Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2021, 10:29 PM CDT for Kiowa County, Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2021, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 10:40 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Cullison, KS | REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Apr 6, 10:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Wnw Coats, KS | |
| Apr 6, 11:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 W Coats, KS | |
| Apr 6, 11:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 W Coats, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
681
WUUS53 KDDC 070329
SVRDDC
KSC097-151-185-070415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0010.210407T0329Z-210407T0415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1029 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Stafford County in south central Kansas...
Pratt County in south central Kansas...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1029 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near
Cullison, moving northeast at 60 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...
Pratt, Stafford, Iuka, Preston, Cullison, Coats, Cairo, Neola,
Wellsford and Zenith.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9892 3761 9907 3805 9847 3766 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 231DEG 50KT 3760 9891
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GERARD1 follow-up statement
104
WWUS53 KDDC 070352
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1052 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
KSC097-185-070401-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0415Z/
Kiowa KS-Stafford KS-
1052 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN
STAFFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3747 9892 3761 9901 3783 9871 3782 9847
3766 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 253DEG 21KT 3757 9882
$$
KSC151-070415-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0415Z/
Pratt KS-
1052 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PRATT COUNTY...
At 1051 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Coats, moving
east at 25 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...
Pratt, Iuka, Preston, Cullison, Coats and Cairo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9892 3761 9901 3783 9871 3782 9847
3766 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 253DEG 21KT 3757 9882
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GERARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 3:59 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Morton, Ness and 4 more | 15 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.