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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 270, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 5, 2017Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 5, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 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 2017-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 342 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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
 
$$

FINCH
2 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
 
$$

FINCH
983 
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
 
$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche33 min
Aug 5, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche26 min
Aug 5, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee47 min
Aug 5, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche28 min
Aug 5, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt50 min
Aug 5, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt46 min
Aug 5, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche60 min
Aug 5, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford53 min
Aug 5, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber48 min
Aug 5, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee, Stafford53 min
Aug 5, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford51 min
Aug 5, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber33 min
Aug 5, 6:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCPawnee3 hr
Aug 5, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush39 min
Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber51 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.