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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 7, 2021Finney County, Gray County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 6:51 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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.

688 
WUUS53 KDDC 072351
SVRDDC
KSC055-069-080030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0157.210807T2351Z-210808T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Plymell,
  moving east at 25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pierceville and Charleston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3780 10095 3796 10095 3799 10050 3777 10048
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 262DEG 21KT 3788 10086 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

GERARD
1 follow-up statement
017 
WWUS53 KDDC 080019
SVSDDC

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

KSC055-069-080028-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-210808T0030Z/
Finney KS-Gray KS-
719 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY AND
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3780 10095 3796 10095 3799 10050 3777 10048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 262DEG 21KT 3790 10066 

$$

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, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCNess, Pawnee, Rush59 min
Aug 7, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell32 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.