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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 23, 2008Finney County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 5:47 PM CDT for Finney County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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 23, 2008, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2008, 6:16 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Finney County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 259 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 232248
TORDDC
KSC055-171-232330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0026.080523T2247Z-080523T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
  SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 543 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOLCOMB...
  MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOLCOMB...
  FRIEND...
  SHALLOW WATER...
  SCOTT CITY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SCOTT COUNTIES.

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

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.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR FINNEY COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3861 10109 3858 10072 3793 10089 3794 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 183DEG 56KT 3804 10099

$$

FINCH
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 232304
SVSDDC

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

KSC055-232314-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080523T2330Z/
FINNEY KS-
604 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3830 10101 3861 10109 3859 10090 3859 10089
      3859 10087 3858 10076 3858 10072 3826 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 191DEG 71KT 3838 10089

$$

KSC171-232330-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080523T2330Z/
SCOTT KS-
604 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SCOTT
COUNTY...

AT 601 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 2 MILES SOUTH OF SHALLOW
WATER...MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SHALLOW WATER...
  SCOTT CITY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF SCOTT 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.

LAT...LON 3830 10101 3861 10109 3859 10090 3859 10089
      3859 10087 3858 10076 3858 10072 3826 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 191DEG 71KT 3838 10089

$$

FINCH
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 232316
SVSDDC

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

KSC171-232326-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080523T2330Z/
SCOTT KS-
616 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3830 10101 3861 10109 3859 10090 3859 10089
      3859 10087 3858 10076 3858 10072 3826 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 191DEG 71KT 3861 10083

$$

FINCH

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, 4:23 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.