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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 7:31 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. 6 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
- May 5, 2007, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Edwards County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 5, 7:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Trousdale, KS | |
| May 5, 7:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | Hopewell, KS | DAMAGE REPORTED FROM PRATT COUNTY EM JUST EAST OF HOPEWELL. DAMAGE EXTENT UNCLEAR |
| May 5, 7:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Hopewell, KS | EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE. ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO TREE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATE OF TORNADO PASSAGE. |
| May 5, 8:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | Macksville, KS | LARGE HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO VERY NEAR MACKSVILLE...MAY HAVE GONE THROUGH MACKSVILLE...NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME HOWEVER. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS TORNADO AND ITS WIDTH. |
| May 5, 8:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Macksville, KS | |
| May 5, 8:02 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Macksville, KS | ESTIMATED LOCATION. |
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 5, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 981 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDDC 060031
TORDDC
KSC047-151-185-060100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0048.070506T0031Z-070506T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
731 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
SOUTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF TROUSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TROUSDALE...
HOPEWELL...
BYERS...
MACKSVILLE...
DILLWYN...
STAFFORD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS AND
SOUTHERN STAFFORD COUNTIES.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 204.
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.
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THESE COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3775 9913 3774 9901 3762 9900 3796 9857
3799 9900
$$
181 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KDDC 060048
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
747 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
KSC047-151-060057-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/
EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-
747 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PRATT AND EDWARDS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE POTENTIALLY TORNADIC STORM HAS EXITED PRATT AND EDWARDS COUNTIES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3795 9901 3798 9900 3798 9880 3797 9879
3797 9861 3795 9858 3782 9875 3781 9881
3782 9902
$$
KSC185-060100-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/
STAFFORD KS-
747 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
STAFFORD COUNTY...
AT 743 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY STRONG ROTATION. THIS AREA OF
ROTATION WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF MACKSVILLE...OR NEAR
HOPEWELL...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM TAKE
COVER NOW IF YOU LIVE IN MACKSVILLE
BLOWING DUST OR DEBRIS AND SUDDEN WIND CHANGES MAY MEAN A TORNADO IS
DEVELOPING OR APPROACHING. THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION IS NOW
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 3795 9901 3798 9900 3798 9880 3797 9879
3797 9861 3795 9858 3782 9875 3781 9881
3782 9902
$$
LACYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 45 min |
| May 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 36 min |
| May 5, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche | 16 min |
| May 5, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 30 min |
| May 5, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 38 min |
| May 5, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pratt, Stafford | 5 min |
| May 5, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pratt, Stafford | 30 min |
| May 5, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards | 52 min |
| May 5, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 33 min |
| May 5, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 45 min |
| May 5, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 38 min |
| May 5, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 44 min |
| May 5, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 23 min |
| May 5, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 27 min |
| May 5, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 41 min |
| May 5, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 29 min |
| May 5, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 20 min |
| May 5, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 34 min |
| May 5, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 32 min |
| May 5, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 41 min |
| May 5, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 45 min |
| May 5, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 41 min |
| May 5, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 44 min |
| May 5, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Pawnee | 29 min |
| May 5, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Pawnee | 45 min |
| May 6, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 6, 4:53 AM CDT | Flood Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pawnee and 2 more | 19 hr |
| May 6, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 67 min |
| May 6, 10:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 57 min |
| May 6, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 48 min |
| May 6, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| May 6, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 47 min |
| May 6, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 42 min |
| May 6, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche | 40 min |
| May 6, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 39 min |
| May 6, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 50 min |
| May 6, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 49 min |
| May 6, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 58 min |
| May 6, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 56 min |
| May 6, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 41 min |
| May 6, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards | 29 min |
| May 6, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche | 17 min |
| May 6, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 62 min |
| May 6, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 58 min |
| May 6, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 24 min |
| May 6, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 30 min |
| May 6, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt | 26 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.