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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 2, 20215 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 10:19 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 41 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
May 2, 2021, 10:19 PM CDT (03:19 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:19 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
May 2, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1069 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

376 
WUUS53 KDDC 030319
SVRDDC
KSC051-083-135-145-165-030400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0022.210503T0319Z-210503T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1019 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Rush County in central Kansas...
  Southeastern Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1019 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Walker to near Gray, moving southeast at 35
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Otis, Bison, Burdett, Rush Center,
  Rozel, Liebenthal, Timken, Ash Valley, Sanford, Loretta, Nekoma,
  Frizell, Hargrave, Pfeifer and Shaffer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 9904 3826 9903 3823 9906 3811 9933
      3819 9982 3892 9910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 296DEG 32KT 3884 9909 3819 9971 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RBURG
2 follow-up statements
588 
WWUS53 KDDC 030343
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1043 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

KSC051-083-135-030352-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210503T0400Z/
Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-Ellis KS-
1043 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS...
NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central and central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3826 9903 3823 9906 3811 9933 3833 9957
      3865 9927 3869 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 296DEG 32KT 3875 9886 3810 9948 

$$

KSC145-165-030400-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210503T0400Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
1043 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN PAWNEE AND RUSH COUNTIES...

At 1042 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Milberger to 6 miles southeast of Burdett, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
La Crosse, Otis, Bison, Rush Center, Rozel, Timken, Ash Valley,
Sanford, Loretta, Frizell, Shaffer and Nekoma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3826 9903 3823 9906 3811 9933 3833 9957
      3865 9927 3869 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 296DEG 32KT 3875 9886 3810 9948 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RBURG
948 
WWUS53 KDDC 030355
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1055 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

KSC145-165-030405-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210503T0400Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
1055 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PAWNEE AND RUSH
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central and central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3826 9903 3823 9906 3811 9933 3833 9957
      3865 9927 3869 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 296DEG 32KT 3871 9874 3806 9937 

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny42 min
May 2, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Stanton, Stevens43 min
May 2, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny35 min
May 2, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott47 min
May 2, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens66 min
May 2, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott52 min
May 2, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward, Stevens44 min
May 2, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney34 min
May 2, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane51 min
May 2, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott34 min
May 2, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade60 min
May 2, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego41 min
May 2, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Ness39 min
May 2, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade39 min
May 2, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego48 min
May 2, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa64 min
May 2, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford49 min
May 2, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee, Stafford63 min
May 2, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber49 min
May 2, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford45 min
May 3, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark38 min

Nearby

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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.