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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 26, 2021Lane County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 26, 2021, 7:37 PM CDT for Lane County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 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 26, 2021, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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
Oct 26, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 282 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 385 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 418 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
385 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1052 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
418 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
529 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

465 
WUUS53 KDDC 270037
SVRDDC
KSC101-135-195-270130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0219.211027T0037Z-211027T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
737 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Trego County in west central Kansas...
  Eastern Lane County in west central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  Beeler, moving north at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Alamota and Beeler around 750 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Utica
and Pendennis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southwestern
and west central Kansas.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southwestern
and west central Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3879 9998 3826 10003 3826 10040 3870 10037
      3870 10016 3880 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 185DEG 34KT 3830 10026 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SUGDEN
2 follow-up statements
981 
WWUS53 KDDC 270051
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
751 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

KSC101-270100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-211027T0130Z/
Lane KS-
751 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LANE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southwestern
and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3879 9998 3826 10003 3826 10023 3866 10023
      3870 10016 3880 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 191DEG 43KT 3848 10020 

$$

KSC135-195-270130-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-211027T0130Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-
751 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN NESS AND SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTIES...

At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beeler, moving
north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Utica and Arnold.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southwestern
and west central Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3879 9998 3826 10003 3826 10023 3866 10023
      3870 10016 3880 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 191DEG 43KT 3848 10020 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SUGDEN
090 
WWUS53 KDDC 270120
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
820 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

KSC135-195-270130-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-211027T0130Z/
Ness KS-Trego KS-
820 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN NESS AND SOUTHWESTERN
TREGO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southwestern
and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3879 9998 3826 10003 3826 10023 3866 10023
      3870 10016 3880 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 185DEG 34KT 3874 10017 

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord25 min
Oct 26, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness35 min
Oct 26, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord30 min
Oct 26, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman26 min
Oct 26, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman48 min
Oct 26, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness22 min
Oct 26, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess, Trego44 min
Oct 26, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman31 min
Oct 26, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche50 min
Oct 26, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego36 min
Oct 26, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Ellis, Pawnee, Rush63 min
Oct 26, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee36 min
Oct 26, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord36 min
Oct 26, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Pratt46 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.