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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 12, 20216 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 12, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 12, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Grant County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 12, 8:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	11 S Big Bow, KS	MESONET STATION EW7515 JOHNSON.
Oct 12, 8:40 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 Ssw Hugoton, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 12, 3:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 441 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -298 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

469 
WUUS53 KDDC 130102
SVRDDC
KSC067-081-129-175-187-189-130145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0200.211013T0102Z-211013T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
802 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
  Eastern Morton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southern Grant County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 802 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 miles south of Big Bow to near Hough, moving east
  at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hickok, Cave and Ryus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10177 3746 10169 3764 10105 3700 10107
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 259DEG 38KT 3741 10151 3686 10164 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TATRO

2 follow-up statements

978 
WWUS53 KDDC 130118
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
818 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

KSC067-081-129-175-187-189-130145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-211013T0145Z/
Seward KS-Morton KS-Grant KS-Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Haskell KS-
818 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SEWARD...EASTERN MORTON...SOUTHERN GRANT...
SOUTHEASTERN STANTON...STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES...

At 818 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of Big Bow to near Feterita to 7 miles
north of Hough, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Ulysses, Hugoton, Rolla, Moscow, Ryus, Cave, Hickok, Woods and
Feterita.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10165 3750 10156 3764 10105 3700 10107
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 264DEG 28KT 3745 10151 3722 10146 3697 10156 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

TATRO

843 
WWUS53 KDDC 130128
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
828 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

KSC129-175-187-130137-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-211013T0145Z/
Seward KS-Morton KS-Stanton KS-
828 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SEWARD...EASTERN
MORTON AND SOUTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have  moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3751 10151 3764 10106 3700 10108 3699 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 265DEG 32KT 3755 10133 3722 10134 3700 10141 

$$

KSC067-081-189-130145-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-211013T0145Z/
Grant KS-Stevens KS-Haskell KS-
828 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN GRANT...STEVENS AND SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES...

At 827 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ulysses to near Hugoton to 11 miles south of
Feterita, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Hugoton, Moscow, Ryus, Cave, Hickok, Woods and Feterita. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3751 10151 3764 10106 3700 10108 3699 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 265DEG 32KT 3755 10133 3722 10134 3700 10141 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

TATRO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 12, 7:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	36 min
Oct 12, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	29 min
Oct 12, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	39 min
Oct 12, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	42 min
Oct 12, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	32 min
Oct 12, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	47 min
Oct 12, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	40 min
Oct 12, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens	38 min
Oct 12, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny, Scott	21 min
Oct 12, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward, Stevens	53 min
Oct 12, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Lane, Scott	45 min
Oct 12, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward	23 min
Oct 12, 9:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell	26 min
Oct 12, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more	44 min
Oct 12, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	38 min
Oct 12, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness	21 min
Oct 12, 10:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray	11 min
Oct 12, 10:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ford	31 min
Oct 12, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Clark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade	40 min
Oct 12, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	39 min
Oct 12, 10:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	24 min
Oct 12, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Edwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	58 min
Oct 12, 10:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa	54 min
Oct 12, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Meade	67 min
Oct 12, 10:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	17 min
Oct 12, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	27 min
Oct 12, 11:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	32 min
Oct 12, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	38 min
Oct 12, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Kiowa	35 min
Oct 13, 12:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	18 min
Oct 13, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt and 1 more	58 min
Oct 13, 1:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Pratt, Stafford	66 min
Oct 13, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.