Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 9:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
- May 2, 2021, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 9:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 W Toulon, KS | AWOS STATION KHYS HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT AWOS SITE. |
| May 2, 10:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Victoria, KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| May 2, 10:12 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Victoria, KS | REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 030242
SVRDDC
KSC051-135-165-195-030330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0021.210503T0242Z-210503T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
942 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Ness County in west central Kansas...
Southern Trego County in west central Kansas...
Northwestern Rush County in central Kansas...
Ellis County in central Kansas...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 942 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ellis to near Arnold, moving southeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hays, Ellis, Ness City, La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Bazine,
Catherine, Ransom, Schoenchen, McCracken, Ogallah, Utica,
Liebenthal, Alexander, Brownell, Emmeram, Yocemento, Nekoma and
Hargrave.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3901 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903 3864 9903
3826 9976 3865 10025 3870 10018 3870 10016
3872 10015 3913 9953 3913 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 294DEG 37KT 3897 9956 3864 10001
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
751
WWUS53 KDDC 030300
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1000 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC051-135-165-195-030330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210503T0330Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-Rush KS-Ellis KS-
1000 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NESS...SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND
ELLIS COUNTIES...
At 1000 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Catherine to near Bazine, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hays, Ellis, Ness City, La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Bazine,
Catherine, Ransom, Schoenchen, McCracken, Ogallah, Liebenthal,
Alexander, Brownell, Emmeram, Yocemento, Nekoma, Hargrave and Riga.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3901 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903 3864 9903
3826 9976 3861 10016 3867 10012 3874 10004
3880 9999 3913 9953 3913 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 289DEG 38KT 3893 9922 3848 9974
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RBURG267
WWUS53 KDDC 030331
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1031 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC051-135-165-195-030340-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210503T0330Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-Rush KS-Ellis KS-
1031 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NESS...
SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND ELLIS COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. A severe
thunderstorm warning has been issued for southeast Ness and
Southeastern Ellis counties until 11 pm CDT.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central, southwestern and west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3901 9904 3870 9904 3870 9903 3864 9903
3826 9976 3861 10016 3867 10012 3874 10004
3880 9999 3913 9953 3913 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 294DEG 37KT 3885 9898 3840 9951
$$
RBURGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 42 min |
| May 2, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Stanton, Stevens | 43 min |
| May 2, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 35 min |
| May 2, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 47 min |
| May 2, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens | 66 min |
| May 2, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 52 min |
| May 2, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward, Stevens | 44 min |
| May 2, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 34 min |
| May 2, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 51 min |
| May 2, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 34 min |
| May 2, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 60 min |
| May 2, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 41 min |
| May 2, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 39 min |
| May 2, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 39 min |
| May 2, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa | 64 min |
| May 2, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 41 min |
| May 2, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 49 min |
| May 2, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 63 min |
| May 2, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 49 min |
| May 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| May 3, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 38 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.