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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 12, 2021Ellis County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 6:44 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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
Aug 12, 2021, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ellis County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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
Aug 12, 6:45 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 745 Nne Acres, KSMEASURED BY MESONET STATION.
Aug 12, 6:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 602 N Hays, KSESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
Aug 12, 6:55 PM CDTHAIL 12 N Hays, KS
Aug 12, 7:02 PM CDTHAIL 1Hays, KSPICTURE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

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 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1295 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
1295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

158 
WUUS53 KDDC 122344
SVRDDC
KSC051-130030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0176.210812T2344Z-210813T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
644 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hays, moving
  southeast at 15 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 be near...
  Toulon around 700 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Victoria and Munjor.

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 3879 9904 3878 9904 3870 9931 3898 9942
      3905 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 334DEG 14KT 3890 9928 

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

$$

SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
634 
WWUS53 KDDC 130007
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
707 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC051-130030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-210813T0030Z/
Ellis KS-
707 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY...

At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Munjor,
moving southeast at 15 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
southeastern Ellis County.

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 3879 9904 3878 9904 3870 9931 3891 9939
      3899 9917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 334DEG 14KT 3882 9923 

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

$$

SPRINGER
520 
WWUS53 KDDC 130027
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
727 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC051-130037-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-210813T0030Z/
Ellis KS-
727 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 730 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, gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3879 9904 3878 9904 3870 9931 3891 9939
      3899 9917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 334DEG 14KT 3875 9919 

$$

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, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott43 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, 6:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton3 hr

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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.