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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 25, 20214 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2021, 12:14 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 29 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 25, 2021, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2021, 12:43 AM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:18 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 84 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

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The text

As transmitted.

299 
WUUS53 KDDC 250514
SVRDDC
KSC069-081-119-175-250600-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0082.210525T0514Z-210525T0600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1214 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1213 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very 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...
  Copeland and Tice.

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 3734 10072 3733 10073 3734 10073 3743 10096
      3760 10091 3761 10055 3730 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 283DEG 7KT 3751 10085 

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

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2 follow-up statements
142 
WWUS53 KDDC 250526
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1226 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021

KSC069-081-119-175-250600-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210525T0600Z/
Seward KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
1226 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SEWARD...NORTHWESTERN MEADE...SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND
SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES...

At 1226 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sublette,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Sublette, Copeland and Tice. 

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 3734 10072 3733 10073 3734 10073 3741 10091
      3759 10090 3760 10055 3730 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 286DEG 9KT 3749 10079 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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024 
WWUS53 KDDC 250543
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1243 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021

KSC069-081-119-175-250553-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-210525T0600Z/
Seward KS-Meade KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
1243 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEWARD...
NORTHWESTERN MEADE...SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened 
below severe limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. 

Very heavy rainfall, small hail and dangerous lightning will 
continue.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3734 10072 3733 10073 3734 10073 3741 10091
      3759 10090 3760 10055 3730 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 283DEG 7KT 3748 10075 

$$

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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 24, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell, Seward36 min
May 25, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord48 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.