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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
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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 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.
- 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
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
$$
RUSSELL2 follow-up statements
599
WWUS53 KDDC 202130
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
430 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
KSC057-202139-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210820T2200Z/
Ford KS-
430 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3769 9948 3783 9956 3796 9932 3775 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 235DEG 17KT 3781 9946
$$
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
$$
RUSSELL097
WWUS53 KDDC 202146
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
446 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
KSC047-097-202155-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210820T2200Z/
Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
446 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
LAT...LON 3769 9948 3783 9956 3796 9932 3775 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 245DEG 24KT 3786 9933
$$
RUSSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 30 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.