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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 3, 2005Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2005, 1:24 PM CDT for Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 min. 4 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
Jul 3, 2005, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2005, 2:04 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 3, 1:30 PM CDTHAIL 2.754 Nw Bison, KS
Jul 3, 1:30 PM CDTTORNADO6 N Otis, KSBRIEF TOUCHDOWN. REPORT RECEIVED FROM KSNW.
Jul 3, 1:55 PM CDTHAIL 2.75Otis, KS
Jul 3, 2:10 PM CDTHAIL 14 Sse Shaffer, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 3, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2005-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 815 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2005-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
815 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-321 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1468 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 031824
TORDDC
KSC165-031900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0057.050703T1824Z-050703T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
124 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 120 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER LA   
CROSSE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. BASEBALL SIZED HAIL WILL ALSO OCCUR.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...
  BISON...
  TIMKEN...
  SHAFFER...
  OTIS...

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 3868 9930 3841 9935 3835 9904 3868 9905

$$

FINCH
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 031850
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
149 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

KSC165-031900-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-050703T1900Z/
RUSH KS-
149 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN RUSH COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...

AT 146 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL 
CLOUD.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHAFFER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST 
AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN RUSH COUNTY...
  SHAFFER...

AT 130 PM THE PUBLIC REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF OTIS.

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.

LAT...LON 3868 9930 3841 9935 3835 9904 3868 9905

$$

&

FINCH
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 031904
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
204 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

KSC165-031914-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-050703T1900Z/
RUSH KS-
204 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN RUSH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM
CDT...

AT 203 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3868 9930 3841 9935 3835 9904 3868 9905

$$

GERARD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis46 min
Jul 2, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis39 min
Jul 3, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego61 min
Jul 3, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness46 min
Jul 3, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush41 min
Jul 3, 3:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford43 min
Jul 3, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott36 min
Jul 3, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego49 min
Jul 3, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush64 min
Jul 3, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis55 min
Jul 3, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush29 min
Jul 3, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee61 min
Jul 3, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman57 min
Jul 3, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford72 min
Jul 3, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards51 min
Jul 3, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards45 min
Jul 3, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford46 min
Jul 3, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards60 min
Jul 3, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton73 min
Jul 3, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord67 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.