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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 2, 20216 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 8:16 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 2 reports 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
May 2, 2021, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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
May 2, 8:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 611 Ene Garden City, KSMESONET STATION KS010 US-50 @ K-156 BRIDGE GARDEN CITY.
May 2, 8:32 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 513 Nw Pierceville, KSASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 2, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1069 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1069 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
394 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
12.1

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The text

As transmitted.

716 
WUUS53 KDDC 030116
SVRDDC
KSC055-069-081-119-175-189-030200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0017.210503T0116Z-210503T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
816 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Western Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...
  Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
  Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 815 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Garden City to 6 miles east of Woods, moving
  east at 25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Garden City, Liberal, Cimarron, Sublette, Satanta, Montezuma,
  Pierceville, Kismet, Copeland, Ingalls, Charleston, Missler,
  Plymell, Tice, Hayne, Woods and Plains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3802 10096 3804 10025 3701 10050 3700 10095
      3700 10115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 276DEG 20KT 3792 10090 3718 10098 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RBURG
2 follow-up statements
309 
WWUS53 KDDC 030144
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
844 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

KSC189-030153-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0200Z/
Stevens KS-
844 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3801 10091 3804 10025 3701 10050 3700 10095
      3700 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 264DEG 21KT 3798 10070 3716 10079 

$$

KSC055-069-081-119-175-030200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0200Z/
Seward KS-Finney KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
844 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SEWARD...SOUTHERN FINNEY...WESTERN MEADE...GRAY AND HASKELL
COUNTIES...

At 843 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Pierceville to near Hayne, moving
east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Liberal, Cimarron, Sublette, Satanta, Montezuma, Pierceville, 
Kismet, Copeland, Ingalls, Charleston, Missler, Plymell, Tice, Hayne 
and Plains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3801 10091 3804 10025 3701 10050 3700 10095
      3700 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 264DEG 21KT 3798 10070 3716 10079 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RBURG
119 
WWUS53 KDDC 030157
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
857 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

KSC055-069-081-119-175-030207-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0200Z/
Seward KS-Finney KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
857 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SEWARD...SOUTHERN FINNEY...
WESTERN MEADE...GRAY AND HASKELL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM
CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

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

LAT...LON 3801 10091 3804 10025 3701 10050 3700 10095
      3700 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 276DEG 20KT 3797 10062 3715 10071 

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny42 min
May 2, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Stanton, Stevens43 min
May 2, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny35 min
May 2, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott47 min
May 2, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens66 min
May 2, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott52 min
May 2, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney34 min
May 2, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane51 min
May 2, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott34 min
May 2, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade60 min
May 2, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego41 min
May 2, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Ness39 min
May 2, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade39 min
May 2, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego48 min
May 2, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa64 min
May 2, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush41 min
May 2, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford49 min
May 2, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee, Stafford63 min
May 2, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber49 min
May 2, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford45 min
May 3, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark38 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.