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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 20, 2021Edwards County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT for Edwards County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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 20, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2021, 4:46 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 744 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 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 203 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
744 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-260 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

933 
WUUS53 KDDC 202112
SVRDDC
KSC047-057-097-202200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0182.210820T2112Z-210820T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
412 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Southwestern Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Windhorst,
  moving northeast at 25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Centerview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9959 3778 9965 3796 9932 3775 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 245DEG 24KT 3775 9954 

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

$$

RUSSELL
2 follow-up statements
599 
WWUS53 KDDC 202130
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
430 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021

KSC057-202139-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210820T2200Z/
Ford KS-
430 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FORD 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 3769 9948 3783 9956 3796 9932 3775 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 235DEG 17KT 3781 9946 

$$

KSC047-097-202200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210820T2200Z/
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
430 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...

At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Offerle, moving northeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Centerview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3769 9948 3783 9956 3796 9932 3775 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 235DEG 17KT 3781 9946 

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

$$

RUSSELL
097 
WWUS53 KDDC 202146
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
446 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021

KSC047-097-202155-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210820T2200Z/
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
446 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

LAT...LON 3769 9948 3783 9956 3796 9932 3775 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 245DEG 24KT 3786 9933 

$$

RUSSELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee34 min
Aug 20, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards23 min
Aug 20, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards28 min
Aug 20, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards30 min
Aug 20, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee28 min
Aug 20, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee30 min
Aug 20, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee51 min
Aug 20, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush33 min
Aug 20, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush30 min

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.