Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 7:06 PM CDT for Gray County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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 26, 2021, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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 26, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 6 Se Copeland, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 6 SE COPELAND. |
| May 26, 7:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Ssw Montezuma, KS | |
| May 26, 7:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Ensign, 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 26, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1992 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 22.5
The text
As transmitted.
052
WUUS53 KDDC 270006
SVRDDC
KSC069-119-270100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0089.210527T0006Z-210527T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
706 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
Southern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Copeland, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Copeland around 715 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Montezuma, The Haggard Elev and Ensign.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 10057 3746 10064 3776 10064 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10022 3748 10020 3738 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 219DEG 25KT 3744 10058
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SUGDEN5 follow-up statements
924
WWUS53 KDDC 270010
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
710 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC069-119-270100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Meade KS-Gray KS-
710 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MEADE AND SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTIES...
At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Copeland,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Montezuma, Fowler, Copeland, Ensign and The Haggard Elev.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 10055 3746 10064 3776 10064 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10022 3748 10020 3738 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 219DEG 25KT 3747 10055
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SUGDEN092
WWUS53 KDDC 270020
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
720 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC069-119-270100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Meade KS-Gray KS-
720 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTIES...
At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Montezuma, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Montezuma, Fowler, Ensign and The Haggard Elev.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3745 10049 3749 10061 3776 10064 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10022 3748 10020 3738 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 226DEG 22KT 3750 10049
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SUGDEN973
WWUS53 KDDC 270033
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
733 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC069-119-270100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Meade KS-Gray KS-
733 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES...
At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Montezuma,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Montezuma, Fowler, Ensign and The Haggard Elev.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3745 10049 3749 10054 3775 10051 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10022 3748 10020 3738 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 219DEG 25KT 3757 10042
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SUGDEN445
WWUS53 KDDC 270040
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
740 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC119-270050-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Meade KS-
740 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3750 10040 3756 10050 3772 10045 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10023 3748 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 219DEG 25KT 3761 10038
$$
KSC069-270100-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Gray KS-
740 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY...
At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near The Haggard
Elev, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Montezuma, Ensign and The Haggard Elev.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3750 10040 3756 10050 3772 10045 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10023 3748 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 219DEG 25KT 3761 10038
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SUGDEN884
WWUS53 KDDC 270054
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
754 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC069-270104-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Gray KS-
754 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3750 10040 3756 10050 3772 10045 3777 10022
3762 10021 3748 10023 3748 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 219DEG 25KT 3768 10031
$$
SUGDENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 19 min |
| May 26, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 36 min |
| May 26, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 61 min |
| May 27, 4:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 54 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.