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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 4, 2007, 10:24 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
- May 4, 2007, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2007, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 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), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | Hopewell, KS | *** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ *** HUSBAND KILLED AND WIFE INJURED WHEN HOUSE WAS DESTROYED. 2 HOUSES COMPLETELY DESTROYED, ONE GONE FROM ITS FOUNDATION AND NO REMAINS FROM THE HOUSE VISIBLE. ANOTHER HOUSE WITH ROOF RIPPED OFF, 1 MORE HOUSE PARTIALLY DESTROYED. NUMEROUS C |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 164 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 050325 TORDDC KSC047-097-151-185-050400- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0027.070505T0324Z-070505T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1024 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 1100 PM CDT * AT 1023 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF FELLSBURG...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAVILAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... HOPEWELL... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT... SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW 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. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY. LAT...LON 3766 9925 3765 9910 3782 9886 3794 9917 $$ UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 050334 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1034 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007 KSC047-097-151-185-050400- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-070505T0400Z/ STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-KIOWA KS- 1034 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES... AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TROUSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... HOPEWELL... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT... SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES. TROUSDALE IS IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS VIOLENT TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR OTHER UNDERGROUND SHELTER AND GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY. LAT...LON 3766 9925 3765 9910 3782 9886 3794 9917 $$ UMSCHEID
000 WWUS53 KDDC 050350 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1050 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007 KSC047-097-151-185-050400- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-070505T0400Z/ STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-KIOWA KS- 1050 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES... AT 1047 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOPEWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER TORNADO WAS LIKELY ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF TROUSDALE. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW 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. LAT...LON 3766 9925 3765 9910 3782 9886 3794 9917 $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 48 min |
| May 4, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 50 min |
| May 4, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 52 min |
| May 4, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 32 min |
| May 4, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee | 43 min |
| May 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 37 min |
| May 4, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 39 min |
| May 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 35 min |
| May 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 19 min |
| May 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 19 min |
| May 4, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 41 min |
| May 4, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman | 52 min |
| May 4, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 45 min |
| May 4, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 40 min |
| May 4, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 46 min |
| May 4, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 31 min |
| May 4, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 44 min |
| May 4, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pratt, Stafford | 36 min |
| May 4, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 38 min |
| May 4, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 9 min |
| May 4, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Rush | 36 min |
| May 5, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 29 min |
| May 5, 12:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 41 min |
| May 5, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 50 min |
| May 5, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 18 min |
| May 5, 10:08 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 18 more | 9 hr |
| May 5, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 45 min |
| May 5, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade | 47 min |
| May 5, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Trego | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| May 5, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 38 min |
| May 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 31 min |
| May 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 47 min |
| May 5, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Rush | 35 min |
| May 5, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 33 min |
| May 5, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 28 min |
| May 5, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 37 min |
| May 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 40 min |
| May 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 47 min |
| May 5, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 46 min |
| May 5, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 44 min |
| May 5, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt | 37 min |
| May 5, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 32 min |
| May 5, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 27 min |
| May 5, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 32 min |
| May 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 23 min |
| May 5, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 50 min |
| May 5, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 31 min |
| May 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards | 30 min |
| May 5, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 26 min |
| May 5, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 44 min |
| May 5, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 16 min |
| May 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 44 min |
| May 5, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 38 min |
| May 5, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 32 min |
| May 5, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 16 min |
| May 5, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 23 min |
| May 5, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 34 min |
| May 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 48 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.