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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 12, 20214 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 12, 2021, 8:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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: Oct 12, 2021, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 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, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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.

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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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

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The text

As transmitted.

859 
WUUS53 KDDC 130113
SVRDDC
KSC067-075-093-187-130200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0201.211013T0113Z-211013T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Grant County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northern Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT/800 PM MDT/.

* At 812 PM CDT/712 PM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
  a line extending from 13 miles south of Leoti to near Johnson City,
  moving northeast at 55 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...
  Lakin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/ 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/1000 PM MDT/ for
southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10192 3826 10115 3762 10127 3746 10201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 224DEG 54KT 3830 10141 3751 10180 

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

$$

SPRINGER

3 follow-up statements

883 
WWUS53 KDDC 130131
SVSDDC

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

KSC067-075-093-187-130200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-211013T0200Z/
Hamilton KS-Kearny KS-Grant KS-Stanton KS-
831 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT/800 PM MDT/ FOR HAMILTON...KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN GRANT AND
NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTIES...

At 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 6 miles west of Modoc to 8 miles north of Big
Bow, moving northeast at 55 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...
Lakin, Syracuse and Kendall. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/ for
southwestern Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10192 3826 10115 3773 10126 3769 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 224DEG 54KT 3847 10120 3768 10159 

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

$$

SPRINGER

784 
WWUS53 KDDC 130144
SVSDDC

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

KSC067-075-187-130153-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-211013T0200Z/
Hamilton KS-Grant KS-Stanton KS-
844 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAMILTON...NORTHWESTERN GRANT
AND NORTHEASTERN 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 3826 10154 3826 10115 3787 10123 3785 10154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 224DEG 54KT 3861 10103 3782 10142 

$$

KSC093-130200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-211013T0200Z/
Kearny KS-
844 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR KEARNY COUNTY...

At 843 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Scott State Lake to 10 miles
southeast of Kendall, moving northeast at 55 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...
Lakin and Kendall. 

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 3826 10154 3826 10115 3787 10123 3785 10154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 224DEG 54KT 3861 10103 3782 10142 

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

$$

SPRINGER

315 
WWUS53 KDDC 130155
SVSDDC

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

KSC093-130205-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-211013T0200Z/
Kearny KS-
855 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR KEARNY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3826 10154 3826 10115 3787 10123 3785 10154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 224DEG 54KT 3871 10090 3793 10129 

$$

SPRINGER

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, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens	43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.