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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 16, 2017Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2017, 11:31 PM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2017, 11:56 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 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, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 16, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2017-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1324 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 2017-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 383 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
1324 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
570 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.6
Supercell composite
20.1

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The text

As transmitted.

618 
WUUS53 KDDC 170431
SVRDDC
KSC007-033-170515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0096.170517T0431Z-170517T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1131 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Barber County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Comanche County in south central Kansas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT

* At 1130 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles northwest
  of Aetna, or 20 miles southeast of Coldwater, moving northeast at
  35 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...
  Medicine Lodge, Lake City, Sun City, Deerhead and Aetna. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9921 3744 9890 3734 9836 3700 9897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 216DEG 32KT 3711 9902 

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

JJOHNSON
2 follow-up statements
158 
WWUS53 KDDC 170446
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1146 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC007-033-170515-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-170517T0515Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
1146 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL BARBER AND EASTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...

At 1146 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles northeast
of Deerhead, or 15 miles west of Medicine Lodge, 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...
Medicine Lodge, Lake City, Sun City and Deerhead. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3722 9904 3743 9890 3733 9837 3717 9866
      3711 9878
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 216DEG 42KT 3728 9886 

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

JJOHNSON
543 
WWUS53 KDDC 170456
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1156 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC007-033-170505-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-170517T0515Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
1156 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BARBER AND EASTERN
COMANCHE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
south central Kansas. A severe thunderstorm watch also remains in
effect until 500 AM CDT for south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3722 9904 3743 9890 3733 9837 3717 9866
      3711 9878
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 216DEG 32KT 3735 9879 

$$

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee44 min
May 16, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane20 min
May 16, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee35 min
May 16, 7:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee3 hr
May 16, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford34 min
May 16, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess48 min
May 16, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Rush28 min
May 16, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis35 min
May 16, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush27 min
May 16, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego25 min
May 16, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Rush46 min
May 16, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis30 min
May 16, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis54 min
May 16, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber37 min
May 16, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa29 min
May 16, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa23 min
May 16, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 1 more40 min
May 16, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford40 min
May 16, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber23 min
May 16, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford45 min
May 16, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt29 min
May 16, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt52 min
May 17, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford22 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.