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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 12, 2018Edwards County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2018, 6:35 PM CDT for Edwards County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 55 min. 4 reports 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
Jun 12, 2018, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2018, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 6:35 PM CDTHAIL 13 Wsw Kinsley, KSQUARTERS HALFWAY BETWEEN OFFERLE AND KINSLEY.
Jun 12, 6:55 PM CDTHAIL 11 Sse Kinsley, KSQUARTER SIZE.
Jun 12, 7:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.882 Ese Windhorst, KSNICKEL SIZE.
Jun 12, 7:40 PM CDTHAIL 13 Ese Windhorst, KSQUARTER SIZE.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2018-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1598 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 2018-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1598 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-322 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1042 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

494 
WUUS53 KDDC 122335
SVRDDC
KSC047-057-097-130030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0182.180612T2335Z-180613T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
635 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 634 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
  Offerle, moving south at 10 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...
  Kinsley and Offerle. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3793 9955 3795 9938 3774 9925 3769 9941
      3774 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 349DEG 8KT 3787 9948 

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

FINCH
3 follow-up statements
297 
WWUS53 KDDC 130003
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
703 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

KSC047-057-097-130030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-180613T0030Z/
Ford KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
703 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS
COUNTIES...

At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Centerview, moving southeast at 20 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...
Kinsley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3789 9952 3795 9938 3774 9925 3769 9941
      3774 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 320DEG 20KT 3776 9937 

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

FINCH
427 
WWUS53 KDDC 130023
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
723 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

KSC047-057-097-130030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-180613T0030Z/
Ford KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
723 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS
COUNTIES...

At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Centerview, moving southwest at 10 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Ford...northwestern Kiowa and southwestern Edwards Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3785 9951 3789 9937 3774 9925 3769 9941
      3774 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 027DEG 8KT 3772 9940 

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

FINCH
258 
WWUS53 KDDC 130029
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
729 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

KSC047-057-097-130039-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-180613T0030Z/
Ford KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
729 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FORD...
NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3785 9951 3789 9937 3774 9925 3769 9941
      3774 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 349DEG 8KT 3771 9940 

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche44 min
Jun 12, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche44 min
Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark45 min
Jun 12, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche53 min
Jun 12, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford66 min
Jun 12, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark30 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.