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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 16, 2021Ness County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 7:52 PM CDT for Ness County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 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 16, 2021, 7:52 PM CDT (00:52 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 16, 8:08 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGBazine, KSLARGE TREE DOWN.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 80 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1239 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1311 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

648 
WUUS53 KDDC 170052
SVRDDC
KSC135-165-170130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0058.210517T0052Z-210517T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
752 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 751 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near
  Alexander, moving southwest 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...
  Bazine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

This warning replaces the warning issued earlier for southwestern 
Rush County.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9935 3835 9957 3835 9959 3834 9959
      3828 9966 3850 9993 3867 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 034DEG 9KT 3848 9957 

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

GERARD
2 follow-up statements
562 
WWUS53 KDDC 170108
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
808 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSC135-165-170130-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210517T0130Z/
Ness KS-Rush KS-
808 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES...

At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alexander,
moving southwest 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...
Bazine, McCracken, Alexander and Nekoma. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3848 9942 3835 9957 3835 9959 3834 9959
      3828 9966 3840 9980 3858 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 034DEG 9KT 3844 9960 

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

GERARD
627 
WWUS53 KDDC 170121
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
821 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSC135-165-170130-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210517T0130Z/
Ness KS-Rush KS-
821 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND
SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3848 9942 3835 9957 3835 9959 3834 9959
      3828 9966 3840 9980 3858 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 034DEG 9KT 3841 9962 

$$

GERARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush42 min
May 16, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess40 min
May 16, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush34 min
May 16, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess44 min
May 16, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess42 min
May 16, 8:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton52 min
May 16, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman49 min
May 16, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane45 min
May 16, 9:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCNess, Rush6 hr
May 16, 10:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCNess6 hr
May 16, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman38 min
May 16, 10:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCLane6 hr
May 16, 10:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton42 min
May 16, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney30 min
May 16, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton29 min
May 16, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny27 min
May 16, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Kearny49 min
May 16, 11:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCFinney, Hamilton, Kearny3 hr
May 17, 12:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCScott3 hr
May 17, 12:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray38 min
May 17, 12:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCGray3 hr
May 17, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott61 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.