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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 27, 2017Hamilton County, Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2017, 3:54 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 66 min. 2 reports 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 27, 2017, 3:54 PM MDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2017, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 4:05 PM MDTHAIL 1.54 Ese Syracuse, KSQUARTER TO PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED ALONG HIGHWAY 400.
Apr 27, 5:00 PM MDTTORNADO6 Se Kendall, KSTHE SPOTTER REPORTED A FAIRLY LARGE CONE SHAPED FUNNEL, AT TIMES REACHING THE SURFACE. WAS VISIBLE FROM 20 TO 30 MILES AWAY.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 2017-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

720 
WUUS53 KDDC 272154
SVRDDC
KSC075-093-272300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0035.170427T2154Z-170427T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
454 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT/500 PM MDT/

* At 453 PM CDT/353 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Syracuse, moving east 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...
  Syracuse and Kendall. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3789 10185 3801 10181 3805 10135 3789 10135
      3777 10150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 270DEG 20KT 3794 10173 

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

FINCH
3 follow-up statements
979 
WWUS53 KDDC 272216
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
516 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC075-093-272300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170427T2300Z/
Hamilton KS-Kearny KS-
516 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM
CDT/500 PM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY
COUNTIES...

At 516 PM CDT/416 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles
east of Syracuse, 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...
Kendall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3790 10171 3801 10173 3805 10135 3789 10135
      3782 10150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 257DEG 13KT 3797 10166 

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

FINCH
988 
WWUS53 KDDC 272240
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
540 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC075-093-272300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170427T2300Z/
Hamilton KS-Kearny KS-
540 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM
CDT/500 PM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY
COUNTIES...

At 539 PM CDT/439 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located very
near Kendall, or 11 miles east of Syracuse, 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...
Kendall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3790 10165 3799 10160 3805 10135 3789 10135
      3782 10150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 283DEG 14KT 3795 10155 

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

FINCH
542 
WWUS53 KDDC 272248
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
548 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC075-093-272300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170427T2300Z/
Hamilton KS-Kearny KS-
548 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM
CDT/500 PM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY
COUNTIES...

At 548 PM CDT/448 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles
northeast of Kendall, or 12 miles west of Lakin, moving east at 20
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...
Kendall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3790 10160 3799 10157 3805 10135 3789 10135
      3782 10150
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 267DEG 17KT 3797 10149 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 2:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton40 min
Apr 27, 3:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton50 min
Apr 27, 4:50 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCKearny40 min
Apr 27, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny53 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.