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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 5, 2021Finney County, Haskell County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT for Finney County, Haskell County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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 5, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Haskell County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 5, 5:41 PM CDTHAIL 13 Ene Tice, KSDIMES MOSTLY WITH SOME REACHING A QUARTER SIZE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

878 
WUUS53 KDDC 052209
SVRDDC
KSC055-081-052300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0025.210505T2209Z-210505T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
509 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Central Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of Plymell, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sublette.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3774 10107 3782 10094 3754 10065 3753 10065
      3743 10105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 324DEG 30KT 3771 10098 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
579 
WWUS53 KDDC 052225
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
525 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

KSC055-052234-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210505T2300Z/
Finney KS-
525 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

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

LAT...LON 3774 10099 3773 10085 3754 10065 3753 10065
      3745 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 324DEG 30KT 3760 10088 

$$

KSC081-052300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210505T2300Z/
Haskell KS-
525 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY...

At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Sublette, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Sublette.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3774 10099 3773 10085 3754 10065 3753 10065
      3745 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 324DEG 30KT 3760 10088 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPRINGER
996 
WWUS53 KDDC 052234
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
534 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

KSC081-052300-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210505T2300Z/
Haskell KS-
534 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY...

At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sublette,
moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Sublette.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3767 10089 3769 10081 3754 10065 3753 10065
      3748 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 324DEG 30KT 3753 10081 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SPRINGER
998 
WWUS53 KDDC 052245
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
545 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

KSC081-052255-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210505T2300Z/
Haskell KS-
545 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has 
been cancelled.  However, heavy rain is still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3767 10089 3769 10081 3754 10065 3753 10065
      3748 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 324DEG 30KT 3745 10074 

$$

SPRINGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Scott39 min
May 5, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Lane43 min
May 5, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney51 min
May 5, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman49 min
May 5, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell42 min
May 5, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord51 min
May 5, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell44 min
May 5, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray50 min
May 5, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade49 min
May 5, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade, Seward45 min
May 5, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade26 min
May 5, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa51 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.