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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 14, 2021Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 8:48 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 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, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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, 9:02 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 Ene La Crosse, KS	MOST OF THE HAIL WAS DIME SIZE AND WAS COVERING THE GROUND.
May 14, 9:06 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Bison, 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.

389 
WUUS53 KDDC 150148
SVRDDC
KSC145-165-150245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0042.210515T0148Z-210515T0245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Eastern Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 848 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Loretta,
  moving southeast at 20 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Bison around 900 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Timken, Otis and Shaffer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3831 9903 3827 9919 3861 9935 3870 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 320DEG 20KT 3860 9921 

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

SUGDEN

4 follow-up statements

795 
WWUS53 KDDC 150203
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-165-150245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210515T0245Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
903 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bison, 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...
  Otis and Shaffer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3831 9903 3827 9919 3858 9931 3864 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 320DEG 20KT 3854 9914 

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

SUGDEN

600 
WWUS53 KDDC 150210
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-165-150245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210515T0245Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
910 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 910 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shaffer, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch 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, Bison, Timken and Shaffer. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3831 9903 3827 9919 3854 9929 3856 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 334DEG 17KT 3851 9913 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN

728 
WWUS53 KDDC 150216
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-165-150245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210515T0245Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
916 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 916 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Timken, moving
south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch 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, Bison, Timken and Shaffer. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3831 9903 3827 9919 3854 9929 3856 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 347DEG 12KT 3850 9915 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN

975 
WWUS53 KDDC 150241
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-165-150251-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210515T0245Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
941 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PAWNEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 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
south central and central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3831 9903 3827 9919 3854 9929 3856 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 320DEG 20KT 3840 9904 

$$

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, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	54 min
May 14, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	67 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.