Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 367, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
UMSCHEID2 follow-up statements
026
WWUS53 KDDC 070648
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
148 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018
KSC093-070658-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0367.000000T0000Z-180807T0700Z/
Kearny KS-
148 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3823 10110 3820 10048 3800 10060 3800 10066
3792 10066 3779 10082 3803 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 290DEG 24KT 3805 10091
$$
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
$$
UMSCHEID552
WWUS53 KDDC 070656
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
156 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018
KSC055-070706-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0367.000000T0000Z-180807T0700Z/
Finney KS-
156 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN FINNEY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3823 10110 3820 10048 3800 10060 3800 10066
3792 10066 3779 10082 3803 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 300DEG 32KT 3802 10083
$$
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 53 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.