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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT for Barber County, Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 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, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barber County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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.
| 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.
977
WUUS53 KDDC 030415
SVRDDC
KSC007-151-185-030500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0024.210503T0415Z-210503T0500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1115 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Barber County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Stafford County in south central Kansas...
Pratt County in south central Kansas...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1114 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dillwyn to near Sun City, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pratt, Medicine Lodge, St. John, Stafford, Iuka, Preston, Sawyer,
Cullison, Isabel, Coats, Lake City, Sun City, Byers, Zenith, Cairo
and Neola.
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 3726 9897 3798 9885 3809 9847 3739 9846
3738 9835 3731 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 256DEG 28KT 3793 9880 3735 9889
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
744
WWUS53 KDDC 030443
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1143 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC007-030452-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210503T0500Z/
Barber KS-
1143 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BARBER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the
warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3747 9868 3748 9891 3791 9885 3793 9847
3783 9847 3781 9846 3773 9846 3747 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 256DEG 28KT 3798 9855 3740 9864
$$
KSC151-185-030500-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210503T0500Z/
Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
1143 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD AND PRATT COUNTIES...
At 1142 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stafford to 6 miles southwest of Isabel, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pratt, Iuka, Preston, Sawyer, Isabel, Coats, Byers, Cairo and Neola.
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 3747 9868 3748 9891 3791 9885 3793 9847
3783 9847 3781 9846 3773 9846 3747 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 256DEG 28KT 3798 9855 3740 9864
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RBURG498
WWUS53 KDDC 030450
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1150 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC151-185-030500-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210503T0500Z/
Stafford KS-Pratt KS-
1150 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD AND
PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However small hail and gusty winds are still
possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3747 9868 3748 9891 3791 9885 3793 9847
3783 9847 3781 9846 3773 9846 3747 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 256DEG 28KT 3799 9848 3741 9857
$$
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, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 48 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 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.