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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 7, 2021Ness County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 6:46 PM CDT for Ness County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 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
Aug 7, 2021, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 7, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 207 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 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 142 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

823 
WUUS53 KDDC 072346
SVRDDC
KSC135-145-165-080045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0156.210807T2346Z-210808T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
646 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 646 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bazine,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Bazine around 655 PM CDT.
  McCracken and Alexander around 705 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Nekoma, Hargrave, La Crosse, Rush Center, Bison and Timken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3827 9997 3861 10000 3857 9916 3826 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 272DEG 29KT 3849 9976 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

GERARD
1 follow-up statement
736 
WWUS53 KDDC 080029
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
729 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

KSC135-080038-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0156.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
Ness KS-
729 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN NESS 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
south central, central and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3857 9916 3826 9918 3827 9958 3859 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 272DEG 29KT 3848 9932 

$$

KSC145-165-080045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0156.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
729 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Rush
Center, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Bison and Timken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3857 9916 3826 9918 3827 9958 3859 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 272DEG 29KT 3848 9932 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

GERARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Kearny, Lane, Scott60 min
Aug 7, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton40 min
Aug 7, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott60 min
Aug 7, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego64 min
Aug 7, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Gray41 min
Aug 7, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCLane, Ness52 min
Aug 7, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton, Stevens66 min
Aug 7, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego44 min
Aug 7, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman26 min
Aug 7, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray28 min
Aug 7, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell32 min

Nearby

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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.