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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 3, 2021Morton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT for Morton County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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: Sep 3, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Morton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 3, 5:50 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Nne Rolla, KS

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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 885 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

396 
WUUS53 KDDC 032209
SVRDDC
KSC129-032300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0186.210903T2209Z-210903T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
509 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Morton County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 508 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of Richfield, moving northeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Richfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3711 10197 3722 10204 3738 10167 3717 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 243DEG 14KT 3718 10192 

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

$$

HOVORKA

2 follow-up statements

672 
WWUS53 KDDC 032217
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
517 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSC129-032300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-210903T2300Z/
Morton KS-
517 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY...

At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Richfield, moving northeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Richfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3712 10192 3721 10196 3738 10167 3717 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 243DEG 14KT 3720 10188 

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

$$

HOVORKA

570 
WWUS53 KDDC 032233
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
533 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSC129-032300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-210903T2300Z/
Morton KS-
533 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MORTON COUNTY...

At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richfield,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Morton County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3713 10181 3720 10186 3733 10164 3717 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 243DEG 14KT 3723 10180 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 2, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	44 min
Sep 3, 2:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush	6 hr
Sep 3, 2:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 11 more	18 hr
Sep 3, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	50 min
Sep 3, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	33 min
Sep 3, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	32 min
Sep 3, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	47 min
Sep 3, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	30 min
Sep 3, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	25 min
Sep 3, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell	24 min
Sep 3, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	56 min
Sep 3, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	18 min
Sep 3, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	22 min
Sep 3, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny	51 min
Sep 3, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	36 min
Sep 3, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Kearny	27 min
Sep 3, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.