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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 18, 20215 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 45 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, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 525 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 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

628 
WUUS53 KDDC 181930
SVRDDC
KSC047-097-145-151-185-182015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0141.210718T1930Z-210718T2015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Western Stafford County in south central Kansas...
  Edwards County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 230 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Radium to near Belpre to 7 miles west of
  Centerview, moving southeast at 30 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...
  Centerview around 240 PM CDT.
  Fellsburg around 245 PM CDT.
  Trousdale and Hopewell around 250 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include St.
John, Macksville, Dillwyn, Greensburg, Cullison, Byers and Wellsford.

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 3763 9888 3752 9941 3792 9949 3800 9917
      3826 9895 3786 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 335DEG 26KT 3815 9896 3793 9911 3781 9940 

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

UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
368 
WWUS53 KDDC 181953
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-097-145-151-185-182015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210718T2015Z/
Kiowa KS-Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
253 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN
STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES...

At 253 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Macksville to near Trousdale to 6 miles southwest
of Centerview, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Fellsburg, Centerview, Greensburg, Haviland, Wellsford and Byers.

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 3763 9888 3752 9941 3788 9940 3794 9918
      3811 9899 3786 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 005DEG 19KT 3801 9893 3781 9911 3775 9934 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
923 
WWUS53 KDDC 182010
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-097-145-151-185-182020-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210718T2015Z/
Kiowa KS-Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
310 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS
AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 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.

LAT...LON 3763 9888 3752 9941 3788 9940 3794 9918
      3811 9899 3786 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 335DEG 26KT 3792 9887 3772 9905 3766 9928 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 11:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis31 min
Jul 18, 11:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego26 min
Jul 18, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis38 min
Jul 18, 12:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush43 min
Jul 18, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego32 min
Jul 18, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Pawnee, Rush39 min
Jul 18, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee33 min
Jul 18, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford50 min
Jul 18, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant24 min
Jul 18, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Stevens43 min
Jul 18, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord35 min
Jul 18, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Stanton23 min
Jul 18, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward27 min
Jul 18, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton, Stevens47 min
Jul 18, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche, Kiowa44 min
Jul 18, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton36 min
Jul 18, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens39 min
Jul 18, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche52 min
Jul 18, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche31 min
Jul 18, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton45 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.