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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 11, 2021Finney County, Lane County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 7:32 PM CDT for Finney County, Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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 11, 2021, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1749 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 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
1749 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

669 
WUUS53 KDDC 120032
SVRDDC
KSC055-101-171-120115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0175.210812T0032Z-210812T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
732 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Scott County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Lane County in west central Kansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
  Amy, moving southeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Finney, southeastern Scott and southwestern Lane
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3830 10076 3841 10064 3832 10036 3810 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 305DEG 6KT 3831 10064 

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

$$

SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
719 
WWUS53 KDDC 120058
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
758 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

KSC055-101-171-120115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-210812T0115Z/
Finney KS-Scott KS-Lane KS-
758 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN LANE
COUNTIES...

At 758 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
Amy, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north
central Finney, southeastern Scott and southwestern Lane Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3830 10076 3838 10067 3829 10039 3810 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 305DEG 6KT 3828 10059 

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

$$

SPRINGER
992 
WWUS53 KDDC 120106
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
806 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

KSC055-101-171-120116-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-210812T0115Z/
Finney KS-Scott KS-Lane KS-
806 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL FINNEY...
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815
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 3830 10076 3838 10067 3829 10039 3810 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 305DEG 6KT 3827 10058 

$$

SPRINGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane36 min
Aug 11, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny38 min
Aug 12, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane38 min
Aug 12, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego36 min
Aug 12, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott27 min
Aug 12, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego30 min
Aug 12, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott35 min
Aug 12, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton32 min
Aug 12, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis26 min
Aug 12, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis29 min
Aug 12, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis46 min
Aug 12, 6:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton3 hr

Nearby

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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.