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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 24, 2021Hamilton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 5:25 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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
Jun 24, 2021, 5:25 PM MDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hamilton County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 5:26 PM MDTHAIL 1.7510 N Syracuse, KSCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 10 N SYRACUSE. CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 10 N SYRACUSE. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
Jun 24, 5:26 PM MDTHAIL 1.7510 N Syracuse, KSCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 10 N SYRACUSE. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
Jun 24, 5:51 PM MDTHAIL 26 N Syracuse, KSEGG SIZE REPORTED BY STORM CHASER.
Jun 24, 5:54 PM MDTHAIL 2.56 Ene Syracuse, KSTENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 3:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 656 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 341 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
656 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-689 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

979 
WUUS53 KDDC 242325
SVRDDC
KSC075-250000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0096.210624T2325Z-210625T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
525 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 524 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
  Syracuse, 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Hamilton County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 10190 3824 10184 3824 10155 3794 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 285DEG 12KT 3813 10178 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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3 follow-up statements
896 
WWUS53 KDDC 242339
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
539 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KSC075-250000-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T0000Z/
Hamilton KS-
539 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 538 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Syracuse,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public. The public reported golf ball sized hail from this 
         storm 9 miles north of Syracuse. 

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
northeastern Hamilton County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 10185 3824 10184 3824 10155 3794 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 310DEG 14KT 3807 10173 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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254 
WWUS53 KDDC 242347
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
547 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KSC075-250000-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T0000Z/
Hamilton KS-
547 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 546 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Syracuse,
moving southeast at 20 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Hamilton County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3801 10182 3823 10168 3824 10155 3794 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 297DEG 16KT 3802 10166 

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

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349 
WWUS53 KDDC 242355
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
555 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KSC075-250005-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T0000Z/
Hamilton KS-
555 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM MDT...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened 
below severe limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to 
expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3801 10182 3823 10168 3824 10155 3794 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 285DEG 12KT 3802 10164 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane32 min
Jun 23, 9:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott25 min
Jun 23, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane33 min
Jun 23, 10:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess28 min
Jun 23, 10:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis47 min
Jun 23, 11:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush56 min
Jun 23, 11:50 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford18 hr
Jun 23, 11:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee65 min
Jun 24, 12:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis41 min
Jun 24, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton39 min
Jun 24, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton49 min
Jun 24, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton44 min
Jun 24, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny49 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.