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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2007, 9:56 PM CDT for Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
- Mar 28, 2007, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2007, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 290257
TORDDC
KSC135-195-290345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0017.070329T0256Z-070329T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
956 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
WESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 953 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WERE
TRACKING A CONFIRMED LARGE TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARNOLD...
TREGO CENTER...
COLLYER...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN NESS AND WESTERN TREGO COUNTIES.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE
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. 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.
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNINGS FOR NESS COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3851 10018 3851 9990 3911 9975 3911 10013
3871 10014
$$
183 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 290305
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1004 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
KSC135-195-290345-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070329T0345Z/
TREGO KS-NESS KS-
1004 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL NESS AND WESTERN TREGO COUNTIES...
AT 1001 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED
WEAKENING ROTATION WITH THIS STORM DURING THE PAST 10 MINUTES. THE
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE AND A NEW TORNADO COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3851 10018 3851 9990 3911 9975 3911 10013
3871 10014
$$
LACY000
WWUS53 KDDC 290319
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1018 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
KSC135-290328-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070329T0345Z/
NESS KS-
1018 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NESS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3905 9978 3899 9978 3883 9982 3882 9983
3871 9985 3869 9986 3869 10013 3911 10012
3911 9975
$$
KSC195-290345-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070329T0345Z/
TREGO KS-
1018 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
TREGO COUNTY...
AT 1013 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH SOME WEAK ROTATION. THE AREA OF ROTATION
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREGO CENTER...OR 4 MILES NORTH OF
ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TREGO CENTER...
VODA...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF WESTERN TREGO COUNTY.
THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES ACROSS NESS AND
HODGEMAN COUNTIES. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3905 9978 3899 9978 3883 9982 3882 9983
3871 9985 3869 9986 3869 10013 3911 10012
3911 9975
$$
LACY000
WWUS53 KDDC 290344
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1044 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
KSC195-290354-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070329T0345Z/
TREGO KS-
1044 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN TREGO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1045 PM
CDT...
THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3905 9978 3899 9978 3883 9982 3882 9983
3871 9985 3869 9986 3869 10013 3911 10012
3911 9975
$$
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, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 49 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, 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 |
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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.