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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 16, 2017Ellis County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT for Ellis County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2017, 6:19 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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
May 16, 2:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 2017-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 93 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 12:00Z on 2017-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 281 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

221 
WUUS53 KDDC 162239
SVRDDC
KSC051-195-162330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0085.170516T2239Z-170516T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
539 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Trego County in west central Kansas...
  Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT

* At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
  Riga, or 16 miles southeast of Wakeeney, moving north at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
  Hays, Wakeeney, Ellis, Victoria, Catherine, Ogallah, Schoenchen,
  Walker, Munjor, Antonino, Emmeram, Voda, Yocemento, Toulon, Trego
  Center, Riga, Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Turkville and Hays Regional
  Airport.

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 central and
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9987 3913 10008 3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 179DEG 36KT 3888 9963 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RBURG
3 follow-up statements
125 
WWUS53 KDDC 162255
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC051-195-162330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-170516T2330Z/
Trego KS-Ellis KS-
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR TREGO AND ELLIS COUNTIES...

At 555 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of
Yocemento, or 7 miles west of Hays, moving north at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Hays, Wakeeney, Ellis, Victoria, Catherine, Ogallah, Schoenchen,
Walker, Munjor, Antonino, Emmeram, Voda, Yocemento, Toulon, Trego
Center, Riga, Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Turkville and Hays Regional
Airport.

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 central and
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9987 3913 10008 3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 199DEG 37KT 3885 9945 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RBURG
023 
WWUS53 KDDC 162303
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC195-162312-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-170516T2330Z/
Trego KS-
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TREGO COUNTY 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 central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9959 3913 9959 3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 179DEG 36KT 3893 9945 

$$

KSC051-162330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-170516T2330Z/
Ellis KS-
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR ELLIS COUNTY...

At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Yocemento, or 7
miles northwest of Hays, moving north at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Catherine, Schoenchen, Walker, Munjor,
Antonino, Emmeram, Yocemento, Toulon, Turkville and Hays Regional
Airport.

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 central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9959 3913 9959 3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 179DEG 36KT 3893 9945 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RBURG
923 
WWUS53 KDDC 162319
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
619 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC051-162328-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-170516T2330Z/
Ellis KS-
619 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ELLIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail and 
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3871 9904 3870 9959 3913 9959 3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 179DEG 36KT 3909 9945 

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton53 min
May 15, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens49 min
May 15, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens53 min
May 15, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott44 min
May 15, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell, Seward48 min
May 15, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny54 min
May 15, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade61 min
May 15, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Morton, Stevens58 min
May 15, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Gray61 min
May 15, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord50 min
May 15, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens53 min
May 15, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman and 1 more54 min
May 15, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward47 min
May 15, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward46 min
May 15, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 2 more53 min
May 15, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell42 min
May 15, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade35 min
May 15, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord67 min
May 16, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward, Stevens63 min
May 16, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Meade56 min
May 16, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray53 min
May 16, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell, Seward49 min
May 16, 3:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Meade24 min
May 16, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman34 min
May 16, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade13 min
May 16, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness51 min
May 16, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade50 min
May 16, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney54 min
May 16, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade50 min
May 16, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego57 min
May 16, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa25 min
May 16, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis51 min
May 16, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade37 min
May 16, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade50 min
May 16, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness50 min
May 16, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa36 min
May 16, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott52 min
May 16, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego46 min
May 16, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush52 min
May 16, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Meade36 min
May 16, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward49 min
May 16, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford22 min
May 16, 5:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade6 hr
May 16, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade34 min
May 16, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward30 min
May 16, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush33 min
May 16, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Kiowa35 min
May 16, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell29 min
May 16, 6:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa46 min
May 16, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Lane, Scott21 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.