Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2017, 5:08 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 52 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 16, 2017, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -432 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 162208
SVRDDC
KSC047-083-135-145-165-162300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0082.170516T2208Z-170516T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
508 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
Northeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
Rush County in central Kansas...
Northwestern Edwards County in south central Kansas...
* Until 600 PM CDT
* At 507 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Burdett, or 13 miles north of Kinsley, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Larned, La Crosse, Bison, Burdett, Hanston, Garfield, Rush Center,
Rozel, Liebenthal, Timken, Alexander, Ash Valley, Nekoma, Gray,
Sanford, Shaffer, Hargrave, Frizell and Fort Larned Historic Site.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south
central, central, southwestern and west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3848 9903 3827 9903 3801 9928 3801 9953
3815 9981 3870 9939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 213DEG 38KT 3811 9949
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RBURG3 follow-up statements
794
WWUS53 KDDC 162230
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
KSC047-083-135-145-165-162300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Rush KS-Edwards KS-
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...PAWNEE...RUSH AND
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...
At 530 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of Ash
Valley, or 14 miles south of La Crosse, moving northeast at 45 mph.
This is a very dangerous storm.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
Locations impacted include...
Larned, La Crosse, Bison, Burdett, Hanston, Garfield, Rush Center,
Rozel, Liebenthal, Timken, Alexander, Ash Valley, Nekoma, Gray,
Sanford, Shaffer, Hargrave, Frizell and Fort Larned Historic Site.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south
central, central, southwestern and west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3848 9903 3827 9903 3801 9928 3801 9953
3815 9981 3870 9939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 213DEG 38KT 3832 9932
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
RBURG251
WWUS53 KDDC 162241
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
541 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
KSC083-135-162251-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-
541 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND
NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3848 9903 3827 9903 3802 9927 3804 9951
3827 9954 3870 9939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 213DEG 38KT 3840 9925
$$
KSC047-145-165-162300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-Edwards KS-
541 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR PAWNEE...RUSH AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...
At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of
Rush Center, or 9 miles south of La Crosse, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Larned, La Crosse, Bison, Burdett, Garfield, Rush Center, Rozel,
Liebenthal, Timken, Ash Valley, Nekoma, Sanford, Shaffer, Hargrave,
Frizell and Fort Larned Historic Site.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3848 9903 3827 9903 3802 9927 3804 9951
3827 9954 3870 9939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 213DEG 38KT 3840 9925
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
RBURG529
WWUS53 KDDC 162253
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
553 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
KSC047-145-165-162301-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170516T2300Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-Edwards KS-
553 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PAWNEE...RUSH AND NORTHWESTERN
EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM 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 small hail
and wind gusts up to 55 mph are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and central Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
northeast Rush county
LAT...LON 3848 9903 3827 9903 3802 9927 3804 9951
3827 9954 3870 9939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 213DEG 38KT 3848 9919
$$
RBURGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 53 min |
| May 15, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 49 min |
| May 15, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 53 min |
| May 15, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 44 min |
| May 15, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 48 min |
| May 15, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 54 min |
| May 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 61 min |
| May 15, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Morton, Stevens | 58 min |
| May 15, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray | 61 min |
| May 15, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 50 min |
| May 15, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens | 53 min |
| May 15, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman and 1 more | 54 min |
| May 15, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 47 min |
| May 15, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 46 min |
| May 15, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 2 more | 53 min |
| May 15, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 42 min |
| May 15, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 35 min |
| May 15, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 67 min |
| May 16, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward, Stevens | 63 min |
| May 16, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade | 56 min |
| May 16, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 53 min |
| May 16, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 49 min |
| May 16, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 24 min |
| May 16, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 34 min |
| May 16, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 13 min |
| May 16, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 51 min |
| May 16, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 50 min |
| May 16, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 54 min |
| May 16, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 50 min |
| May 16, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 57 min |
| May 16, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 16, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 51 min |
| May 16, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 37 min |
| May 16, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 50 min |
| May 16, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 50 min |
| May 16, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 52 min |
| May 16, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 46 min |
| May 16, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 36 min |
| May 16, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 49 min |
| May 16, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 22 min |
| May 16, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 40 min |
| May 16, 5:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 6 hr |
| May 16, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 34 min |
| May 16, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 30 min |
| May 16, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 33 min |
| May 16, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 29 min |
| May 16, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 46 min |
| May 16, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.