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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2005, 6:10 PM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 6 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, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2005, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 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), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 6:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Trego Center, KS | LARGE CONDENSATION FUNNEL WITH DEBRIS CLOUD OBSERVED |
| Jun 9, 6:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Wakeeney, KS | |
| Jun 9, 6:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Wakeeney, KS | |
| Jun 9, 6:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Ogallah, KS | |
| Jun 9, 6:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Ogallah, KS | THREE SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF I70. HIGHWAY SIGN TWISTED. |
| Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | Ogallah, KS | RELAYED BY GOODLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 092312 TORDDC KSC195-100000- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0036.050609T2310Z-050610T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 610 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 700 PM CDT * AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF TREGO CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... TREGO CENTER... WAKEENEY... OGALLAH... AT 602 PM AT TORNADO WAS REPORTED 2 NORTHWEST OF TREGO CENTER. 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. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THIS COUNTY. LAT...LON 3903 10010 3878 10008 3882 9961 3911 9960 $$ & 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092319 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 618 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC195-100000- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-050610T0000Z/ TREGO KS- 618 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 616 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 1 MILE NORTH OF TREGO CENTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... TREGO CENTER... OGALLAH... RIGA... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. AT 615 PM A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A LARGE CONDENSATION FUNNEL WITH DEBRIS CLOUD 1 MILE NORTH OF TREGO CENTER. A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3903 10010 3878 10008 3882 9961 3911 9960 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092328 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 628 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC195-100000- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-050610T0000Z/ TREGO KS- 628 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 624 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OGALLAH...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF TREGO COUNTY... WAKEENEY... OGALLAH... RIGA... 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 3903 10010 3878 10008 3882 9961 3911 9960 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092338 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 637 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC195-100000- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-050610T0000Z/ TREGO KS- 637 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR TREGO COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 634 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF OGALLAH...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3903 10010 3878 10008 3882 9961 3911 9960 $$ 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, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 51 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, 6:34 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.