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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2018, 7:07 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 53 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
- Jun 22, 2018, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 394 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 230007
SVRDDC
KSC025-057-069-119-175-230100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0243.180623T0007Z-180623T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
707 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
Eastern Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 706 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Fowler to 3 miles west of Kismet,
moving south at 35 mph. At 7:00 pm a 72 mph wind gust was
reported 10 miles north of Liberal.
These are very dangerous storms.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and nickel size 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...
Meade, Fowler, Kismet, Englewood, Meade State Park, Missler, Acres
and Plains.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 3729 10087 3754 10018 3700 9980 3700 10072
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 344DEG 65KT 3748 10015 3719 10076
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
TATRO3 follow-up statements
534
WWUS53 KDDC 230030
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
730 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
KSC057-069-175-230040-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-180623T0100Z/
Ford KS-Seward KS-Gray KS-
730 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...EASTERN
SEWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3740 10057 3747 10013 3700 9980 3700 10056
3738 10062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 317DEG 60KT 3719 9995 3714 10031 3697 10032
$$
KSC025-119-230100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-180623T0100Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
730 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
At 730 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Acres to 7 miles east of Meade
State Park to 9 miles northwest of Knowles, moving southeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Meade, Fowler, Englewood, Meade State Park, Missler, Acres and
Plains.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3740 10057 3747 10013 3700 9980 3700 10056
3738 10062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 317DEG 60KT 3719 9995 3714 10031 3697 10032
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
TATRO347 WWUS53 KDDC 230047 RRA SVSDDC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 747 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 KSC025-119-230100- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-180623T0100Z/ Meade KS-Clark KS- 747 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES... At 747 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles west of Minneola to 7 miles west of Englewood to 10 miles north of Knowles, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fowler, Englewood and Acres. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3700 9980 3700 10029 3745 10025 3747 10013 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 267DEG 49KT 3744 10009 3706 10012 3702 10013 HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH $$ TATRO
290
WWUS53 KDDC 230053
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
753 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
KSC025-119-230103-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-180623T0100Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
753 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN
CLARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3700 9980 3700 10029 3745 10025 3747 10013
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 344DEG 65KT 3737 10007 3699 10010 3695 10011
$$
UMSCHEIDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 603 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 ...UPDATE TO AVIATION... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 1231 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 Widespread thunderstorms across the area expected this evening into the early overnight. Two areas of concern with the storms will be from northeast Colorado and southeast Colorado. The northeast Colorado storms (which at the time of this forecast discussion have formed just east of the Denver airport) should move in to the northwest zones by late afternoon with the primary threat of damaging winds and some hail. The southeast Colorado storms will have the greater threat of being initially discrete as they move into southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle. Development for these storms should be shortly after 4pm. The environment ahead of the development of the southeast Colorado storms continues to be the most favorable for the higher impact severe storms. CAPE values of ~3000 J/kg with bulk shear values in the 50 kt range and right curved hodographs for Elkhart, Liberal, and Garden City will suggest any discrete cell capable of producing destructive hail and isolated tornadoes. Both areas should eventually converge into one long squall line and become primarily a damaging wind threat east of highway 283. Most of the thunderstorms should be out of the forecast area by sunrise and Saturday looks quiet for most of the day. An outside chance of an isolated thunderstorm could develop in the late afternoon and evening as a 500-700 mb shortwave moves out of eastern Colorado. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 131 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 Primary threat is coming on Sunday with an enhanced risk in place for much of central and southwest Kansas. Newest updates with the NAM and GFS continue to show widespread area of ~4000 J/kg CAPE and bulk shear values increasing through the day. An upper level low will move from Montana into Nebraska during the day and will eject a strong shortwave out of eastern Colorado in the afternoon. Areas of convection could develop earlier in the day along the I-70 corridor (around noon) and convection will develop towards the mid afternoon for areas to the south. Given the very unstable environment the likelihood of a line of severe storms looks to be the case however if any of the storms can stay discrete for an hour or two large hail will be a threat. The biggest threat with the storms should be damaging straight line winds and flash flooding. Thunderstorm activity should be out of the area by Monday morning. Afterwards through the rest of the week, an upper level ridge will move into the central plains providing warmer temperatures. Shortwaves are still being suggested by the GFS so storms can't be ruled out...but it does look like the weather pattern should be more quiet. