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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 14, 2021Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2021, 6:20 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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 14, 2021, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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
Sep 14, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 2021-09-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

559 
WUUS53 KDDC 142320
SVRDDC
KSC047-145-142345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0193.210914T2320Z-210914T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
620 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Central Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 620 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Kinsley,
  moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lewis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3786 9940 3799 9946 3807 9919 3788 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 253DEG 9KT 3794 9938 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
1 follow-up statement
078 
WWUS53 KDDC 142332 RRA
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
632 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

KSC047-145-142345-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-210914T2345Z/
Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
632 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES...

At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kinsley, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Kinsley and Lewis. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3791 9942 3799 9946 3807 9919 3791 9927
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 253DEG 9KT 3795 9934 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SPRINGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt28 min
Sep 14, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa29 min
Sep 14, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa30 min
Sep 14, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford53 min
Sep 14, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa30 min
Sep 14, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford33 min
Sep 14, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford31 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.