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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 13, 2017Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2017, 5:31 PM CDT for Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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
Jul 13, 2017, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2017, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 13, 5:40 PM CDTHAIL 0.755 N Iuka, KS

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 137 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1337 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

946 
WUUS53 KDDC 132231
SVRDDC
KSC151-185-132315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0264.170713T2231Z-170713T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
531 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Stafford County in south central Kansas...
  Northeastern Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 615 PM CDT

* At 530 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northeast of Byers to near Preston, moving
  east at 15 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...
  Pratt, Stafford, Iuka, Preston, Natrona, Neola, Zenith, Pratt
  Regional Airport and Pratt County Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3762 9880 3794 9886 3799 9847 3765 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 266DEG 13KT 3786 9881 3774 9855 

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

HOVORKA
2 follow-up statements
804 
WWUS53 KDDC 132252
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
552 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

KSC151-185-132315-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-170713T2315Z/
Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
552 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD AND NORTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES...

At 551 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southwest of Stafford to 4 miles south of
Turon, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Stafford, Iuka, Preston, Natrona, Neola and Zenith. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3773 9873 3794 9886 3799 9847 3765 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 266DEG 13KT 3787 9872 3774 9846 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
109 
WWUS53 KDDC 132307
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
607 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

KSC151-185-132317-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-170713T2315Z/
Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
607 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD AND
NORTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 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.

LAT...LON 3773 9873 3794 9886 3799 9847 3765 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 266DEG 13KT 3787 9866 3774 9840 

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego41 min
Jul 12, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton48 min
Jul 12, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane37 min
Jul 12, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane34 min
Jul 12, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton52 min
Jul 12, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott58 min
Jul 12, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane50 min
Jul 12, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott35 min
Jul 13, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa29 min
Jul 13, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa51 min
Jul 13, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa66 min
Jul 13, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward46 min
Jul 13, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward61 min
Jul 13, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Pratt62 min
Jul 13, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade46 min
Jul 13, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford54 min
Jul 13, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton40 min
Jul 13, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton31 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.