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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2021Hamilton County, Kearny County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 7:11 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kearny County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 3 reports 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 24, 2021, 7:11 PM MDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2021, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 7:20 PM MDTHAIL 1.2514 S Syracuse, KSSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 27.
May 24, 7:32 PM MDTHAIL 0.71 E Kendall, KS
May 24, 8:14 PM MDTHAIL 1.758 Ssw Kendall, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 12:29 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 520 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
520 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1195 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

897 
WUUS53 KDDC 250111
SVRDDC
KSC075-093-187-250215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0072.210525T0111Z-210525T0215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...
  North central Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 915 PM CDT/815 PM MDT/.

* At 811 PM CDT/711 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Kendall, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  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 900 PM CDT/800 PM MDT/ for
southwestern Kansas.

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 3770 10181 3789 10182 3809 10148 3777 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 244DEG 14KT 3788 10165 

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

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1 follow-up statement
014 
WWUS53 KDDC 250155
SVSDDC

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

KSC075-093-187-250215-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210525T0215Z/
Hamilton KS-Kearny KS-Stanton KS-
855 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM
CDT/815 PM MDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY AND
NORTH CENTRAL STANTON COUNTIES...

At 854 PM CDT/754 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Kendall, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Kendall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/ for
southwestern Kansas.

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Dodge City.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3770 10181 3789 10182 3809 10148 3777 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 244DEG 14KT 3795 10146 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 6:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny4 hr
May 24, 6:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego50 min
May 24, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny48 min
May 24, 6:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny46 min
May 24, 6:57 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Kearny48 min
May 24, 6:58 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny12 hr
May 24, 7:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray57 min
May 24, 7:42 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Haskell33 min
May 24, 8:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton6 hr
May 24, 8:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton45 min
May 24, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell45 min
May 24, 8:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Kearny40 min
May 24, 8:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell48 min
May 24, 9:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell, Kearny51 min
May 24, 9:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray50 min
May 24, 10:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell33 min
May 24, 10:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord49 min
May 24, 10:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell, Seward36 min
May 24, 11:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord48 min
May 24, 11:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward29 min
May 24, 11:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards39 min
May 24, 11:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell45 min
May 25, 12:14 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord61 min
May 25, 12:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade56 min
May 25, 1:25 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark65 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.