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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 14, 2021Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 6:13 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 19 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 14, 2021, 6:13 PM MDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2021, 6:32 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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 14, 3:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2021-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1153 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 2021-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1153 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
5.9

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The text

As transmitted.

028 
WUUS53 KDDC 150013
SVRDDC
KSC075-187-150115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0037.210515T0013Z-210515T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
713 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT/715 PM MDT/.

* At 712 PM CDT/612 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7
  miles north of The Saunders Elevator, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Manter around 720 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3777 10204 3785 10179 3781 10154 3751 10154
      3745 10203 3746 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 238DEG 27KT 3758 10200 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN
1 follow-up statement
784 
WWUS53 KDDC 150032
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
732 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

KSC075-187-150041-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210515T0115Z/
Hamilton KS-Stanton KS-
732 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND STANTON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000
PM MDT/ for southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3777 10204 3785 10179 3781 10154 3751 10154
      3745 10203 3746 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 238DEG 27KT 3766 10184 

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton42 min
May 14, 6:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis43 min
May 14, 6:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis66 min
May 14, 7:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego56 min
May 14, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush54 min
May 14, 7:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny67 min
May 14, 7:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush57 min
May 14, 7:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego54 min
May 14, 8:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott43 min
May 14, 8:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego57 min
May 14, 8:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush49 min
May 14, 8:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott47 min
May 14, 8:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton50 min
May 14, 9:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness51 min
May 14, 9:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush40 min
May 14, 10:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush33 min
May 14, 10:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningDDCNess, Rush3 hr
May 14, 10:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Pawnee53 min
May 14, 11:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford48 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.