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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 14, 20215 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 9:43 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 47 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 14, 2021, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 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, 10:20 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Dighton, 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, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 14, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.

417 
WUUS53 KDDC 150243
SVRDDC
KSC055-083-101-135-171-150330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0047.210515T0243Z-210515T0330Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
  Western Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Scott County in west central Kansas...
  Northwestern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
  Lane County in west central Kansas...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 943 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Utica to 10 miles south of Alamota to 7 miles
  south of Friend, moving southeast at 35 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Utica and Arnold around 950 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10004 3828 10004 3802 10083 3827 10113
      3847 10113 3870 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 299DEG 31KT 3859 10015 3831 10036 3816 10096 

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

SPRINGER

3 follow-up statements

211 
WWUS53 KDDC 150258
SVSDDC

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

KSC055-083-101-135-171-150330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210515T0330Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Scott KS-Hodgeman KS-Lane KS-
958 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...WESTERN NESS...SOUTHERN SCOTT...
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND LANE COUNTIES...

At 958 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Arnold to 13 miles south of Beeler to
9 miles north of Garden City, moving southeast at 35 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.

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Finney, western Ness, southern Scott, northwestern
Hodgeman and Lane Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10004 3828 10004 3806 10071 3830 10108
      3842 10098 3864 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 299DEG 31KT 3853 10002 3826 10023 3811 10083 

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

SPRINGER

666 
WWUS53 KDDC 150307
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1007 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

KSC055-083-101-135-171-150330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210515T0330Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Scott KS-Hodgeman KS-Lane KS-
1007 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...WESTERN NESS...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND LANE COUNTIES...

At 1006 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ness City to 13 miles northeast of Kalvesta to 9
miles northeast of Garden City, moving southeast at 35 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...
Dighton, Utica, Alamota, Grigston, Beeler, Amy and Arnold. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10004 3828 10004 3806 10071 3832 10095
      3841 10084 3856 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 299DEG 31KT 3850 9994 3823 10015 3808 10075 

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

SPRINGER

389 
WWUS53 KDDC 150327
SVSDDC

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

KSC055-083-101-135-171-150336-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210515T0330Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Scott KS-Hodgeman KS-Lane KS-
1027 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...WESTERN
NESS...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND LANE COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However heavy rain is still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Lane, Ness, Finney, and Hodgeman coutnies.

LAT...LON 3870 10004 3828 10004 3806 10071 3832 10095
      3841 10084 3856 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 299DEG 31KT 3842 9976 3815 9997 3800 10057 

$$

SPRINGER

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, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	49 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.