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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 18, 2021Ness County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 12:51 PM CDT for Ness County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 18, 2021, 12:51 PM CDT (17:51 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2021, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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: 525 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1199 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

442 
WUUS53 KDDC 181751
SVRDDC
KSC135-145-165-181830-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0139.210718T1751Z-210718T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1251 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1251 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Pfeifer to near McCracken, moving south at 35
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  McCracken around 1255 PM CDT.
  Alexander around 105 PM CDT.
  Bazine around 110 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include La
Crosse, Bison, Timken, Rush Center and Nekoma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3826 9903 3827 9981 3866 9960 3869 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 015DEG 30KT 3873 9921 3859 9966 

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

UMSCHEID

2 follow-up statements

770 
WWUS53 KDDC 181821
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
121 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

KSC135-181830-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210718T1830Z/
Ness KS-
121 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3827 9957 3852 9956 3863 9912 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 332DEG 23KT 3852 9914 3849 9952 

$$

KSC145-165-181830-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210718T1830Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
121 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN PAWNEE AND RUSH COUNTIES...

At 120 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bison to near Alexander, moving southeast 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...
  Bison, Timken and Shaffer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3827 9957 3852 9956 3863 9912 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 332DEG 23KT 3852 9914 3849 9952 

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

UMSCHEID

884 
WWUS53 KDDC 181827
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
127 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

KSC145-165-181837-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210718T1830Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
127 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PAWNEE AND RUSH
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Dodge City.

LAT...LON 3827 9957 3852 9956 3863 9912 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 015DEG 30KT 3847 9916 3844 9954 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 11:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	31 min
Jul 18, 11:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	26 min
Jul 18, 11:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	38 min
Jul 18, 12:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	43 min
Jul 18, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	32 min
Jul 18, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	33 min
Jul 18, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford	50 min
Jul 18, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	24 min
Jul 18, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	45 min
Jul 18, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stevens	43 min
Jul 18, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	35 min
Jul 18, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Stanton	23 min
Jul 18, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	27 min
Jul 18, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton, Stevens	47 min
Jul 18, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche, Kiowa	44 min
Jul 18, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	36 min
Jul 18, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	39 min
Jul 18, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Comanche	52 min
Jul 18, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	31 min
Jul 18, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	45 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.