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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 10, 2021Ford County, Gray County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 6:55 PM CDT for Ford County, Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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 10, 2021, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 32 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

415 
WUUS53 KDDC 102355
SVRDDC
KSC057-069-110045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0173.210810T2355Z-210811T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 655 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near The Haggard
  Elev, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  The Haggard Elev around 700 PM CDT.
  Ensign around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Howell.

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 3749 10025 3759 10037 3784 10020 3769 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 219DEG 14KT 3758 10029 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
087 
WWUS53 KDDC 110010
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-069-110045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210811T0045Z/
Ford KS-Gray KS-
710 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL FORD AND EAST CENTRAL GRAY COUNTIES...

At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Ensign,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Ensign around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Howell and Dodge City.

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 3754 10022 3763 10034 3784 10020 3769 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 219DEG 14KT 3763 10024 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
111 
WWUS53 KDDC 110030
SVSDDC

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

KSC069-110040-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210811T0045Z/
Gray KS-
730 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3757 10017 3761 10022 3762 10021 3770 10021
      3781 10015 3769 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 219DEG 14KT 3769 10018 

$$

KSC057-110045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210811T0045Z/
Ford KS-
730 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL FORD COUNTY...

At 730 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ensign, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  Dodge City.

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 3757 10017 3761 10022 3762 10021 3770 10021
      3781 10015 3769 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 219DEG 14KT 3769 10018 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
966 
WWUS53 KDDC 110035
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-110045-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210811T0045Z/
Ford KS-
735 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL FORD COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 745 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.

LAT...LON 3757 10017 3761 10022 3762 10021 3770 10021
      3781 10015 3769 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 219DEG 14KT 3770 10017 

$$

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, 5:42 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

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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.