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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Dodge City, KS
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 14 S Syracuse, KS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 27. |
| May 24, 7:32 PM MDT | HAIL 0.7 | 1 E Kendall, KS | |
| May 24, 8:14 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 8 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 12:29 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 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.
- 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
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
$$
LOWE1 follow-up statement
014
WWUS53 KDDC 250155
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
855 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC075-093-187-250215-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210525T0215Z/
Hamilton KS-Kearny KS-Stanton KS-
855 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM
CDT/815 PM MDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEARNY AND
NORTH CENTRAL STANTON COUNTIES...
At 854 PM CDT/754 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Kendall, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kendall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/ for
southwestern Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Dodge City.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3770 10181 3789 10182 3809 10148 3777 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 244DEG 14KT 3795 10146
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LOWEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 6:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 4 hr |
| May 24, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 50 min |
| May 24, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 46 min |
| May 24, 6:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 6:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 12 hr |
| May 24, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 57 min |
| May 24, 7:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 33 min |
| May 24, 8:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 6 hr |
| May 24, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 45 min |
| May 24, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 45 min |
| May 24, 8:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 40 min |
| May 24, 8:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 48 min |
| May 24, 9:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 51 min |
| May 24, 9:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 50 min |
| May 24, 10:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 33 min |
| May 24, 10:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 49 min |
| May 24, 10:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 36 min |
| May 24, 11:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 48 min |
| May 24, 11:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 29 min |
| May 24, 11:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 39 min |
| May 24, 11:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 45 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 61 min |
| May 25, 12:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 56 min |
| May 25, 1:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 65 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.