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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 30, 20174 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2017, 1:12 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 46 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 30, 2017, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2017, 1:58 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 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
Jun 29, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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

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The text

As transmitted.

689 
WUUS53 KDDC 300612
SVRDDC
KSC007-145-151-185-300715-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0253.170630T0612Z-170630T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
112 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Barber County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Stafford County in south central Kansas...
  Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 215 AM CDT

* At 110 AM CDT, several severe thunderstorms were located along a 
  line extending from 4 miles south of Pawnee Rock to 4 miles north 
  of Lake City, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Pratt, Saint John, Stafford, Macksville, Lake Arrowhead, Iuka,
  Preston, Hudson, Sawyer, Cullison, Isabel, Coats, Seward, Lake
  City, Sun City, Byers, Radium, Hopewell, Neola and Natrona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3727 9899 3826 9903 3826 9857 3768 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 290DEG 12KT 3821 9901 3742 9884 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

RBURG

3 follow-up statements

800 
WWUS53 KDDC 300632
SVSDDC

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

KSC007-145-151-185-300715-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-170630T0715Z/
Barber KS-Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
132 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BARBER...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...STAFFORD AND PRATT
COUNTIES...

At 131 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Radium to 4 miles northeast of Lake City, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and up to half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Pratt, Saint John, Stafford, Lake Arrowhead, Iuka, Preston, Hudson,
Sawyer, Cullison, Isabel, Coats, Seward, Lake City, Byers, Radium,
Natrona, Neola, Cairo, Dillwyn and Elm Mills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3729 9890 3826 9894 3826 9857 3768 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 290DEG 12KT 3819 9893 3740 9876 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA

774 
WWUS53 KDDC 300651
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-300701-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-170630T0715Z/
Pawnee KS-
151 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE 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 3733 9867 3826 9871 3826 9857 3768 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 290DEG 12KT 3817 9886 3738 9869 

$$

KSC007-151-185-300715-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-170630T0715Z/
Barber KS-Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
151 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BARBER...EASTERN STAFFORD AND EASTERN PRATT
COUNTIES...

At 151 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles east of Radium to 4 miles southwest of Lake
Arrowhead, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and up to half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Stafford, Lake Arrowhead, Preston, Hudson, Isabel, Natrona, Neola,
Cairo and Pratt County Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3733 9867 3826 9871 3826 9857 3768 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 290DEG 12KT 3817 9886 3738 9869 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA

428 
WWUS53 KDDC 300658
SVSDDC

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

KSC007-151-185-300708-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-170630T0715Z/
Barber KS-Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
158 AM CDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARBER...EASTERN
STAFFORD AND EASTERN PRATT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited 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 3733 9867 3826 9871 3826 9857 3768 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 290DEG 12KT 3816 9884 3737 9867 

$$

HOVORKA

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, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche	46 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, 1:21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.