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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 10, 2021Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 5:42 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 6:20 PM CDTHAIL 1.257 Nne Fowler, KSHAIL CAME DOWN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 38 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°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

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The text

As transmitted.

264 
WUUS53 KDDC 102242
SVRDDC
KSC025-057-119-102330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0169.210810T2242Z-210810T2330Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Minneola,
  moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Minneola around 555 PM CDT.

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 3737 10009 3747 10018 3760 10004 3747 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 231DEG 12KT 3746 10009 

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

$$

SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
318 
WWUS53 KDDC 102257
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-057-119-102330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-210810T2330Z/
Ford KS-Meade KS-Clark KS-
557 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK
COUNTIES...

At 557 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Minneola,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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
southwestern Ford, northeastern Meade and northwestern Clark
Counties.

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 3738 10009 3748 10017 3760 10004 3747 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 231DEG 12KT 3749 10004 

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

$$

SPRINGER
402 
WWUS53 KDDC 102329
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-057-119-102339-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-210810T2330Z/
Ford KS-Meade KS-Clark KS-
629 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD...
NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630
PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However hail and 
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3738 10009 3748 10017 3760 10004 3747 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 231DEG 12KT 3756 9994 

$$

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, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord39 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, 5:48 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.