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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 25, 2021Barber County, Pratt County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT for Barber County, Pratt County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report 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
Jun 25, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Pratt County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 25, 6:28 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 712 E Medicine Lodge, KSASOS STATION KP28 MEDICINE LODGE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 170 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
170 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

865 
WUUS53 KDDC 252317
SVRDDC
KSC007-151-260015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0110.210625T2317Z-210626T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
617 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Barber County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 616 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lake City to 6 miles northeast of Hardtner,
  moving northeast at 45 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Sawyer and Hazelton around 630 PM CDT.
  Sharon and Isabel around 635 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Cairo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9848 3700 9868 3734 9890 3766 9876
      3765 9847 3739 9846 3738 9835 3708 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 230DEG 39KT 3734 9878 3709 9859 

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

RUSSELL
2 follow-up statements
019 
WWUS53 KDDC 252359
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
659 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC007-151-260015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210626T0015Z/
Barber KS-Pratt KS-
659 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES...

At 658 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Isabel to near Sharon, moving northeast at 20
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.

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Barber and southeastern Pratt Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3707 9836 3710 9843 3740 9867 3765 9876
      3764 9847 3738 9846 3737 9835 3708 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 244DEG 16KT 3748 9855 3723 9836 

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

RUSSELL
308 
WWUS53 KDDC 260012
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
712 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC007-151-260022-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210626T0015Z/
Barber KS-Pratt KS-
712 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARBER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3707 9836 3710 9843 3740 9867 3765 9876
      3764 9847 3738 9846 3737 9835 3708 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 230DEG 39KT 3756 9843 3731 9824 

$$

RUSSELL

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, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Rush48 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, 6:27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.