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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
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, 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.
- 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.
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
$$
UMSCHEID2 follow-up statements
368
WWUS53 KDDC 181953
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
253 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
KSC047-097-145-151-185-182015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210718T2015Z/
Kiowa KS-Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-Pratt KS-
253 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN
STAFFORD...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES...
At 253 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Macksville to near Trousdale to 6 miles southwest
of Centerview, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fellsburg, Centerview, Greensburg, Haviland, Wellsford and Byers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3763 9888 3752 9941 3788 9940 3794 9918
3811 9899 3786 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 005DEG 19KT 3801 9893 3781 9911 3775 9934
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
UMSCHEID923
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
$$
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, 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, 2:32 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.