE BLOWN DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 29, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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: 2063 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 4.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

688 
WUUS53 KDDC 300429
SVRDDC
KSC007-025-033-300515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0249.170630T0429Z-170630T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1129 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Barber County in south central Kansas...
  Comanche County in south central Kansas...
  Southern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT

* At 1129 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 3 miles northwest of Acres to 5 miles southeast of
  Deerhead, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...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...
  Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Ashland, Coldwater, Protection, Hardtner,
  Englewood, Sitka, Lake City, Wilmore, Deerhead, Acres, Aetna,
  Buttermilk, Lexington, Big Basin Preserve and Lake Coldwater.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3723 10008 3734 9955 3739 9848 3700 9840
      3700 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 267DEG 30KT 3715 9991 3717 9887 

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

RBURG

2 follow-up statements

038 
WWUS53 KDDC 300447
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1147 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

KSC007-025-033-300515-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-170630T0515Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-Clark KS-
1147 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR BARBER...COMANCHE AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES...

At 1147 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Ashland to 9 miles southwest of
Medicine Lodge, moving east at 35 mph.

These are very dangerous storms.

HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 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...
Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Ashland, Coldwater, Protection, Hardtner,
Englewood, Sitka, Lake City, Wilmore, Deerhead, Acres, Aetna,
Buttermilk, Lexington, Big Basin Preserve and Lake Coldwater.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3723 10008 3734 9955 3739 9848 3700 9840
      3700 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 265DEG 29KT 3709 9975 3718 9869 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RBURG

969 
WWUS53 KDDC 300509
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1209 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

KSC025-300518-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-170630T0515Z/
Clark KS-
1209 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3727 9952 3734 9951 3739 9848 3700 9840
      3700 9950
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 270DEG 40KT 3708 9940 3719 9847 

$$

KSC007-033-300515-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-170630T0515Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
1209 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR BARBER AND COMANCHE COUNTIES...

At 1208 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles southwest of Buttermilk to 5 miles southwest
of Sharon, moving east at 45 mph.

These are very dangerous storms.

HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 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...
Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Coldwater, Protection, Hardtner, Lake City,
Wilmore, Deerhead, Aetna, Buttermilk and Lake Coldwater.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3727 9952 3734 9951 3739 9848 3700 9840
      3700 9950
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 270DEG 40KT 3708 9940 3719 9847 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RBURG

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 9:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 9:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
940 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017

...UPDATE TO SYNOPSIS...

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 939 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017

WV imagery indicates a westerly flow aloft prevailing across the
Western High Plains. Near the surface, a near stationary frontal
boundary stretches from the Oklahoma Panhandle northeast across
central Kansas.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday)
Issued at 208 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017

Convective allowing models are fairly aggressive with respect to
upscale thunderstorm growth across western into south central Kansas
this evening. The old cold front has already begun to wash out with
models shoeing more broad easterly surface winds heading into
tonight. As earlier concerns of initial development across the far
southeast have waned, models such as the HRRR have become more
aggressive with the upscale growth into a qlcs wind event well into
central Kansas before midnight. We've increased pops to account
for these latest model runs, as well as adjusted overnight lows
for early Friday morning downward. Large hail up to 2 inches may
be the primary threat in the western counties while a wind threat
and heavy rain threat may be more likely with time this evening
into central Kansas counties.

Friday the area will be under the influence of weak northeasterly
surface flow, as a a midlevel shortwave move  across the KS/NE line by
the afternoon. This should produce scattered showers and
thunderstorms through the afternoon given the average MUCAPES
around 500 j/KG.

.LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday)
Issued at 208 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017

The front and major instability/CAPE axis moves farther southeast
into the southern Plains by Saturday. Any storm threats by Saturday
might be in the extreme west it at all. However, the entire southern
High Plains region maintains relatively high dew points, with richer
moisture not being scoured out. The GFS already has a trough across
the Rockies  by Sunday  with vorticity advection into Kansas by
Sunday night.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening)
Issued at 603 PM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017

Short term models earlier this afternoon have been in good
agreement with bringing a cluster of strong to severe
thunderstorms across western Kansas early tonight. Strong winds
and heavy rainfall appear to be the main hazards. Timing so fair
has also been in decent agreement between the last few runs so
will follow the latest trend and introduce strong winds in excess
of 45 knots and at least IFR visibilities and ceilings with these
storms. Timing and track favors the Garden City terminal between
01z and 03z Friday and the Dodge City, Hays and possibly even
Liberal terminals between 02z and 04z Friday. Once these storms
pass the prevailing winds will become north northeast at 10 to 15
knots through the remainder of the night. Model soundings suggest
the potential for some MVFR stratus being possible between late
tonight, especially between 09z and 15z Friday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  62  83  60  87 /  50  20  10   0
GCK  63  82  58  88 /  50  10  10  10
EHA  62  82  59  86 /  30  10  20  10
LBL  64  84  60  88 /  30  10  10  10
HYS  63  81  59  88 /  40  20  10   0
P28  69  86  63  89 /  70  30  20  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...JJohnson
SHORT TERM...Russell
LONG TERM...Russell
AVIATION...Burgert

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:26 AM CDT, 19 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
426 AM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-300930-
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
426 AM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017 /326 AM MDT Thu Jun 29 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across central and
eastern portions of southwest Kansas this evening. The main threat
will be golf ball to tennis ball size hail and damaging winds in
excess of 60 mph.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Excessive heat: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Days 2-7 Discussion
-------------------

Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible Friday
with the potential for up to quarter size hail and wind gusts
upward of 60 mph. Thunderstorms will then be possible nearly each
day through the early part of next week. However, the potential
for severe weather is low.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  No hazards.

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening, mainly east of a
Garden City to Ashland line.

&&

For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
851 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

KSZ030-300245-
Trego KS-
851 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 945
PM CDT...

At 851 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Voda, or 9 miles northwest of Wakeeney, moving east at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wakeeney, Ogallah, Collyer, Voda and Riga.

LAT...LON 3889 9961 3890 10015 3913 10015 3913 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 274DEG 27KT 3908 10004

RBURG

Local storm report, Jun 29, 9:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
923 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0851 PM     HAIL             3 NE MANTER             37.55N 101.85W
06/29/2017  M1.75 INCH       STANTON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JF

Local storm report, Jun 29, 9:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
925 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     HAIL             12 NNE RICHFIELD        37.41N 101.67W
06/29/2017  M3.00 INCH       STANTON            KS   PUBLIC

&&

JF

Local storm report, Jun 29, 9:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
934 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0926 PM     HAIL             10 NNW FETERITA         37.29N 101.52W
06/29/2017  E1.00 INCH       STEVENS            KS   PUBLIC

&&

JF

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:02 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1102 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 PM     HAIL             SUN CITY                37.38N 98.92W
06/29/2017  E1.75 INCH       BARBER             KS   PUBLIC

&&

JRJ

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:19 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1119 PM CDT THU JUN 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1109 PM     HAIL             7 ESE COLDWATER         37.23N 99.21W
06/29/2017  E1.50 INCH       COMANCHE           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	59 min
Jun 29, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	46 min
Jun 29, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	46 min
Jun 29, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	54 min
Jun 29, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stanton, Stevens	57 min
Jun 29, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stanton, Stevens	52 min
Jun 29, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton	68 min
Jun 29, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	42 min
Jun 29, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade	59 min
Jun 29, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	47 min
Jun 29, 11:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa	11 min
Jun 29, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	24 min
Jun 29, 11:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	24 min
Jun 30, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	48 min
Jun 30, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa, Pratt	60 min
Jun 30, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	46 min
Jun 30, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	46 min
Jun 30, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Comanche	54 min
Jun 30, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	58 min
Jun 30, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	63 min
Jun 30, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Comanche	52 min
Jun 30, 3:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	60 min
Jun 30, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche	59 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.