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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 19, 2017Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2017, 8:10 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 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
Apr 19, 2017, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2017, 8:28 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 19, 8:26 PM CDTHAIL 13 Ene Zook, KSGROUND WAS COVERED WITH HAIL.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 19, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 2017-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

230 
WUUS53 KDDC 200110
SVRDDC
KSC047-145-200200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0033.170420T0110Z-170420T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
810 PM CDT WED APR 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Central Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT

* At 810 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast
  of Offerle, or 4 miles west of Kinsley, moving east at 30 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...
  Kinsley, Lewis, Garfield, Belpre and Zook. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3784 9954 3801 9954 3814 9902 3782 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 267DEG 27KT 3792 9950 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
397 
WWUS53 KDDC 200128
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
828 PM CDT WED APR 19 2017

KSC047-145-200138-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-170420T0200Z/
Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
828 PM CDT WED APR 19 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND
CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3784 9954 3801 9954 3814 9902 3782 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 267DEG 27KT 3793 9933 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarton37 min
Apr 19, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford30 min
Apr 19, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford28 min
Apr 19, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee33 min
Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt55 min
Apr 19, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards53 min
Apr 19, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Ford63 min
Apr 19, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Stafford65 min
Apr 19, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa24 min
Apr 19, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa, Pratt, Stafford64 min
Apr 19, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt53 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.