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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 2, 2021Finney County, Lane County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT for Finney County, Lane County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 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
May 2, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Lane County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 2, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1069 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 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
1069 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
394 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
12.1

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The text

As transmitted.

138 
WUUS53 KDDC 030139
SVRDDC
KSC055-101-030230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0019.210503T0139Z-210503T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
839 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Lane County in west central Kansas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 839 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Amy to 15 miles east of Friend, moving east at
  25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dighton, Alamota, Healy, Kalvesta, Pendennis, Amy and Shields. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3857 10025 3804 10027 3803 10050
      3826 10069 3870 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 255DEG 22KT 3843 10066 3818 10064 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RBURG
2 follow-up statements
869 
WWUS53 KDDC 030214
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
914 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

KSC055-101-030230-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210503T0230Z/
Finney KS-Lane KS-
914 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND LANE COUNTIES...

At 913 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dighton to 13 miles northwest of Kalvesta, moving
east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Dighton, Alamota, Healy, Kalvesta, Pendennis, Amy and Shields. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3857 10025 3804 10027 3803 10050
      3826 10061 3870 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 255DEG 22KT 3848 10041 3823 10039 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RBURG
314 
WWUS53 KDDC 030223
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
923 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

KSC055-101-030232-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210503T0230Z/
Finney KS-Lane KS-
923 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND LANE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. A significant 
weather advisory is in effect for eastern Lane and northeast Finney 
counties. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3857 10025 3804 10027 3803 10050
      3826 10061 3870 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 255DEG 22KT 3849 10035 3824 10033 

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny42 min
May 2, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Stanton, Stevens43 min
May 2, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny35 min
May 2, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott47 min
May 2, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens66 min
May 2, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott52 min
May 2, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward, Stevens44 min
May 2, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney34 min
May 2, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott34 min
May 2, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade60 min
May 2, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego41 min
May 2, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Ness39 min
May 2, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade39 min
May 2, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego48 min
May 2, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa64 min
May 2, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush41 min
May 2, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford49 min
May 2, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee, Stafford63 min
May 2, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber49 min
May 2, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford45 min
May 3, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark38 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.