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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 23, 2008Finney County, Lane County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 4:23 PM CDT for Finney County, Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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 23, 2008, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Finney County, KS, Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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 23, 4:50 PM CDTHAIL 19 Wsw Dighton, KS

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 23, 2:15 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2008-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2008-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
974 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 232123
TORDDC
KSC055-101-171-232215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0018.080523T2123Z-080523T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
423 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
  WESTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
  EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 419 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 23 MILES SOUTH
  OF GRIGSTON...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRIEND...MOVING NORTH AT 40
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GRIGSTON...
  MANNING...
  HEALY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN SCOTT...NORTHERN FINNEY AND WESTERN
  LANE 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.

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 FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3870 10083 3870 10048 3813 10067 3814 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 186DEG 36KT 3819 10080

$$

JOHNSON
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 232134
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC055-101-171-232215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080523T2215Z/
SCOTT KS-LANE KS-FINNEY KS-
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL FINNEY...WESTERN LANE AND EASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 18 MILES SOUTH OF GRIGSTON...OR 9 MILES
EAST OF FRIEND...MOVING NORTH AT 41 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GRIGSTON...
  MANNING...
  HEALY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN SCOTT...NORTHERN FINNEY AND WESTERN
  LANE COUNTIES.

THIS STORM IS CONSIDERED A SUPERCELL STORM. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE
OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER AND VERY DANGEROUS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL 
ALSO BE LIKELY NEAR THE TORNADIC PORTION OF THIS STORM.

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 FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3817 10085 3870 10083 3870 10048 3867 10049
      3866 10050 3865 10050 3820 10065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 186DEG 36KT 3825 10074

$$

BIELINSKI

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, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego36 min
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, 4:41 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.