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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 24, 2021Ness County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 11:27 PM CDT for Ness County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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 24, 2021, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:28 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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1222 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 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1222 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

638 
WUUS53 KDDC 250427
SVRDDC
KSC135-165-250515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0100.210625T0427Z-210625T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1127 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Western Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Bazine,
  moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Alexander, McCracken, Hargrave and Nekoma.

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 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3838 9922 3835 9945 3835 9958 3833 9959
      3831 9971 3858 9984 3869 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 246DEG 13KT 3846 9967 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TURNER
1 follow-up statement
413 
WWUS53 KDDC 250438
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KSC135-165-250515-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210625T0515Z/
Ness KS-Rush KS-
1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN NESS AND WESTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 1138 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alexander,
moving east at 25 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...
Bazine, McCracken, Rush Center, Alexander, Nekoma and Hargrave. 

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3838 9922 3835 9945 3835 9958 3833 9959
      3831 9969 3860 9977 3869 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 248DEG 20KT 3850 9952 

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

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stanton, Stevens57 min
Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa43 min
Jun 24, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens46 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa35 min
Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton49 min
Jun 24, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa40 min
Jun 24, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Kearny29 min
Jun 24, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade30 min
Jun 24, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray48 min
Jun 24, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott38 min
Jun 24, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord41 min
Jun 24, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Hodgeman52 min
Jun 24, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess47 min
Jun 24, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess47 min
Jun 24, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney42 min
Jun 24, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney42 min
Jun 24, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush43 min
Jun 24, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman51 min
Jun 25, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell38 min
Jun 25, 12:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush28 min
Jun 25, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman41 min
Jun 25, 2:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego51 min
Jun 25, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford37 min
Jun 25, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton47 min
Jun 25, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton42 min
Jun 25, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens48 min
Jun 25, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton43 min
Jun 25, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche40 min
Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche55 min
Jun 25, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStevens65 min
Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton62 min
Jun 25, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt42 min
Jun 25, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens64 min
Jun 25, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt58 min
Jun 25, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford63 min
Jun 25, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward65 min
Jun 25, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney63 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.