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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2021Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 5:17 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 24, 2021, 5:17 PM CDT (22:17 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2021, 5:50 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Scott County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 1:29 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 26 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 185 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

769 
WUUS53 KDDC 242217
SVRDDC
KSC171-242315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0066.210524T2217Z-210524T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
517 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Scott County in west central Kansas...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Scott
  State Lake, moving east at 10 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Scott County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for west central
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3856 10069 3857 10098 3870 10098 3870 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 280DEG 9KT 3866 10090 

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

SUGDEN
2 follow-up statements
828 
WWUS53 KDDC 242231
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
531 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC171-242315-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210524T2315Z/
Scott KS-
531 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY...

At 531 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Scott State
Lake, moving east at 10 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Scott County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for west central
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3856 10069 3858 10092 3870 10090 3870 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 280DEG 9KT 3865 10085 

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

SUGDEN
193 
WWUS53 KDDC 242250
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
550 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC171-242300-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210524T2315Z/
Scott KS-
550 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for west central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3856 10069 3858 10092 3870 10090 3870 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 280DEG 9KT 3864 10079 

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton51 min
May 24, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton55 min
May 24, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton63 min
May 24, 3:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton3 hr
May 24, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny46 min
May 24, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott66 min
May 24, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny55 min
May 24, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton67 min
May 24, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny57 min
May 24, 4:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny3 hr
May 24, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott37 min
May 24, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton21 min
May 24, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny55 min
May 24, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane56 min
May 24, 6:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCHamilton12 hr
May 24, 6:23 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCKearny37 min
May 24, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton46 min
May 24, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKearny31 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.