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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 28, 2018Lane County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2018, 4:23 PM CDT for Lane County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2018, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 4:46 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 4:45 PM CDTHAIL 14 Ese Pendennis, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 2:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2018-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2062 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2018-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2062 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1158 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

901 
WUUS53 KDDC 282123
SVRDDC
KSC101-135-195-282230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0113.180528T2123Z-180528T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
423 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Trego County in west central Kansas...
  Northeastern Lane County in west central Kansas...

* Until 530 PM CDT

* At 423 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
  Utica, moving north at 25 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...
  Utica and Pendennis. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3893 9994 3856 10015 3867 10037 3870 10037
      3870 10015 3896 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 195DEG 22KT 3866 10025 

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

SUGDEN
1 follow-up statement
738 
WWUS53 KDDC 282146
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
446 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

KSC101-135-195-282156-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-180528T2230Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-Lane KS-
446 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NESS...
SOUTHWESTERN TREGO AND NORTHEASTERN LANE 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 small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3893 9994 3856 10015 3867 10037 3870 10037
      3870 10015 3896 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 195DEG 22KT 3880 10020 

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego47 min
May 28, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego45 min
May 28, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego42 min
May 28, 3:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego3 hr
May 28, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego58 min
May 28, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Morton52 min
May 28, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney52 min
May 28, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego65 min
May 28, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott18 min
May 28, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton48 min
May 28, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton43 min
May 28, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton54 min
May 28, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego53 min
May 28, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego36 min
May 28, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott40 min
May 28, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Kearny, Stanton, Stevens63 min
May 28, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis61 min
May 28, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stanton67 min
May 28, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott39 min
May 28, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego65 min
May 28, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego17 min
May 28, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott53 min
May 28, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton66 min
May 28, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton63 min
May 28, 6:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego6 hr
May 28, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Kearny53 min
May 28, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott49 min
May 28, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Stanton, Stevens59 min
May 28, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStanton27 min
May 28, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego47 min
May 28, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny60 min
May 28, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny36 min
May 28, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Scott, Trego50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.