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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
- 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
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
$$
TURNER2 follow-up statements
095
WWUS53 KDDC 110614
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
114 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017
KSC025-057-069-119-110645-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-170511T0645Z/
Ford KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Clark KS-
114 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...NORTHEASTERN MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
At 114 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
Fowler, or 9 miles northeast of Meade, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fowler and The Haggard Elevator.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3727 10024 3738 10042 3763 10032 3750 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 211DEG 19KT 3741 10027
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TURNER254
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
$$
GERARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 54 min |
| May 10, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 10, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 26 min |
| May 10, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 63 min |
| May 10, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 37 min |
| May 10, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 65 min |
| May 10, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 62 min |
| May 10, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 40 min |
| May 10, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Ness | 29 min |
| May 10, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 44 min |
| May 10, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 41 min |
| May 10, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 50 min |
| May 10, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 45 min |
| May 10, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 49 min |
| May 10, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 28 min |
| May 10, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 57 min |
| May 10, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 45 min |
| May 11, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 50 min |
| May 11, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 41 min |
| May 11, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray, Meade | 52 min |
| May 11, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 53 min |
| May 11, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 67 min |
| May 11, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 51 min |
| May 11, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 52 min |
| May 11, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 24 min |
| May 11, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 67 min |
| May 11, 4:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Trego | 24 hr |
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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.