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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 6:08 PM CDT for Lane County, Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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
- Aug 7, 2021, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 6:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Ness City, KS | TREE BLOWN DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -591 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 072308
SVRDDC
KSC101-135-080000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0153.210807T2308Z-210808T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
608 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Ness County in west central Kansas...
Southeastern Lane County in west central Kansas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alamota,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch 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...
Beeler around 620 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Ness
City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3833 10042 3856 10037 3858 9985 3827 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 275DEG 24KT 3842 10030
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
GERARD2 follow-up statements
899
WWUS53 KDDC 072338
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
638 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
KSC101-072348-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-210808T0000Z/
Lane KS-
638 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3835 10015 3857 10014 3858 9985 3827 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 266DEG 31KT 3846 9992
$$
KSC135-080000-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-210808T0000Z/
Ness KS-
638 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY...
At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Ness City,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Ness County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 10015 3857 10014 3858 9985 3827 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 266DEG 31KT 3846 9992
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
GERARD010
WWUS53 KDDC 072354
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
654 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
KSC135-080004-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-210808T0000Z/
Ness KS-
654 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3835 10015 3857 10014 3858 9985 3827 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 275DEG 24KT 3845 9979
$$
GERARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 32 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.