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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 4, 20214 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 5:12 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 33 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: Jul 4, 2021, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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
Jul 4, 5:24 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	5 N Gray, 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
Jul 4, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 333 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 524 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -290 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

200 
WUUS53 KDDC 042212
SVRDDC
KSC047-083-135-145-042245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0121.210704T2212Z-210704T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
512 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
  West central Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 511 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gray, and is
  nearly stationary.

  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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Burdett around 515 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Gray
and Hanston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3832 9988 3827 9955 3805 9949 3810 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 003DEG 3KT 3821 9967 

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

HOVORKA

3 follow-up statements

778 
WWUS53 KDDC 042224
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
524 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

KSC135-042234-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210704T2245Z/
Ness KS-
524 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3805 9949 3805 9953 3806 9953 3808 9975
      3826 9972 3826 9959 3827 9958 3827 9955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 003DEG 3KT 3820 9967 

$$

KSC047-083-145-042245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210704T2245Z/
Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
524 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...WEST CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN
EDWARDS COUNTIES...

At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gray, and is
nearly stationary.

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...
  Gray and Hanston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3805 9949 3805 9953 3806 9953 3808 9975
      3826 9972 3826 9959 3827 9958 3827 9955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 003DEG 3KT 3820 9967 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HOVORKA

693 
WWUS53 KDDC 042238
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
538 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

KSC047-083-145-042248-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210704T2245Z/
Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
538 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...WEST
CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545
PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3805 9949 3805 9953 3806 9953 3808 9975
      3826 9972 3826 9959 3827 9958 3827 9955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 003DEG 3KT 3819 9967 

$$

HOVORKA

845 
WWUS53 KDDC 042238 RRA
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
538 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

KSC047-083-145-042248-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210704T2245Z/
Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
538 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...WEST
CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545
PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3805 9949 3805 9953 3806 9953 3808 9975
      3826 9972 3826 9959 3827 9958 3827 9955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 003DEG 3KT 3819 9967 

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	42 min
Jul 4, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	40 min
Jul 4, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	52 min
Jul 4, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	44 min
Jul 4, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	37 min
Jul 4, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman	36 min
Jul 4, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	52 min
Jul 4, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell	48 min
Jul 4, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	43 min
Jul 4, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward	38 min
Jul 4, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	49 min
Jul 4, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	45 min
Jul 4, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	38 min
Jul 4, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Haskell, Seward	47 min
Jul 4, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	41 min
Jul 4, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Scott	40 min
Jul 4, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	50 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.