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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 9:11 PM CDT for Edwards County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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.
| 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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 1651 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
923
WUUS53 KDDC 080211
SVRDDC
KSC047-057-097-080300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0165.210808T0211Z-210808T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
911 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
Southern Edwards County in south central Kansas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 910 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mullinville,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Greensburg around 930 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Centerview, Fellsburg, Haviland and Trousdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3750 9964 3783 9963 3797 9904 3745 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 261DEG 34KT 3768 9953
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
GERARD2 follow-up statements
600
WWUS53 KDDC 080248
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
948 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
KSC057-080258-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210808T0300Z/
Ford KS-
948 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3749 9945 3787 9943 3797 9904 3745 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 261DEG 34KT 3774 9908
$$
KSC047-097-080300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210808T0300Z/
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
948 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL KIOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...
At 948 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trousdale,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Kiowa and southeastern Edwards Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3749 9945 3787 9943 3797 9904 3745 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 261DEG 34KT 3774 9908
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
GERARD812
WWUS53 KDDC 080256
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
956 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
KSC047-097-080305-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210808T0300Z/
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
956 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL KIOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN
EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3749 9945 3787 9943 3797 9904 3745 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 261DEG 34KT 3775 9901
$$
GERARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush, Stafford | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 66 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.