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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Dodge City, KS
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 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.
- 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
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
$$
HOVORKA1 follow-up statement
961
WWUS53 KDDC 032217 RRA
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
517 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021
KSC129-189-032300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210903T2300Z/
Morton KS-Stevens KS-
517 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MORTON AND NORTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES...
At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Feterita,
moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hugoton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3716 10157 3726 10162 3739 10135 3739 10133
3715 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 245DEG 10KT 3722 10155
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
HOVORKAThe 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, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.