Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 38, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2005, 6:43 PM CDT for Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2005, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 6:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Fowler, KS | ALSO REPORTED BY STORM CHASER. |
| Jun 9, 6:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Wsw Fowler, KS | TORNADO DISSIPATED BY 701 PM. ALSO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
| Jun 9, 7:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Fowler, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 59 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 092345 TORDDC KSC119-100030- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0038.050609T2343Z-050610T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 643 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 641 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO SOUTH OF FOWLER... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF MISSLER...ALSO MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY... MISSLER... FOWLER... 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 3729 10049 3731 10012 3747 10011 3747 10044 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 092352 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 651 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC119-100030- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-050610T0030Z/ MEADE KS- 651 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 646 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOWLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY... MISSLER... FOWLER... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF FOWLER...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3729 10049 3731 10012 3747 10011 3747 10044 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 100005 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 704 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC119-100030- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-050610T0030Z/ MEADE KS- 704 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF FOWLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY... FOWLER... THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF FOWLER...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 3729 10049 3731 10012 3747 10011 3747 10044 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 100015 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 714 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC119-100030- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-050610T0030Z/ MEADE KS- 714 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 712 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF FOWLER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY... FOWLER... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3729 10049 3731 10012 3747 10011 3747 10044 $$ 18
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, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 56 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.