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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2022, 11:30 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 22, 2022, 11:30 PM MDT (05:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2022, 12:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Hamilton County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1942 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1404 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
The text
As transmitted.
511
WUUS53 KDDC 230530
SVRDDC
KSC075-230630-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0028.220423T0530Z-220423T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1130 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1230 AM MDT.
* At 1130 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles south of Tribune to 12 miles south of
Coolidge, moving east at 25 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.
* These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
Hamilton County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3821 10205 3826 10203 3826 10154 3774 10155
3774 10199 3775 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 275DEG 20KT 3826 10180 3786 10203
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RUSSELL2 follow-up statements
097
WWUS53 KDDC 230555
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1155 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022
KSC075-230630-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-220423T0630Z/
Hamilton KS-
1155 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM MDT
FOR HAMILTON COUNTY...
At 1155 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles southeast of Tribune to 10 miles southwest of
Syracuse, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Syracuse.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10154 3774 10155 3774 10199 3775 10204
3826 10174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 275DEG 20KT 3825 10163 3785 10186
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
HOVORKA466 WWUS53 KDDC 230614 SVSDDC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1214 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022 KSC075-230630- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-220423T0630Z/ Hamilton KS- 1214 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM MDT FOR EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY... At 1214 AM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 18 miles southwest of Leoti to 9 miles south of Syracuse, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Hamilton County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3826 10154 3774 10155 3774 10184 3826 10162 TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 275DEG 20KT 3824 10150 3784 10173 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ HOVORKA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 22, 11:03 PM MDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 11:03 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1203 AM CDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...Updated Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 1224 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 17Z obs showing a robust area of moisture across southwest Kansas with dewpoints in the 60s from LBL to GCK on east with 50 dewpoints to the Colorado border. Dryline is positioned from North Platte, Nebraska to Springfield, Colorado. Surface wind speeds are sustained 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph. A large longwave trough is moving into the desert southwest with a deepening surface low in northeast Colorado. Tonight...models are still suggesting two rounds of storms with the first round developing along a dryline after 6 PM and a second round developing along a cold front and shortwave trough after midnight. With good mixing today the dryline should be sharp as it moves into western Kansas with an increasing LLJ after 00Z. This will produce clockwise hodographs and with CAPE values over 2000 j/kg and over 40 kts bulk shear any storms that develop will have the capability of hail 2 inches or larger as they start out as discrete supercell. With the strong wind speeds at 850 mb the potential for strong winds with the mixing will also be possible (as the wind speeds even without the storms could be close to severe levels late this afternoon). Storms could easily produce 70-80 mph gusts. With the high LCLs forecast even though the low level shear will be good...the tornado outlook with LP dryline supercells tonight is not as great. The other possibility is with the LP supercells of dry lightning strikes that could add a fire danger on top of the severe danger as it looks like the rainfall at least initially with the storms won't be much. What may inhibit initiation on the dryline will be the warm mid level temperatures (+10 to +11 C 700 mb temps). Later tonight as a shortwave ejects out of Colorado a second round of storms will develop as a weak cold front enters into northwest Kansas. These storms will grow to linear pretty quickly and the main threat will be wind gusts 60-80 mph. The strongest of the 850 mb winds look to increase to 70 kts after midnight and these storms could easily mix those winds to the surface. Storm propagation to the east should be fairly rapidly however models don't have a consensus how far south the line will be. At this point the best chance of the overnight storms will be along the I-70 corridor and lesser chances to the south. Saturday the upper level trough will move into southwest Kansas and we should expect gusty southwest winds through the day and with the cold frontal passage the moisture will be scoured out of the region. With this combo fire weather will once again be a concern with winds 20-30 mph with higher gusts and humidity values falling to below 15%. Highs should reach into the upper 70s and lower 80s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 152 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 Sunday a much more robust cold front should move through the region with stronger cold air advection through the day. Initial winds will increase behind he front but with the quick arrival of a high we should see the winds diminish by afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Sunday night into Monday morning a shortwave trough will move through eastern Colorado and with some upslope winds medium term models are suggesting precipitation developing along the front range of the Rockies to the CO-KS border. It looks like the best lift with the shortwave should keep the moisture just west of the border so removed the slight POP chance that was in for our western counties for Sunday night. For the first parts of the week we should see upper level ridging moving into the plains which will keep us dry. Winds will pick up again for Tuesday and Wednesday as a surface low deepens in eastern Colorado and a shortwave moves from the four corners region to Nebraska. Upped the forecasted wind speeds for Tuesday and Wednesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday night) Issued at 1200 AM CDT Sat Apr 23 2022 BUFR soundings continue to indicated boundary layer winds 40 knots or greater with +60 knot winds possible through at least 09z in the 1500 to 2000ft AGL level. Surface winds overnight will range from 30 to 35 knots with a few gusts up to 50 knots being possible at times. A line of thunderstorms will cross southwest Kansas overnight with the best chance for convection being in the Garden City and Liberal areas between 07z and 09z Saturday. Convection will cross the Hays and Dodge City area between 08z and 11z Saturday. Once these storms passe the strong south winds will shift to the southwest and decrease into the 20 to 25 knot range. VFR ceilings in the 4000ft to 8000ft AGL level overnight will give way to clearing skies once these thunderstorms pass. