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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 25, 2021Finney County, Gray County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 25, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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 25, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 59 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 2021-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 562 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 2021-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 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
562 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-382 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

816 
WUUS53 KDDC 252232
SVRDDC
KSC055-069-252300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0185.210825T2232Z-210825T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
532 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Charleston,
  moving northwest at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  central Finney and northwestern Gray Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3790 10044 3786 10059 3797 10071 3806 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 151DEG 18KT 3792 10055 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

GERARD
2 follow-up statements
139 
WWUS53 KDDC 252246
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
546 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

KSC055-252255-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-210825T2300Z/
Finney KS-
546 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning will not 
approach the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3790 10044 3786 10059 3795 10066 3800 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 150DEG 3KT 3791 10054 

$$

KSC069-252300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-210825T2300Z/
Gray KS-
546 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY...

At 545 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Charleston, and
is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Charleston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3790 10044 3786 10059 3795 10066 3800 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 150DEG 3KT 3791 10054 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

GERARD
612 
WWUS53 KDDC 252258
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
558 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

KSC069-252308-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-210825T2300Z/
Gray KS-
558 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 600 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 small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3790 10044 3786 10059 3795 10066 3800 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 151DEG 18KT 3796 10057 

$$

GERARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 3:39 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDDCBarber, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford16 hr
Aug 25, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney43 min
Aug 25, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton39 min
Aug 25, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny44 min
Aug 25, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray43 min
Aug 25, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray47 min
Aug 25, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny47 min
Aug 25, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny50 min
Aug 25, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray46 min
Aug 25, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton49 min
Aug 25, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney43 min
Aug 25, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane51 min
Aug 25, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney52 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.