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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 1, 2021Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2021, 12:40 PM CDT for Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
Jul 1, 2021, 12:40 PM CDT (17:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2021, 1:12 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2021-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 789 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 2021-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
789 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

886 
WUUS53 KDDC 011740
SVRDDC
KSC189-011830-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0117.210701T1740Z-210701T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1240 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles
  northwest of Hugoton, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hugoton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3718 10152 3735 10152 3739 10143 3725 10121
      3714 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 301DEG 9KT 3732 10144 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
534 
WWUS53 KDDC 011754
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1254 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

KSC189-011830-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210701T1830Z/
Stevens KS-
1254 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY...

At 1254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Hugoton, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Hugoton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3720 10146 3732 10149 3736 10138 3735 10137
      3723 10123 3714 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 315DEG 9KT 3729 10141 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
392 
WWUS53 KDDC 011812
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
112 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

KSC189-011822-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-210701T1830Z/
Stevens KS-
112 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3720 10146 3732 10149 3736 10138 3735 10137
      3723 10123 3714 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 301DEG 9KT 3727 10136 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 5:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCScott3 hr
Jul 1, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens24 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.