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 200 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 A fire weather watch is in effect for Saturday as winds will be picking up out of the southwest to 20-30 mph with higher gusts and colder air behind a weak cold front will drop relative humidity values to around 10-12% by the afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 55 78 41 69 / 50 0 0 0 GCK 51 76 38 66 / 60 0 0 0 EHA 50 75 38 67 / 30 0 0 0 LBL 53 78 39 69 / 30 0 0 0 HYS 58 78 42 68 / 70 0 0 0 P28 65 84 47 74 / 40 30 0 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning until 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ Saturday for KSZ030- 031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. Fire Weather Watch from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening for KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. && SHORT TERM...Tatro LONG TERM...Tatro AVIATION...Burgert FIRE WEATHER...Tatro
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 1:05 PM MDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 205 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231915- Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 205 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 /105 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south central...southwest and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Day 1 Discussion ---------------- Two rounds of storms will be possible for tonight. Storms could be possible after 6 PM along a dry line for areas roughly along and west of highway 83. Main threat with these storms will be large hail 2 inches in diameter or larger and gusty winds. An isolated tornado can't be ruled out, however the overall environment doesn't look favorable for tornado develop. A second round of storms is forecast to develop in northwest Kansas and will evolve into a squall line after midnight as it moves eastward. The main threat with these storms will be wind gusts over 70 mph. The best chance of storms will be along the I-70 corridor with lesser chances as you move south. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Fire weather: Significant risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Wednesday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Elevate risk of fire weather for Saturday as winds will be out of the southwest at 20-30 mph with higher gusts and relative humidity values falling to 10-12% Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Sunday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Monday - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Excessive cold: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Wednesday - Excessive cold: Elevated risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk * Thursday - Excessive cold: Elevated risk .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after 6 PM this evening. && For more details visit our webpage https://weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ddc
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 22, 8:00 PM MDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
900 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0849 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NW PIERCEVILLE 37.93N 100.72W
04/22/2022 M62 MPH FINNEY KS ASOS
REPORTED AT GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
&&Local storm report, Apr 22, 8:04 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
904 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0901 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E SCOTT CITY 38.48N 100.89W
04/22/2022 E61 MPH SCOTT KS ASOS
REPORTED AT SCOTT CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
&&Local storm report, Apr 22, 8:07 PM MDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
907 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0847 PM HAIL 8 N GARDEN CITY 38.10N 100.86W
04/22/2022 E2.00 INCH FINNEY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MRSpecial weather statement, Apr 22, 8:12 PM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
912 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
KSZ030-031-230300-
Trego KS-Ellis KS-
912 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Trego and
northwestern Ellis Counties through 1000 PM CDT...
At 912 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cedar Bluff, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Ogallah and Riga around 925 PM CDT.
Ellis around 930 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 9967 3877 9989 3913 9975 3913 9939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 201DEG 41KT 3881 9975
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TATROLocal storm report, Apr 22, 8:41 PM MDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
941 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM HAIL 2 S AMY 38.45N 100.60W
04/22/2022 M1.25 INCH LANE KS PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Apr 22, 9:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1031 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 PM HAIL 5 SE HEALY 38.55N 100.54W
04/22/2022 E2.00 INCH LANE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 6:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 6:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Scott | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 7:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 8:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 8:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane | 16 min |
| Apr 22, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 10:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 11:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 11:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 12:03 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Morton, Stanton and 1 more | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 12:52 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward, Stevens | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 12:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:55 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 12:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Trego | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 1:42 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade and 1 more | 78 min |
| Apr 23, 1:44 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 76 min |
| Apr 23, 1:47 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 73 min |
| Apr 23, 2:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 70 min |
| Apr 23, 2:52 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 68 min |
| Apr 23, 3:55 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 3:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Pratt | 78 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.