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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2021Hamilton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 5:44 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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, 5:44 PM MDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hamilton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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, 12:29 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.

241 
WUUS53 KDDC 242344
SVRDDC
KSC075-250030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0068.210524T2344Z-210525T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 544 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Syracuse, and
  is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kendall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for southwestern
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3809 10169 3805 10154 3790 10154 3783 10155
      3792 10178
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 299DEG 3KT 3797 10165 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TURNER
1 follow-up statement
638 
WWUS53 KDDC 250003
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
603 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC075-250030-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210525T0030Z/
Hamilton KS-
603 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 603 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kendall, and is
nearly stationary.

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 east
central Hamilton County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for southwestern
Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3805 10168 3802 10155 3783 10155 3791 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 299DEG 3KT 3796 10163 

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

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 1:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton51 min
May 24, 1:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton55 min
May 24, 2:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton63 min
May 24, 2:29 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton3 hr
May 24, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny46 min
May 24, 2:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott66 min
May 24, 3:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny55 min
May 24, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton67 min
May 24, 3:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny57 min
May 24, 3:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny3 hr
May 24, 4:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott37 min
May 24, 4:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton21 min
May 24, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott33 min
May 24, 4:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny55 min
May 24, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane56 min
May 24, 5:00 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningDDCHamilton12 hr
May 24, 5:23 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCKearny37 min
May 24, 5:59 PM MDTTornado 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.