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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 10:24 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 51 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, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 150324
SVRDDC
KSC055-069-083-101-135-150415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0048.210515T0324Z-210515T0415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1024 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
Ness County in west central Kansas...
Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
Southern Lane County in west central Kansas...
Northeastern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1024 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near McCracken to 15 miles south of Amy, moving
south at 40 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Bazine around 1030 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3862 9959 3802 9957 3785 10055 3840 10064
3859 10016
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 343DEG 35KT 3854 9960 3826 10060
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
SUGDEN2 follow-up statements
034
WWUS53 KDDC 150345
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1045 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021
KSC101-150355-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210515T0415Z/
Lane KS-
1045 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LANE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch
also remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central and central
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3862 9959 3802 9957 3785 10055 3818 10058
3826 10032 3826 10025 3829 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 337DEG 18KT 3842 9955 3814 10054
$$
KSC055-069-083-135-150415-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210515T0415Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-Gray KS-
1045 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHERN NESS...HODGEMAN AND NORTHEASTERN
GRAY COUNTIES...
At 1045 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Alexander to 15 miles west of Kalvesta, moving
south at 20 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, southern Ness, Hodgeman and northeastern Gray
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3862 9959 3802 9957 3785 10055 3818 10058
3826 10032 3826 10025 3829 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 337DEG 18KT 3842 9955 3814 10054
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
SUGDEN561
WWUS53 KDDC 150406
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1106 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021
KSC055-069-083-135-150416-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210515T0415Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-Gray KS-
1106 PM CDT Fri May 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHERN
NESS...HODGEMAN AND NORTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM
CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these
thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
south central, central, southwestern and west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3862 9959 3802 9957 3785 10055 3818 10058
3826 10032 3826 10025 3829 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 343DEG 35KT 3823 9948 3795 10047
$$
SUGDENThe 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, 9:43 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, 10:26 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.