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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 14, 2021Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2021, 6:42 PM CDT for Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.

591 
WUUS53 KDDC 142342
SVRDDC
KSC185-150015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0194.210914T2342Z-210915T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Stafford County in south central Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stafford, and
  is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Zenith.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3782 9848 3793 9866 3807 9859 3806 9847
      3783 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 294DEG 3KT 3799 9855 

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

$$

SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
831 
WWUS53 KDDC 150002
SVSDDC

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

KSC185-150015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-210915T0015Z/
Stafford KS-
702 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY...

At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Zenith, and is
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Zenith and Neola. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3782 9848 3790 9861 3797 9858 3799 9847
      3783 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 294DEG 3KT 3798 9853 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SPRINGER
121 
WWUS53 KDDC 150005
SVSDDC

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

KSC185-150015-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-210915T0015Z/
Stafford KS-
705 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3782 9848 3790 9861 3797 9858 3799 9847
      3783 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 294DEG 3KT 3798 9853 

$$

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, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee25 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.