Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2007, 9:11 PM CDT for Hodgeman County, Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
- Mar 28, 2007, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 9:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | 14 Nw Jetmore, KS | LARGE TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE GROUND |
| Mar 28, 9:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Sw Ness City, KS | TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING NORTH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 2811 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 12.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 290213 TORDDC KSC083-135-290300- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0014.070329T0211Z-070329T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 911 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. CENTRAL NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE TORNADO 24 MILES SOUTH OF NESS CITY...OR 10 MILES WEST OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NESS CITY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR OTHER UNDERGROUND SHELTER AND GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3812 10021 3808 10005 3841 9969 3853 9996 $$ 18
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 290221 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 920 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007 KSC083-135-290300- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070329T0300Z/ NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS- 920 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND CENTRAL NESS COUNTIES... AT 916 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTH OF NESS CITY...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NESS CITY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES. A LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE GROUND 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF JETMORE AT 917 PM. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3812 10021 3808 10005 3841 9969 3853 9996 $$ LACY
000
WWUS53 KDDC 290230
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
929 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
KSC083-290239-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070329T0300Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
929 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HODGEMAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC STORM HAS EXITED THE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3825 10012 3839 10003 3841 10003 3853 9995
3846 9979 3844 9976 3842 9969 3825 9986
$$
KSC135-290300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070329T0300Z/
NESS KS-
929 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
NESS COUNTY...
AT 928 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY...MOVING NORTH AT
35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NESS CITY...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL NESS COUNTY.
AT 927 PM CDT, SPOTTERS REPORTED AT LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND 5
MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 ON THE NESS COUNTY LINE.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3825 10012 3839 10003 3841 10003 3853 9995
3846 9979 3844 9976 3842 9969 3825 9986
$$
LACYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 47 min |
| Mar 29, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 41 min |
Nearby
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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.