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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 22, 2022Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2022, 6:09 PM CDT for Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 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: Apr 22, 2022, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Morton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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
Apr 22, 6:10 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	4 S Wilburton, KS	REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 22, 6:24 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Rolla, KS
Apr 22, 6:29 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Rolla, 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
Apr 22, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1576 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -271 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1120 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

714 
WUUS53 KDDC 222309
SVRDDC
KSC129-189-230000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0013.220422T2309Z-220423T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
609 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Morton County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 609 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest 
  of Hough, or 9 miles southeast of Wilburton, moving northeast at 
  50 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch 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 be near...
  Rolla around 620 PM CDT.
  Feterita around 625 PM CDT.
  Hugoton around 630 PM CDT.
  Moscow around 640 PM CDT.
  Cave around 645 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10188 3701 10190 3739 10152 3738 10107
      3737 10107 3699 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 223DEG 59KT 3696 10169 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TATRO

2 follow-up statements

790 
WWUS53 KDDC 222328
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
628 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

KSC129-189-230000-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220423T0000Z/
Morton KS-Stevens KS-
628 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORTON AND NORTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES...

At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Feterita,
moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public reported quarter hail in Rolla at 6:27 PM.

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
southeastern Morton and northwestern Stevens Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10188 3701 10190 3739 10152 3738 10107
      3737 10107 3699 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 212DEG 47KT 3716 10156 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TATRO

745 
WWUS53 KDDC 222343
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
643 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

KSC129-189-230000-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220423T0000Z/
Morton KS-Stevens KS-
643 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORTON AND NORTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTIES...

At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Feterita, moving northeast at 50 mph.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR northwest Stevens county.

HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
         Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
         siding, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
Hugoton, Rolla, Moscow, Wilburton, Feterita and Cave. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10188 3701 10190 3739 10152 3738 10107
      3737 10107 3699 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 217DEG 43KT 3727 10148 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TATRO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	34 min
Apr 21, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	33 min
Apr 21, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	45 min
Apr 21, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush	40 min
Apr 21, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pawnee	50 min
Apr 21, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	48 min
Apr 21, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	38 min
Apr 21, 8:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford	22 min
Apr 21, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	12 min
Apr 21, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	30 min
Apr 22, 2:39 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Morton, Stanton	18 hr
Apr 22, 12:41 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more	13 hr
Apr 22, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	47 min
Apr 22, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton	37 min
Apr 22, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	45 min
Apr 22, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Kearny	30 min
Apr 22, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	43 min
Apr 22, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Kearny	44 min
Apr 22, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	49 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.