Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 44, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2005, 7:54 PM CDT for Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2005, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 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), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Meade, KS | WIND ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. THREE INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jun 9, 8:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 E Meade, KS | TORNADO UP AND DOWN BRIEFLY. RELAYED FROM NORMAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE |
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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 1692 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2128 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 100054 TORDDC KSC119-100145- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0044.050610T0054Z-050610T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 754 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 751 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES EAST OF MEADE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF MEADE COUNTY... MEADE... FOWLER... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR THIS COUNTY. LAT...LON 3702 10061 3702 10011 3747 10011 3746 10045 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 100112 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 810 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC119-100145- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-050610T0145Z/ MEADE KS- 810 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR MEADE COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 808 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORMS WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FOWLER. ANOTHER STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEADE STATE PARK. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF MEADE COUNTY... FOWLER... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3702 10061 3702 10011 3747 10011 3746 10045 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 100123 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 821 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC119-100145- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-050610T0145Z/ MEADE KS- 821 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR MEADE COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 815 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF MEADE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM 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 3702 10061 3702 10011 3747 10011 3746 10045 $$ LACY
000 WWUS53 KDDC 100143 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 843 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 KSC119-100153- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-050610T0145Z/ MEADE KS- 843 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MEADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT... AT 838 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF MEADE COUNTY... MEADE STATE PARK... HEAVY RAIN...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEADE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3702 10061 3702 10011 3747 10011 3746 10045 $$ LACY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 42 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.