Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2005, 5:24 PM CDT for Trego 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
- Jun 9, 2005, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2005, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 6:02 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Trego Center, KS | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT 602 PM AND AGAIN AT 605 PM. ALSO REPORTED BY KSNW STORM SPOTTER. |
| Jun 9, 6:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Trego Center, KS | TORNADO DAMAGE OVER A WIDE PATH WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 283. |
| Jun 9, 6:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Trego Center, KS | LARGE CONDENSATION FUNNEL WITH DEBRIS CLOUD OBSERVED |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 3849 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 9.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 092224 TORDDC KSC195-092315- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0034.050609T2224Z-050609T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 524 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREGO CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... TREGO CENTER... CEDAR BLUFF... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3892 10013 3870 10014 3871 9960 3905 9961 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092233 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 532 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC195-092315- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050609T2315Z/ TREGO KS- 532 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 529 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SOME ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREGO CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... TREGO CENTER... OGALLAH... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3892 10013 3870 10014 3871 9960 3905 9961 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092242 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 541 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC195-092315- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050609T2315Z/ TREGO KS- 541 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 537 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SOME ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREGO CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... TREGO CENTER... CEDAR BLUFF... OGALLAH... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3892 10013 3870 10014 3871 9960 3905 9961 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092251 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 550 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC195-092315- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050609T2315Z/ TREGO KS- 550 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 546 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SOME ROTATION AND TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE ROTATING WALL CLOUD. THE WALL CLOUD WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF TREGO CENTER...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... TREGO CENTER... RIGA... OGALLAH... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3892 10013 3870 10014 3871 9960 3905 9961 $$ LACY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 31 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.