Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT for Meade County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 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, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Meade State Park, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM MEADE STATE PARK. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
422
WUUS53 KDDC 252340
SVRDDC
KSC119-175-260045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0112.210625T2340Z-210626T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
640 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kismet,
moving east at 35 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Plains around 645 PM CDT.
Meade State Park around 700 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Missler, Meade and Fowler.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 10068 3747 10011 3700 10009 3700 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 32KT 3719 10065
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
RUSSELL1 follow-up statement
908
WWUS53 KDDC 260007
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
707 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
KSC119-175-260045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-210626T0045Z/
Seward KS-Meade KS-
707 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN SEWARD AND MEADE COUNTIES...
At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Meade State
Park, moving east at 30 mph.
This is a very dangerous storm.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
Locations impacted include...
Meade State Park and Meade.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread
wind damage across southern Seward County and the city of Liberal.
SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 10068 3747 10011 3700 10009 3700 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 260DEG 16KT 3719 10049
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
$$
RUSSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 57 min |
| Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stevens | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 58 min |
| Jun 25, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 63 min |
| Jun 25, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 63 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.