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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2008, 9:32 PM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2008, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2008, 10:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 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 02:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 22, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| May 22, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDDC 230232
TORDDC
KSC195-230315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0015.080523T0232Z-080523T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
932 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 1015 PM CDT
* AT 930 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
WAKEENEY...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF TREGO CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 33 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
THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR TREGO COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3912 9959 3888 9978 3889 9998 3914 9988
3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 205DEG 29KT 3894 9986
$$
JOHNSON3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 230239
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
939 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC195-230315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0315Z/
TREGO KS-
939 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY...
AT 935 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAKEENEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAKEENEY...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3912 9959 3888 9978 3889 9998 3914 9988
3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 205DEG 30KT 3901 9981
$$
JOHNSON000
WWUS53 KDDC 230246
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
946 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC195-230315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0315Z/
TREGO KS-
946 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY...
AT 944 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 5 MILES EAST OF WAKEENEY...OR 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF OGALLAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 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 MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3912 9959 3911 9960 3899 9971 3900 9990
3914 9988 3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 206DEG 29KT 3905 9978
$$
JOHNSON000
WWUS53 KDDC 230302
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1002 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC195-230312-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0315Z/
TREGO KS-
1002 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE TORNADO
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3912 9959 3911 9960 3899 9971 3900 9990
3914 9988 3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 206DEG 29KT 3917 9971
$$
JOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 51 min |
| May 22, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 42 min |
| May 22, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 52 min |
| May 22, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 34 min |
| May 22, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 42 min |
| May 22, 9:07 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 7 hr |
| May 22, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 36 min |
| May 22, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 41 min |
| May 22, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 55 min |
| May 23, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 63 min |
| May 23, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 60 min |
| May 23, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 47 min |
| May 23, 4:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 15 hr |
| May 23, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 41 min |
| May 23, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 47 min |
| May 23, 5:26 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane and 5 more | 16 hr |
| May 23, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 46 min |
| May 23, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 16 min |
| May 23, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane | 12 min |
| May 23, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Ness | 21 min |
| May 23, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 56 min |
| May 23, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 46 min |
| May 23, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Scott | 25 min |
| May 23, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 52 min |
| May 23, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 49 min |
| May 23, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Scott | 45 min |
| May 23, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Scott | 15 min |
| May 23, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 64 min |
| May 23, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman | 47 min |
| May 23, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 51 min |
| May 23, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 51 min |
| May 23, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 38 min |
| May 23, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 49 min |
| May 23, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane | 18 min |
| May 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 20 min |
| May 23, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 42 min |
| May 23, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 42 min |
| May 23, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane | 33 min |
| May 23, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade | 60 min |
| May 23, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Scott | 29 min |
| May 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 28 min |
| May 23, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 41 min |
| May 23, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 46 min |
| May 23, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 26 min |
| May 23, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 25 min |
| May 23, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane | 33 min |
| May 23, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 47 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa | 64 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.