Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 9:50 PM CDT for Grant County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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 24, 2021, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, KS, Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 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, 9:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 Nnw Ulysses, KS | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY GRANT COUNTY EM. |
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, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 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.
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WUUS53 KDDC 250250
SVRDDC
KSC067-093-250330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0076.210525T0250Z-210525T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
950 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...
Northern Grant County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 949 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Kendall, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Kearny and northern Grant Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3766 10150 3787 10150 3788 10112 3758 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 271DEG 20KT 3778 10141
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TURNER2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KDDC 250302
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1002 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC067-093-250330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210525T0330Z/
Kearny KS-Grant KS-
1002 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN KEARNY AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES...
At 1002 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
Ulysses, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Kearny and northern Grant Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3765 10145 3787 10145 3788 10112 3758 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 279DEG 20KT 3775 10132
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TURNER217
WWUS53 KDDC 250318
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1018 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC067-093-250330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210525T0330Z/
Kearny KS-Grant KS-
1018 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY AND NORTHERN GRANT COUNTIES...
At 1017 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
Hickok, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Kearny and northern Grant Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3765 10145 3787 10135 3788 10112 3758 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 270DEG 19KT 3775 10122
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 4 hr |
| May 24, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 46 min |
| May 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 12 hr |
| May 24, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 57 min |
| May 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 6 hr |
| May 24, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 48 min |
| May 24, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 51 min |
| May 24, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 50 min |
| May 24, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 33 min |
| May 24, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 49 min |
| May 24, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 36 min |
| May 25, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 48 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 39 min |
| May 25, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 45 min |
| May 25, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 61 min |
| May 25, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 56 min |
| May 25, 2:25 AM CDT | 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.