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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2021Haskell County, Seward County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 11:39 PM CDT for Haskell County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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, 11:39 PM CDT (04:39 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Haskell County, KS, Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 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, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC2 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 94 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°0°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

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The text

As transmitted.

977 
WUUS53 KDDC 250439
SVRDDC
KSC081-175-250515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0081.210525T0439Z-210525T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1139 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
  Central Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Sublette, moving east at 15 mph.

  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sublette.

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 3746 10107 3767 10102 3768 10068 3734 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 274DEG 12KT 3758 10096 

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

TURNER
1 follow-up statement
078 
WWUS53 KDDC 250456
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1156 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC081-175-250515-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210525T0515Z/
Seward KS-Haskell KS-
1156 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SEWARD AND CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTIES...

At 1156 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sublette,
moving east at 15 mph.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Sublette and Satanta. 

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 3744 10103 3766 10096 3768 10068 3734 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 283DEG 13KT 3755 10088 

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, 7:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny4 hr
May 24, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego50 min
May 24, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny48 min
May 24, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny46 min
May 24, 7:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Kearny48 min
May 24, 7:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny12 hr
May 24, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny, Stanton64 min
May 24, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray57 min
May 24, 8:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Haskell33 min
May 24, 9:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHamilton6 hr
May 24, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton45 min
May 24, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell45 min
May 24, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Kearny40 min
May 24, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell48 min
May 24, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell, Kearny51 min
May 24, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray50 min
May 24, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Haskell33 min
May 24, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord49 min
May 25, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord48 min
May 25, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward29 min
May 25, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards39 min
May 25, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell45 min
May 25, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord61 min
May 25, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade56 min
May 25, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.