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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 3, 2021Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT for Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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
Sep 3, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2021-09-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 885 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 2021-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

434 
WUUS53 KDDC 032213
SVRDDC
KSC129-189-032300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0187.210903T2213Z-210903T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Morton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Feterita,
  moving northeast at 10 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...
  Hugoton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3716 10157 3726 10162 3739 10135 3739 10133
      3715 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 245DEG 10KT 3722 10156 

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

$$

HOVORKA
1 follow-up statement
961 
WWUS53 KDDC 032217 RRA
SVSDDC

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

KSC129-189-032300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210903T2300Z/
Morton KS-Stevens KS-
517 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MORTON AND NORTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES...

At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Feterita,
moving northeast at 10 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.

Locations impacted include...
Hugoton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3716 10157 3726 10162 3739 10135 3739 10133
      3715 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 245DEG 10KT 3722 10155 

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego44 min
Sep 3, 2:38 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCNess, Rush6 hr
Sep 3, 2:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 11 more18 hr
Sep 3, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade50 min
Sep 3, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton33 min
Sep 3, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton32 min
Sep 3, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton51 min
Sep 3, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark30 min
Sep 3, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell25 min
Sep 3, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell24 min
Sep 3, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber56 min
Sep 3, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stevens18 min
Sep 3, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens22 min
Sep 3, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny51 min
Sep 3, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny36 min
Sep 3, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Kearny27 min
Sep 3, 6:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney32 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.