Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 1:55 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 50 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 18, 2021, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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 18, 2:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 N Larned, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 181855
SVRDDC
KSC047-145-165-185-181945-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0140.210718T1855Z-210718T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
155 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
West central Stafford County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Rush County in central Kansas...
Northern Edwards County in south central Kansas...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 155 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Ash Valley to near Sanford,
moving south 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Rozel and Sanford around 205 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Larned, Frizell, Kinsley, Garfield and Zook.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3792 9890 3789 9954 3832 9935 3846 9903
3826 9903 3826 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 017DEG 20KT 3836 9910 3821 9931
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
UMSCHEID2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 181908
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
208 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
KSC165-181918-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210718T1945Z/
Rush KS-
208 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3789 9946 3826 9933 3827 9915 3792 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 348DEG 19KT 3819 9922
$$
KSC047-145-185-181945-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210718T1945Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-
208 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD AND CENTRAL EDWARDS
COUNTIES...
At 208 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Frizell,
moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Garfield, Zook, Lewis and Belpre.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3789 9946 3826 9933 3827 9915 3792 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 348DEG 19KT 3819 9922
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
UMSCHEID715
WWUS53 KDDC 181923
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
223 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
KSC047-145-185-181945-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210718T1945Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-
223 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD AND EAST CENTRAL
EDWARDS COUNTIES...
At 223 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Larned to near Lewis, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lewis, Belpre and Macksville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3789 9937 3811 9933 3821 9911 3792 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 352DEG 26KT 3817 9903 3796 9925
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
UMSCHEIDThe 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, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.