Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 270, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 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
- Aug 5, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
692
WUUS53 KDDC 052130 RRA
SVRDDC
KSC007-033-052230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0270.170805T2130Z-170805T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Barber County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Comanche County in south central Kansas...
* Until 530 PM CDT
* At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of
Aetna, or 19 miles southeast of Coldwater, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...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...
Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Lake Arrowhead, Hardtner, Hazelton, Deerhead
and Aetna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3717 9917 3746 9853 3700 9838 3700 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 248DEG 33KT 3708 9907
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FINCH2 follow-up statements
921
WWUS53 KDDC 052149
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
449 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
KSC007-033-052230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0270.000000T0000Z-170805T2230Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
449 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR BARBER AND EAST CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTIES...
At 449 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of
Aetna, or 22 miles east of Coldwater, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Lake Arrowhead, Hardtner, Hazelton, Deerhead
and Aetna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3746 9853 3700 9838 3702 9900 3722 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 233DEG 20KT 3715 9895
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FINCH983
WWUS53 KDDC 052207
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
507 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
KSC007-033-052230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0270.000000T0000Z-170805T2230Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
507 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR BARBER AND EAST CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTIES...
At 507 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of
Deerhead, or 16 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and 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...
Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Lake Arrowhead, Hardtner, Hazelton, Deerhead
and Aetna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3746 9853 3700 9838 3702 9900 3722 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 260DEG 25KT 3716 9884
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FINCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 6:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 51 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.