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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 25, 2021Ford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 12:54 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 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 25, 2021, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Ford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 25, 1:27 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene Wright, KSPOWER POLES BLOWN DOWN AT U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND 121 RD.

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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 6 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 2021-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1522 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 2021-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
1522 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

369 
WUUS53 KDDC 251754
SVRDDC
KSC057-251845-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0145.210725T1754Z-210725T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1254 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wright,
  moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dodge City, Wright and Ft. Dodge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3786 10005 3791 9993 3791 9973 3773 9958
      3763 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 335DEG 7KT 3784 9994 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TATRO
2 follow-up statements
256 
WWUS53 KDDC 251807
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
107 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

KSC057-251845-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-210725T1845Z/
Ford KS-
107 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY...

At 106 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wright, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Dodge City, Spearville, Wright, Windhorst and Ft. Dodge. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3784 10004 3789 9988 3791 9973 3773 9958
      3763 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 314DEG 14KT 3779 9985 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TATRO
904 
WWUS53 KDDC 251828
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
128 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

KSC057-251845-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-210725T1845Z/
Ford KS-
128 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY...

At 127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Wright,
moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported power lines down 3 miles 
         northeast of Wright at 122 PM.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Dodge City, Spearville, Wright, Windhorst and Ft. Dodge. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3784 10004 3789 9988 3791 9973 3773 9958
      3763 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 347DEG 12KT 3777 9988 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TATRO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Pawnee32 min
Jul 25, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Hodgeman50 min
Jul 25, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford24 min
Jul 25, 12:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman42 min
Jul 25, 12:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis27 min
Jul 25, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford26 min
Jul 25, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman27 min
Jul 25, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman29 min
Jul 25, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa36 min
Jul 25, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa35 min
Jul 25, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa32 min
Jul 25, 1:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa31 min
Jul 25, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche30 min
Jul 25, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber29 min
Jul 25, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens51 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.