Severe Thunderstorm Watch 500

Issued

Sep 14, 2021, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)

Expired

Sep 14, 2021, 10:37 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

5%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1747 Severe potential...watch possibleSep 14, 3:40 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1751 Severe thunderstorm watch 500Sep 14, 7:06 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 142101
SEL0  
SPC WW 142101
KSZ000-150400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 500
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southwest and south central Kansas

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop late this
afternoon along a stalled front across southern Kansas.  The storm
environment will support a threat for supercells capable of
producing large hail of 1.5 to 2 inch diameter, and isolated severe
outflow gusts of 60-70 mph through early tonight.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west southwest
of Garden City KS to 20 miles east southeast of Wichita KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 498...WW 499...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27020.

...Thompson

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2021Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2021

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.