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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 14, 2021Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 9:38 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 10:27 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 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.

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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 88 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

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The text

As transmitted.

419 
WUUS53 KDDC 150238
SVRDDC
KSC145-165-150345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0046.210515T0238Z-210515T0345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Southeastern Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 938 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Timken,
  moving south at 20 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ash Valley and Larned.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3808 9931 3856 9936 3854 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9901 3823 9898 3813 9896
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 344DEG 20KT 3844 9914 

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

SUGDEN

2 follow-up statements

356 
WWUS53 KDDC 150302
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1002 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

KSC145-165-150345-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210515T0345Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
1002 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 1002 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ash Valley,
moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Larned, La Crosse, Otis, Bison, Rush Center, Timken, Ash Valley,
Sanford, Frizell and Shaffer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3808 9931 3856 9936 3854 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9901 3823 9898 3813 9896
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 354DEG 10KT 3835 9912 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SUGDEN

583 
WWUS53 KDDC 150327 RRA
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1027 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

KSC145-165-150337-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210515T0345Z/
Pawnee KS-Rush KS-
1027 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PAWNEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
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 100 AM CDT for
south central and central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3808 9931 3856 9936 3854 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9901 3823 9898 3813 9896
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 344DEG 20KT 3821 9907 

$$

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, 8:48 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, 9:43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.