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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 5, 2007Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 6:41 PM CDT for Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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 5, 2007, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2007, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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
May 5, 7:15 PM CDTTORNADO5 Sw Haviland, KSKWCH MEDIA FROM ALONG HIGHWAY 54...BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS.

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
May 5, 12:15 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 2007-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3496 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 2007-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 292 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3496 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
681 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
6.3
Supercell composite
22.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 052341
TORDDC
KSC097-060015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0042.070505T2341Z-070506T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
641 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 637 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HAVILAND...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBURG...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAVILAND...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 121.

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 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3753 9936 3747 9930 3760 9906 3771 9915

$$

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2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 052351
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
651 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC097-060015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-070506T0015Z/
KIOWA KS-
651 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 649 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
GREENSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SOUTHEASTERN GREENSBURG...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 117.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3759 9931 3756 9926 3763 9911 3769 9920

$$

18
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 060004
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
704 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC097-060015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-070506T0015Z/
KIOWA KS-
704 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...OR 4 MILES EAST OF GREENSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 116.

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 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3762 9926 3757 9923 3763 9911 3769 9920

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark48 min
May 4, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Kiowa50 min
May 4, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche52 min
May 4, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche32 min
May 4, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee43 min
May 4, 8:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche37 min
May 4, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa39 min
May 4, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa35 min
May 4, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego19 min
May 4, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee19 min
May 4, 9:19 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyDDCKiowa41 min
May 4, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman52 min
May 4, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush45 min
May 4, 9:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa40 min
May 4, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush46 min
May 4, 10:24 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford36 min
May 4, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush31 min
May 4, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego44 min
May 4, 10:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pratt, Stafford36 min
May 4, 11:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford38 min
May 4, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego9 min
May 4, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush36 min
May 5, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee29 min
May 5, 12:04 AM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford41 min
May 5, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush50 min
May 5, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis18 min
May 5, 10:08 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 18 more9 hr
May 5, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman45 min
May 5, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Meade47 min
May 5, 12:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego44 min
May 5, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Trego44 min
May 5, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford44 min
May 5, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark47 min
May 5, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis38 min
May 5, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush31 min
May 5, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord47 min
May 5, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush35 min
May 5, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis33 min
May 5, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Kiowa28 min
May 5, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee37 min
May 5, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa46 min
May 5, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche40 min
May 5, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush47 min
May 5, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa46 min
May 5, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt44 min
May 5, 4:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt37 min
May 5, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt, Stafford32 min
May 5, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Kiowa27 min
May 5, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa32 min
May 5, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford23 min
May 5, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche50 min
May 5, 5:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford31 min
May 5, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards30 min
May 5, 5:34 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche26 min
May 5, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Kiowa44 min
May 5, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford16 min
May 5, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee44 min
May 5, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa38 min
May 5, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee32 min
May 5, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee16 min
May 5, 6:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa23 min
May 5, 6:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee48 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.