Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 15, 2006, 11:23 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2006, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2006, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 15, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 2048 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 13.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 160425 TORDDC KSC047-097-151-185-160515- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0022.060916T0423Z-060916T0515Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1123 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 1215 AM CDT * AT 1118 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FELLSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY... TROUSDALE... HOPEWELL... BYERS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THIS WARNING ALSO EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNINGS ISSUED SOUTHERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWEST KIOWA COUNTIES A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3789 9877 3781 9924 3769 9923 3773 9875 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 160439 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1138 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 KSC097-160448- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060916T0515Z/ KIOWA KS- 1138 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR KIOWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY... WELLSFORD... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3789 9877 3783 9907 3776 9907 3775 9875 $$ KSC047-151-185-160515- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060916T0515Z/ STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS- 1138 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES... AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOPEWELL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY... HOPEWELL... BYERS... THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3789 9877 3783 9907 3776 9907 3775 9875 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 160455 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1154 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 KSC047-160504- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060916T0515Z/ EDWARDS KS- 1154 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EDWARDS COUNTY... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3789 9877 3784 9900 3777 9896 3777 9874 $$ KSC151-185-160515- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060916T0515Z/ STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS- 1154 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PRATT AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES... AT 1151 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BYERS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY... BYERS... THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3789 9877 3784 9900 3777 9896 3777 9874 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 160511 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1211 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 KSC151-185-160521- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060916T0515Z/ STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS- 1211 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PRATT AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1215 AM CDT... THE WARNED STORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3789 9877 3784 9900 3777 9896 3777 9874 $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 55 min |
| Sep 15, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 45 min |
| Sep 15, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 53 min |
| Sep 15, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 33 min |
| Sep 15, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 39 min |
| Sep 15, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark | 49 min |
| Sep 15, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark | 55 min |
| Sep 15, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 57 min |
| Sep 15, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 55 min |
| Sep 15, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 34 min |
| Sep 15, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 51 min |
| Sep 15, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 30 min |
| Sep 15, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 48 min |
| Sep 15, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 49 min |
| Sep 15, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards | 51 min |
| Sep 15, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 23 min |
| Sep 15, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards | 47 min |
| Sep 15, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness | 50 min |
| Sep 15, 11:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Stafford | 56 min |
| Sep 15, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 47 min |
| Sep 16, 2:45 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 15 hr |
| Sep 16, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.