Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Ene Garden City, KS | MESONET STATION KS010 US-50 @ K-156 BRIDGE GARDEN CITY. |
| May 2, 8:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 030144
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
844 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC189-030153-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0200Z/
Stevens KS-
844 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3801 10091 3804 10025 3701 10050 3700 10095
3700 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 264DEG 21KT 3798 10070 3716 10079
$$
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
$$
RBURG119
WWUS53 KDDC 030157
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
857 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC055-069-081-119-175-030207-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0200Z/
Seward KS-Finney KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
857 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SEWARD...SOUTHERN FINNEY...
WESTERN MEADE...GRAY AND HASKELL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM
CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3801 10091 3804 10025 3701 10050 3700 10095
3700 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 276DEG 20KT 3797 10062 3715 10071
$$
RBURGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 42 min |
| May 2, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Stanton, Stevens | 43 min |
| May 2, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 35 min |
| May 2, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 47 min |
| May 2, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens | 66 min |
| May 2, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 52 min |
| May 2, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 34 min |
| May 2, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 51 min |
| May 2, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 34 min |
| May 2, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 60 min |
| May 2, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 41 min |
| May 2, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 39 min |
| May 2, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 39 min |
| May 2, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 48 min |
| May 2, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa | 64 min |
| May 2, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 41 min |
| May 2, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 49 min |
| May 2, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 63 min |
| May 2, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 49 min |
| May 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| May 3, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 38 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.