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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 367, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 7, 2018Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2018, 1:19 AM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 7, 2018, 1:19 AM CDT (06:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2018, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2018-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 266 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 2018-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
266 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2642 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

216 
WUUS53 KDDC 070619
SVRDDC
KSC055-093-070700-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0367.180807T0619Z-180807T0700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
119 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...
  Finney County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 119 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
  Deerfield, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Garden City, Holcomb, Deerfield, Friend and Plymell. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10123 3827 10073 3825 10045 3800 10060
      3800 10066 3792 10066 3775 10087 3809 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 300DEG 32KT 3813 10115 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
026 
WWUS53 KDDC 070648
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
148 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018

KSC093-070658-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0367.000000T0000Z-180807T0700Z/
Kearny KS-
148 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3823 10110 3820 10048 3800 10060 3800 10066
      3792 10066 3779 10082 3803 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 290DEG 24KT 3805 10091 

$$

KSC055-070700-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0367.000000T0000Z-180807T0700Z/
Finney KS-
148 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN FINNEY COUNTY...

At 148 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of
Garden City, moving east at 30 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...
Garden City and Holcomb. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3823 10110 3820 10048 3800 10060 3800 10066
      3792 10066 3779 10082 3803 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 290DEG 24KT 3805 10091 

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

UMSCHEID
552 
WWUS53 KDDC 070656
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
156 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018

KSC055-070706-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0367.000000T0000Z-180807T0700Z/
Finney KS-
156 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FINNEY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3823 10110 3820 10048 3800 10060 3800 10066
      3792 10066 3779 10082 3803 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 300DEG 32KT 3802 10083 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess56 min
Aug 6, 9:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis66 min
Aug 6, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Trego56 min
Aug 6, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego33 min
Aug 7, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens65 min
Aug 7, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Rush63 min
Aug 7, 1:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny55 min
Aug 7, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess53 min

Nearby

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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.