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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 5, 2007Edwards County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 8:48 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 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, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2007, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9:04 PM CDTTORNADOTrousdale, KSTORNADO OVER CENTER OF TROUSDALE

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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 00:00Z on 2007-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 981 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2007-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 060149
TORDDC
KSC047-097-060215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0052.070506T0148Z-070506T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
848 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.
  NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 845 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  FELLSBURG...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAVILAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FELLSBURG...
  TROUSDALE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS
  COUNTIES.

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.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 
ISSUED FOR KIOWA AND EDWARDS.

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 3765 9925 3766 9901 3792 9902 3785 9919

$$

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1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 060204
SVSDDC

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

KSC097-060213-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-070506T0215Z/
KIOWA KS-
903 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR KIOWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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 3774 9921 3774 9902 3792 9902 3785 9919

$$

KSC047-060215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-070506T0215Z/
EDWARDS KS-
903 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY...

AT 902 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
TROUSDALE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TROUSDALE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY.

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.

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 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 3774 9921 3774 9902 3792 9902 3785 9919

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKiowa45 min
May 5, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKiowa36 min
May 5, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche16 min
May 5, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord30 min
May 5, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark38 min
May 5, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pratt, Stafford5 min
May 5, 7:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pratt, Stafford30 min
May 5, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pratt, Stafford29 min
May 5, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards52 min
May 5, 7:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford33 min
May 5, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford45 min
May 5, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford38 min
May 5, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa44 min
May 5, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKiowa23 min
May 5, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa50 min
May 5, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford41 min
May 5, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFord, Kiowa29 min
May 5, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford20 min
May 5, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade34 min
May 5, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford32 min
May 5, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord41 min
May 5, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee45 min
May 5, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford41 min
May 5, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord44 min
May 5, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Pawnee29 min
May 5, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Pawnee45 min
May 6, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Kiowa30 min
May 6, 4:53 AM CDTFlood WatchDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pawnee and 2 more19 hr
May 6, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber67 min
May 6, 10:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber57 min
May 6, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber48 min
May 6, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark47 min
May 6, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord47 min
May 6, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman42 min
May 6, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche40 min
May 6, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Rush39 min
May 6, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis50 min
May 6, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman49 min
May 6, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa58 min
May 6, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark56 min
May 6, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKiowa41 min
May 6, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards29 min
May 6, 3:10 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche17 min
May 6, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford62 min
May 6, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber58 min
May 6, 4:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber24 min
May 6, 4:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber30 min
May 6, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt26 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.