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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 15, 20214 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2021, 5:56 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 49 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 15, 2021, 5:56 AM CDT (10:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2021-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1001 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 2021-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 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
1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

862 
WUUS53 KDDC 151056
SVRDDC
KSC051-135-165-195-151145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0178.210815T1056Z-210815T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
556 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Southeastern Trego County in west central Kansas...
  Northwestern Rush County in central Kansas...
  Southwestern Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 556 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedar Bluff,
  moving south at 20 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...
  Brownell around 615 AM CDT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3889 9981 3889 9941 3848 9926 3847 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1056Z 355DEG 18KT 3873 9965 

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

$$

JJOHNSON
2 follow-up statements
637 
WWUS53 KDDC 151119
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
619 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

KSC051-135-165-195-151145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-210815T1145Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-Rush KS-Ellis KS-
619 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NESS...SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

At 618 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McCracken,
moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  McCracken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3886 9981 3885 9940 3848 9926 3847 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1118Z 352DEG 17KT 3863 9963 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JJOHNSON
954 
WWUS53 KDDC 151138
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
638 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

KSC051-135-165-195-151148-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-210815T1145Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-Rush KS-Ellis KS-
638 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NESS...
SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 AM 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 3886 9981 3885 9940 3848 9926 3847 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1138Z 355DEG 18KT 3854 9962 

$$

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego36 min
Aug 15, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego29 min
Aug 15, 4:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEllis, Trego3 hr
Aug 15, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego47 min
Aug 15, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Trego47 min
Aug 15, 6:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush31 min
Aug 15, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush33 min
Aug 15, 8:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCEllis, Rush, Trego3 hr
Aug 15, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego35 min
Aug 15, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego30 min
Aug 15, 4:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCTrego3 hr
Aug 15, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego31 min
Aug 15, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego24 min
Aug 15, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego31 min
Aug 15, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego52 min
Aug 15, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCLane, Ness52 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.