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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 14, 2021Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 8:06 PM CDT for Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 min. 2 reports 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 14, 2021, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 14, 8:23 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Schoenchen, KS
May 14, 8:23 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Schoenchen, KS

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

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 14, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

680 
WUUS53 KDDC 150106
SVRDDC
KSC051-165-150200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0040.210515T0106Z-210515T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Rush County in central Kansas...
  Southeastern Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Antonino,
  moving southeast at 25 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...
  Toulon around 810 PM CDT.
  Schoenchen and Munjor around 815 PM CDT.
  Liebenthal around 825 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Pfeifer, Loretta and Otis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3880 9904 3839 9903 3876 9951 3888 9930
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 311DEG 24KT 3881 9934 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN

3 follow-up statements

048 
WWUS53 KDDC 150129
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-165-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210515T0200Z/
Rush KS-Ellis KS-
829 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

At 829 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pfeifer, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Loretta, Bison, Otis and Shaffer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3880 9904 3839 9903 3869 9941 3882 9928
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 334DEG 21KT 3870 9924 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN

367 
WWUS53 KDDC 150144
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-150154-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210515T0200Z/
Ellis KS-
844 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3869 9904 3839 9903 3865 9935 3869 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 333DEG 24KT 3861 9918 

$$

KSC165-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210515T0200Z/
Rush KS-
844 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY...

At 844 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Loretta, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Otis, Liebenthal, Loretta and Shaffer. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9904 3839 9903 3865 9935 3869 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 333DEG 24KT 3861 9918 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN

381 
WWUS53 KDDC 150150
SVSDDC

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

KSC165-150200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210515T0200Z/
Rush KS-
850 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3869 9904 3839 9903 3865 9935 3869 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 311DEG 24KT 3858 9914 

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	42 min
May 14, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	19 min
May 14, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	43 min
May 14, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis	66 min
May 14, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	56 min
May 14, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	67 min
May 14, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	57 min
May 14, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	54 min
May 14, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny, Scott	43 min
May 14, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego	57 min
May 14, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	49 min
May 14, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott	47 min
May 14, 9:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	50 min
May 14, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness	51 min
May 14, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Rush	40 min
May 14, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	33 min
May 14, 11:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush	3 hr
May 14, 11:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	53 min
May 15, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford	48 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.