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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 23, 2017Finney County, Gray County, Haskell County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2017, 9:05 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Haskell County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
Mar 23, 2017, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2017, 9:37 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 23, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 2017-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 164 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 2017-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 282 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
164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
282 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

308 
WUUS53 KDDC 240205
SVRDDC
KSC055-069-081-240300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0007.170324T0205Z-170324T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
905 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT

* At 904 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Charleston,
  or 11 miles west of Cimarron, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...up to 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Cimarron, Pierceville, Ingalls, Ensign, Charleston, Kalvesta and
  Concannon State Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3765 10067 3813 10069 3816 10027 3765 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 219DEG 42KT 3784 10055 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA
2 follow-up statements
337 
WWUS53 KDDC 240224
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
924 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

KSC081-240234-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170324T0300Z/
Haskell KS-
924 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3769 10050 3813 10051 3816 10027 3765 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 219DEG 42KT 3802 10036 

$$

KSC055-069-240300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170324T0300Z/
Finney KS-Gray KS-
924 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL FINNEY AND NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES...

At 924 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of
Kalvesta, or 14 miles north of Cimarron, moving northeast at 50 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...
Cimarron, Ingalls, Ensign and Kalvesta. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3769 10050 3813 10051 3816 10027 3765 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 219DEG 42KT 3802 10036 

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

HOVORKA
638 
WWUS53 KDDC 240237
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
937 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

KSC055-069-240247-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170324T0300Z/
Finney KS-Gray KS-
937 PM CDT THU MAR 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FINNEY AND
NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3769 10050 3813 10051 3816 10027 3765 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 219DEG 42KT 3814 10024 

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens67 min
Mar 23, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant47 min
Mar 23, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego66 min
Mar 23, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens54 min
Mar 23, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell, Lane, Meade, Scott and 1 more64 min
Mar 24, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman, Kiowa23 min
Mar 24, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche60 min
Mar 24, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush37 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.