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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 11, 20174 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2017, 1:06 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 39 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
May 11, 2017, 1:06 AM CDT (06:06 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2017, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:05 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, 6.1 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 2017-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1146 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 2017-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
1146 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

995 
WUUS53 KDDC 110606
SVRDDC
KSC025-057-069-119-110645-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0045.170511T0606Z-170511T0645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
106 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 145 AM CDT

* At 106 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of
  Meade, moving northeast at 20 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...
  Meade, Fowler and The Haggard Elevator. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3722 10027 3734 10045 3763 10032 3750 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 219DEG 12KT 3734 10031 

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

TURNER
2 follow-up statements
095 
WWUS53 KDDC 110614
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
114 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

KSC025-057-069-119-110645-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-170511T0645Z/
Ford KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Clark KS-
114 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...NORTHEASTERN MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

At 114 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
Fowler, or 9 miles northeast of Meade, moving northeast at 20 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...
Fowler and The Haggard Elevator. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3727 10024 3738 10042 3763 10032 3750 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 211DEG 19KT 3741 10027 

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

TURNER
254 
WWUS53 KDDC 110636
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
136 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

KSC025-057-069-119-110646-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-170511T0645Z/
Ford KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Clark KS-
136 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...
NORTHEASTERN MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3727 10024 3738 10042 3763 10032 3750 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 219DEG 12KT 3746 10022 

$$

GERARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark54 min
May 10, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa25 min
May 10, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton26 min
May 10, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott63 min
May 10, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton37 min
May 10, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton65 min
May 10, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott62 min
May 10, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford40 min
May 10, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Ness29 min
May 10, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott44 min
May 10, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKearny41 min
May 10, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane50 min
May 10, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott45 min
May 10, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane49 min
May 10, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman28 min
May 10, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward, Stevens57 min
May 10, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens45 min
May 11, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward50 min
May 11, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade41 min
May 11, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Meade52 min
May 11, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford53 min
May 11, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber67 min
May 11, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber51 min
May 11, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber52 min
May 11, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber24 min
May 11, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche67 min
May 11, 4:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCTrego24 hr

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.