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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 13, 20185 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2018, 6:18 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 42 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: May 13, 2018, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 3.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 13, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 74 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 397 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -617 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 355 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 341 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

301 
WUUS53 KDDC 132318
SVRDDC
KSC047-097-145-151-185-140000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0039.180513T2318Z-180514T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
618 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2018

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Stafford County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Edwards County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 700 PM CDT

* At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near 
  Trousdale, moving north at 30 mph. This warning will be replacing 
  the previous thunderstorm warning that was issued for Kiowa County 
  to account for both storms. 

  This is a very dangerous storm. 

  HAZARD...Three inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
           Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
           siding, and vehicles. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Haviland, Macksville, Belpre, Fellsburg, Hopewell, Wellsford, Zook,
  Trousdale and Dillwyn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3754 9901 3757 9927 3818 9919 3814 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 187DEG 25KT 3783 9907 

HAIL...3.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Reynolds

2 follow-up statements

795 
WWUS53 KDDC 132333
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
633 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2018

KSC047-097-145-151-185-140000-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180514T0000Z/
Kiowa KS-Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
633 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN
STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES...

At 631 PM CDT, separate severe thunderstorms were located near 
Greensburg, Haviland, and Macksville, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Haviland, Macksville, Belpre, Fellsburg, Hopewell, Wellsford, Zook,
Trousdale and Dillwyn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3758 9899 3762 9926 3818 9919 3814 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 187DEG 25KT 3794 9905 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Reynolds

605 
WWUS53 KDDC 132352
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
652 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2018

KSC047-097-145-151-185-140001-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180514T0000Z/
Kiowa KS-Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
652 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS
AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM 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.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3758 9899 3762 9926 3818 9919 3814 9879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 187DEG 25KT 3808 9903 

$$

Reynolds

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 7:07 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DDC	Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 11 more	3 hr
May 13, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	53 min
May 13, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	52 min
May 13, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Comanche, Kiowa	26 min
May 13, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt	38 min
May 13, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	45 min
May 13, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford	40 min
May 13, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark	14 min
May 13, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	49 min
May 13, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	56 min
May 13, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	54 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.