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening) Issued at 600 PM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 Strong to severe thunderstorms will spread eastward across west central and southwest Kansas into central Kansas through late this evening. This will increase the potential for brief MVFR/IFR conditions in the vicinity of all TAF sites generally 00Z TO 03Z this evening. Outside of gusty winds resultant of thunderstorm produced outflow, prevailing southerly winds around 10 to 20kt early this evening are expected to become relatively light and variable overnight in wake of advancing thunderstorms as surface high pressure fills in across the Western High Plains. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 61 88 66 89 / 50 0 10 50 GCK 60 88 65 88 / 70 0 10 40 EHA 59 89 64 92 / 50 0 10 20 LBL 61 88 66 91 / 60 0 10 30 HYS 63 88 65 84 / 60 10 10 60 P28 65 88 68 92 / 80 10 0 40 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Tatro LONG TERM...Tatro AVIATION...JJohnson
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:49 AM CDT, 16 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 249 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231000- Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 249 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 /149 AM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south central...southwest and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Day 1 Discussion ---------------- Severe thunderstorms will be possible late today and early tonight across western Kansas. Baseball size hail or larger along with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and periods of heavy rainfall will be the main hazards. There will also be a chance for a few tornadoes late today or early this evening. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Tornado: Limited risk * Hail: Elevated risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk * Lightning: Elevated risk * Excessive heat: Limited risk * Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Fire weather: Elevated risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Strong to Severe thunderstorms will be possible Sunday night. Hail two inches or large, strong damaging winds, and heavy rainfall currently appears to be the main hazards. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Lightning: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Significant risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Monday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Thursday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after 2 pm west of highway 83. Spotter activation may then be required after 5 pm for the remainder of western Kansas. && For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 550 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 KSZ031-222345- Ellis KS- 550 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELLIS COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... At 550 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles south of Hill City to 2 miles southeast of Trego Center. Movement was east at 40 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Walker, Catherine, Schoenchen, Emmeram, Yocemento, Pfeifer, Toulon, Munjor and Antonino. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central Kansas. LAT...LON 3870 9904 3870 9958 3913 9959 3913 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 284DEG 36KT 3919 9982 3886 9986 UMSCHEID
Local storm report, Jun 22, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
557 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NE GRIGSTON 38.49N 100.70W
06/22/2018 E60 MPH SCOTT KS PUBLIC
&&Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 557 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 KSZ074-075-084-085-230000- Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Morton KS- 557 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MORTON...SOUTHERN GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN STANTON AND NORTHERN STEVENS COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Feterita, moving east at 15 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hugoton, Moscow, Woods, Ryus and Cave. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3720 10173 3739 10166 3754 10110 3714 10110 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 280DEG 12KT 3729 10146 TATRO
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 604 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 KSZ043-062-063-077-230000- Gray KS-Finney KS-Kearny KS-Scott KS- 604 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... At 604 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Deerfield, moving east at 25 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Garden City, Lakin, Holcomb and Deerfield. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern and west central Kansas. LAT...LON 3810 10144 3829 10100 3799 10059 3779 10144 TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 280DEG 12KT 3807 10111 TATRO
Local storm report, Jun 22, 6:31 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
631 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0624 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NW PIERCEVILLE 37.93N 100.72W
06/22/2018 M58 MPH FINNEY KS ASOS
&&
MRLocal storm report, Jun 22, 7:06 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
706 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E DODGE CITY 37.76N 99.97W
06/22/2018 M79 MPH FORD KS ASOS
MEASURED AT THE DODGE CITY AIRPORT.
&&
MRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 65 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.