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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 22, 2008Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2008, 9:09 PM CDT for Trego County, 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 22, 2008, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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 22, 9:30 PM CDTHAIL 1Wakeeney, KSCHASER REPORT RELAYED BY WFO CHARLESTON.

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 22, 1:52 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2008-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2192 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 2008-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 285 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
313 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
17.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 230209
TORDDC
KSC195-230245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0014.080523T0209Z-080523T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
909 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 907 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF WAKEENEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAKEENEY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

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 EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR TREGO COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3912 9960 3895 9975 3897 9986 3897 10001
      3914 9990 3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 213DEG 35KT 3900 9984

$$

JOHNSON
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 230215
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
915 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

KSC195-230245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080523T0245Z/
TREGO KS-
915 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY...

AT 912 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR WAKEENEY...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAKEENEY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

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.

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 THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3912 9960 3895 9975 3897 9986 3897 10001
      3914 9990 3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 213DEG 35KT 3905 9980

$$

JOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa51 min
May 22, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego42 min
May 22, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego52 min
May 22, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt34 min
May 22, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego42 min
May 22, 9:07 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens7 hr
May 22, 9:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego30 min
May 22, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego41 min
May 22, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche55 min
May 23, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche63 min
May 23, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber60 min
May 23, 2:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush47 min
May 23, 4:13 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens15 hr
May 23, 4:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis41 min
May 23, 4:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego47 min
May 23, 5:26 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCFinney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane and 5 more16 hr
May 23, 6:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis46 min
May 23, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness48 min
May 23, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness16 min
May 23, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane12 min
May 23, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Ness21 min
May 23, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward56 min
May 23, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness46 min
May 23, 4:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Scott25 min
May 23, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott52 min
May 23, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell49 min
May 23, 4:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness, Scott45 min
May 23, 4:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott15 min
May 23, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane64 min
May 23, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman47 min
May 23, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray51 min
May 23, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Lane51 min
May 23, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny38 min
May 23, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Scott49 min
May 23, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane18 min
May 23, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHaskell, Meade, Seward20 min
May 23, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell42 min
May 23, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness42 min
May 23, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane33 min
May 23, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade60 min
May 23, 5:47 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Scott29 min
May 23, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade28 min
May 23, 6:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray41 min
May 23, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade50 min
May 23, 6:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness46 min
May 23, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott26 min
May 23, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman25 min
May 23, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane33 min
May 23, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness47 min
May 23, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa64 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.