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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 18, 2021Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 4:14 PM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.

097 
WUUS53 KDDC 182114
SVRDDC
KSC007-033-182145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0143.210718T2114Z-210718T2145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Barber County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Comanche County in south central Kansas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 414 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Aetna, moving south at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Aetna around 425 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3717 9924 3724 9903 3700 9883 3700 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 339DEG 27KT 3714 9911 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
818 
WWUS53 KDDC 182126
SVSDDC

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

KSC007-033-182145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210718T2145Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
426 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...

At 426 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aetna, moving
south at 30 mph.

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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Barber and southeastern Comanche Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3712 9919 3721 9902 3700 9883 3700 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 339DEG 27KT 3705 9907 

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

UMSCHEID
653 
WWUS53 KDDC 182145
SVSDDC

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

KSC007-033-182155-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210718T2145Z/
Barber KS-Comanche KS-
445 PM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARBER AND
SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The most dangerous portion of the storm which prompted the warning
has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3712 9919 3721 9902 3700 9883 3700 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 339DEG 27KT 3693 9901 

$$

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, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford45 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, 4:15 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.