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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 10, 2021Ford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 4:51 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 10, 2021, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Aug 10, 4:52 PM CDTHAIL 12 Ese Ft. Dodge, KSREPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 672 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
672 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-516 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

056 
WUUS53 KDDC 102151
SVRDDC
KSC057-102230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0166.210810T2151Z-210810T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
451 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

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

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 450 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ft. Dodge,
  moving northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Wright around 510 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3758 9987 3772 10000 3787 9981 3773 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 233DEG 8KT 3772 9990 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
041 
WWUS53 KDDC 102159
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
459 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC057-102230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210810T2230Z/
Ford KS-
459 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY...

At 459 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ft. Dodge,
moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Wright around 510 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3758 9987 3772 10000 3787 9981 3773 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 233DEG 8KT 3773 9988 

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

$$

SPRINGER
600 
WWUS53 KDDC 102209
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
509 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC057-102230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210810T2230Z/
Ford KS-
509 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY...

At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wright, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Ford County.

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 3764 9984 3773 9999 3787 9981 3774 9967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 233DEG 8KT 3774 9986 

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

$$

SPRINGER
339 
WWUS53 KDDC 102228
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
528 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC057-102238-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210810T2230Z/
Ford KS-
528 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3764 9984 3773 9999 3787 9981 3774 9967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 233DEG 8KT 3777 9982 

$$

SPRINGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 12:20 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee and 2 more19 hr
Aug 10, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord31 min
Aug 10, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman48 min
Aug 10, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford41 min
Aug 10, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade33 min
Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord30 min
Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade48 min
Aug 10, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush27 min
Aug 10, 5:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCFord2 hr
Aug 10, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush25 min
Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCEllis, Rush37 min
Aug 10, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade47 min
Aug 10, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray50 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.