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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 280, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 9, 2017Barber County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2017, 7:43 PM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 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 9, 2017, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Barber County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 809 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
809 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

646 
WUUS53 KDDC 100043
SVRDDC
KSC007-100100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0280.170810T0043Z-170810T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
743 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Barber County in south central Kansas...

* Until 800 PM CDT

* At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kiowa, moving
  southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Kiowa and Hazelton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive
hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should
move to shelter inside a strong building,  and stay away from
windows.

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9854 3702 9855 3714 9835 3700 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 318DEG 25KT 3702 9844 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
1 follow-up statement
896 
WWUS53 KDDC 100058
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
758 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

KSC007-100107-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0280.000000T0000Z-170810T0100Z/
Barber KS-
758 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARBER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Dodge City.

LAT...LON 3700 9854 3702 9855 3714 9835 3700 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 318DEG 25KT 3695 9836 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber38 min
Aug 9, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche19 min
Aug 9, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber20 min
Aug 9, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche33 min
Aug 10, 4:31 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDCEdwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 10 more5 hr
Aug 10, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton63 min
Aug 10, 10:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton52 min
Aug 10, 10:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton41 min
Aug 10, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant52 min
Aug 10, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott39 min
Aug 10, 11:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward, Stevens39 min
Aug 10, 11:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens38 min
Aug 10, 12:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness57 min
Aug 10, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Finney, Ford, Grant and 12 more15 hr
Aug 10, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego53 min
Aug 10, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego49 min
Aug 10, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego43 min
Aug 10, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego57 min
Aug 10, 3:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego3 hr
Aug 10, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott30 min
Aug 10, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush, Trego44 min
Aug 10, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush22 min
Aug 10, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush46 min
Aug 10, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford57 min
Aug 10, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt21 min
Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa60 min
Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford63 min
Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa66 min

Nearby

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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.