Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 6:10 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 2 reports 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, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 9 Nw Englewood, KS | |
| May 23, 6:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 6 Nnw Englewood, KS | HAIL IS AT LEAST TENNIS BALL SIZED AND THERE IS A WALL CLOUD WITH HEAVY ROTATION. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 1602 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 232312 TORDDC KSC025-057-119-240000- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0029.080523T2310Z-080524T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 610 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. EASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 606 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENGLEWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ENGLEWOOD... ACRES... CLARK STATE LAKE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN MEADE...NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTIES. THIS STORM IS CONSIDERED A SUPERCELL STORM. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALL 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 3751 10017 3742 9963 3700 9992 3700 10028 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 205DEG 46KT 3700 10014 $$ BIELINSKI
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 232337 RRA
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
637 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC025-057-119-240000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080524T0000Z/
FORD KS-MEADE KS-CLARK KS-
637 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLARK...EASTERN MEADE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN FORD
COUNTIES...
AT 634 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ENGLEWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ENGLEWOOD...
ACRES...
CLARK STATE LAKE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN MEADE...NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTIES.
THIS STORM IS CONSIDERED A SUPERCELL STORM. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE
OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER AND VERY DANGEROUS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL
ALSO BE LIKELY NEAR THE TORNADIC PORTION OF THIS STORM.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3709 10026 3712 10027 3712 10025 3718 10025
3719 10023 3724 10024 3724 10022 3725 10023
3751 10017 3742 9963 3701 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 210DEG 31KT 3709 10003
$$
BIELINSKI000 WWUS53 KDDC 232343 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 642 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 KSC025-057-119-240000- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080524T0000Z/ FORD KS-MEADE KS-CLARK KS- 642 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR WESTERN CLARK...NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTIES... AT 638 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A WALL CLOUD 8 MILES WEST OF ACRES...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENGLEWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ACRES... CLARK STATE LAKE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE WALL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM...BASEBALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 640 PM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENGLEWOOD. 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 3703 9991 3713 10024 3751 10017 3742 9963 TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 210DEG 31KT 3713 10000 $$ BIELINSKI
000
WWUS53 KDDC 232348
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
646 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC025-057-119-240000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080524T0000Z/
FORD KS-MEADE KS-CLARK KS-
646 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
CLARK...NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF ACRES...OR 7 MILES NORTH
OF ENGLEWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ACRES...
CLARK STATE LAKE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND
WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES.
OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST WAS REPORTING A WALL
CLOUD WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 NORTHWEST OF ENGLEWOOD AT 643 PM.
ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW THIS STORM
ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL.
BLOWING DUST OR DEBRIS AND SUDDEN WIND CHANGES MAY MEAN A TORNADO IS
DEVELOPING OR APPROACHING. THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION IS NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3717 10021 3751 10017 3742 9964 3728 9973
3726 9975 3720 9978 3719 9981 3710 9985
3708 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 210DEG 31KT 3716 9998
$$
BIELINSKIThe 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, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 30 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, 6:14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.