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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 21, 20205 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2020, 12:36 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 21, 2020, 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2020, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 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 nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 34 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: 1215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

376 
WUUS53 KDDC 210536
SVRDDC
KSC025-033-057-097-119-210615-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0087.200621T0536Z-200621T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1236 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Northeastern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Comanche County in south central Kansas...
  Northern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1235 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Mullinville to 9 miles northwest of Minneola,
  moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bucklin, Minneola, Mullinville, Ford, Bloom, Wilmore, Clark State
  Lake and Kingsdown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3748 10021 3767 10020 3762 9942 3728 9914
      3727 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 325DEG 29KT 3757 9947 3755 10011 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

RUSSELL

1 follow-up statement

135 
WWUS53 KDDC 210615
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
115 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020

KSC025-033-057-097-119-210625-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-200621T0615Z/
Ford KS-Kiowa KS-Meade KS-Comanche KS-Clark KS-
115 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN
KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN MEADE...NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND NORTHERN CLARK
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
            
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 has been allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these
thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3748 10021 3767 10020 3762 9942 3728 9914
      3727 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 325DEG 29KT 3733 9926 3731 9990 

$$

RUSSELL

What 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 21, 12:04 AM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 12:04 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1204 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020

...Updated Aviation...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

A few storms may form this afternoon across portions of the CWA.
If this occurs, the strongest storms will be capable of producing
small hail and wind gusts around 50 mph. These storms are then
expected to dissipate this evening as they slide southeast into
Oklahoma. Dry conditions and decreasing cloudiness is then
expected for the remainder of the night. A better chance of storms
are expected tomorrow as an upper level shortwave moves through
the area. These storms are expected to form along a frontal
boundary across west central Kansas in the afternoon then slide
southeast into central Kansas by tomorrow evening. A few of these
storms are expected to become severe with large hail, damaging
winds, and an isolated tornado being the main concern. As for
temperatures, lows tonight are expected to dip into the low to mid
60s with highs tomorrow reaching into the low 90s.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

Thunderstorm chances are anticipated each afternoon/evening across
portions of western Kansas through the long term period. This is
due to weak shortwaves moving down through northwest flow aloft,
ample moisture in the atmosphere, and frontal boundaries being the
focal point of convection at the surface. Temperatures will
generally reach into the upper 80s to low 90s with lows dipping
into the upper 50s to upper 60s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night)
Issued at 1201 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020

VFR conditions through 18Z for all TAF sites. After 18Z
thunderstorms are expected to break out across north central and
northwest Kansas and then expand and move southeast through 00Z.
TEMPOs for passing storms are included for HYS, DDC, and GCK.
Storms should they develop and pass over the airports will have
the potential for straight line wind gusts 50-60 kts.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  63  92  62  90 /  30  70  40  10
GCK  61  92  61  90 /  10  60  10  10
EHA  62  95  62  95 /  10   0   0  10
LBL  62  95  62  93 /  10  40   0  10
HYS  63  92  63  88 /  30  60  30  20
P28  65  92  66  92 /  20  60 100  20

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42
LONG TERM...Hovorka_42
AVIATION...Tatro

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 2:02 AM CDT, 22 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
202 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-210715-
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-
202 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 /102 AM MDT Sat Jun 20 2020/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Days 2-7 Discussion
-------------------

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across central and
eastern portions of southwest Kansas late Sunday afternoon into
Sunday evening. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main
hazards with isolated tornadoes a possibility.

An active pattern will continue through the week with thunderstorm
chances virtually each day.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

For more details visit our webpage
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ddc

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 10:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1034 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

KSZ064-078>080-210415-
Hodgeman KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-Ford KS-
1034 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD...NORTHWESTERN
KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES UNTIL
1115 PM CDT...

At 1033 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Offerle, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kinsley, Offerle, Windhorst and Bellefont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3780 9974 3802 9966 3791 9930 3760 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 314DEG 17KT 3784 9955

RUSSELL

Local storm report, Jun 20, 11:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1109 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     HAIL             HANSTON                 38.12N 99.71W
06/20/2020  M1.50 INCH       HODGEMAN           KS   PUBLIC

            REPORT WAS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. PICTURE
            INCLUDED WITH THE REPORT.

&&

RB

Local storm report, Jun 20, 11:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1112 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 N DODGE CITY          37.83N 100.02W
06/20/2020  E60 MPH          FORD               KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

RB

Local storm report, Jun 20, 11:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1121 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     HAIL             3 E DODGE CITY          37.76N 99.97W
06/20/2020  M1.00 INCH       FORD               KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

RB

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 11:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1129 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

KSZ078>080-210515-
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-Ford KS-
1129 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD...NORTHWESTERN
KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES UNTIL
1215 AM CDT...

At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Windhorst, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Offerle, Windhorst and Bellefont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3790 9976 3791 9961 3791 9957 3792 9957
      3792 9955 3778 9938 3767 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 316DEG 7KT 3783 9959

RUSSELL

Local storm report, Jun 20, 11:40 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1140 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1122 PM     HAIL             FT. DODGE               37.74N 99.94W
06/20/2020  E1.25 INCH       FORD               KS   PUBLIC

&&

GT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	43 min
Jun 20, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	59 min
Jun 20, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	40 min
Jun 20, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	51 min
Jun 20, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	62 min
Jun 20, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	41 min
Jun 20, 9:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	5 hr
Jun 20, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee	39 min
Jun 20, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	52 min
Jun 20, 10:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	41 min
Jun 20, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	42 min
Jun 20, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa	49 min
Jun 20, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford	39 min
Jun 20, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	46 min
Jun 20, 11:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	46 min
Jun 20, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	45 min
Jun 20, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	42 min
Jun 21, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	60 min
Jun 21, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	55 min
Jun 21, 1:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark	39 min
Jun 21, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	47 min
Jun 21, 2:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	58 min
Jun 21, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	38 min
Jun 21, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	51 min
Jun 21, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego	61 min
Jun 21, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman	40 min
Jun 21, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness	29 min
Jun 21, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	49 min
Jun 21, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	51 min
Jun 21, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott	61 min
Jun 21, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	48 min
Jun 21, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman	53 min
Jun 21, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	46 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	44 min
Jun 21, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens	40 min
Jun 21, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness	44 min
Jun 21, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade	60 min
Jun 21, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Kearny	41 min
Jun 21, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens	36 min
Jun 21, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford	64 min
Jun 21, 5:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman	4 hr
Jun 21, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman	44 min
Jun 21, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Meade	67 min
Jun 21, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell, Seward	61 min
Jun 21, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	58 min
Jun 21, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	39 min
Jun 21, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	49 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.