Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 11:12 PM CDT for Grant County, Haskell 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, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, KS, Haskell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 104 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.
114
WUUS53 KDDC 250412
SVRDDC
KSC067-081-250445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0080.210525T0412Z-210525T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1112 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Grant County in southwestern Kansas...
Western Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1145 PM CDT.
* At 1111 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hickok,
moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Golf 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 be near...
Ryus around 1120 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3753 10124 3770 10118 3770 10078 3740 10085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 285DEG 13KT 3760 10112
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TURNER1 follow-up statement
026
WWUS53 KDDC 250428
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1128 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC067-081-250445-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210525T0445Z/
Grant KS-Haskell KS-
1128 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES...
At 1128 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Ryus, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Sublette.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3751 10117 3770 10111 3770 10078 3740 10085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 284DEG 14KT 3758 10103
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 40 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, 11:26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.