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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, 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, 7:14 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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, 7:40 PM CDTHAIL 25 Nw Minneola, KSPICTURE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF AT LEAST 2 INCH HAILSTONES.

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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 879 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 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
879 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-191 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

639 
WUUS53 KDDC 110014
SVRDDC
KSC025-057-119-110100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0174.210811T0014Z-210811T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
714 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 800 PM CDT.

* At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Minneola,
  moving northeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Public.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Minneola around 720 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 3738 10006 3748 10019 3759 10015 3765 10005
      3752 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 217DEG 6KT 3749 10010 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
564 
WWUS53 KDDC 110044
SVSDDC

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

KSC119-110054-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-210811T0100Z/
Meade KS-
744 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE 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 3746 10011 3747 10011 3747 10013 3749 10015
      3757 10013 3761 10004 3752 9989 3740 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 217DEG 6KT 3753 10006 

$$

KSC025-057-110100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-210811T0100Z/
Ford KS-Clark KS-
744 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Minneola,
moving northeast at 5 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 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 3746 10011 3747 10011 3747 10013 3749 10015
      3757 10013 3761 10004 3752 9989 3740 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 217DEG 6KT 3753 10006 

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

$$

SPRINGER
902 
WWUS53 KDDC 110055
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-057-110105-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-210811T0100Z/
Ford KS-Clark KS-
755 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 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 3746 10011 3747 10011 3747 10013 3749 10015
      3757 10013 3761 10004 3752 9989 3740 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 217DEG 6KT 3754 10005 

$$

SPRINGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 7:18 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade3 hr
Aug 11, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott, Trego3 hr
Aug 11, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess33 min
Aug 11, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess25 min
Aug 11, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush23 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.