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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 8:32 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 58 min. 10 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, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | Greensburg, KS | STORM MOVING NEAR GREENSBURG AREA HAS LARGE WALL CLOUD AND HAS BEEN PRODUCING OCCASIONAL TORNADOES. NO POWERFLASHES SEEN SO FAR, CAN NOT TELL IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN IT. |
| May 23, 8:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Greensburg, KS | TORNADO ON GROUND AT 183 AND 54 JUNCTION. |
| May 23, 8:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Centerview, KS | |
| May 23, 8:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Haviland, KS | LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND NOW. |
| May 23, 8:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Nw Haviland, KS | BRIEF ROPE TORNADO WAS SEEN NEAR THE EDWARDS KIOWA COUNTY LINE. |
| May 23, 9:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Trousdale, KS | |
| May 23, 9:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Trousdale, KS | TWO TORNADOES ON GROUND AT THE SAME TIME. LOCATED BETWEEN 240 AND 250 ROADS AND V AND W ROADS. |
| May 23, 9:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 N Trousdale, KS | |
| May 23, 9:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Byers, KS | TREE ROW HAS MODERATE DAMAGE WITH LIMBS SCATTERED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. |
| May 23, 9:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Hopewell, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 2314 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 14.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 240133 TORDDC KSC047-097-145-151-185-240230- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0040.080524T0132Z-080524T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 832 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 830 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO NEAR GREENSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GREENSBURG... HAVILAND... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... HOPEWELL... BYERS... MACKSVILLE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHEASTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A LARGE TORNADO. TAKE SHELTER NOW THIS STORM IS CONSIDERED A SUPERCELL STORM. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE OF BASEBALL 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3804 9909 3782 9868 3754 9927 3764 9942 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 230DEG 28KT 3762 9924 $$ BIELINSKI
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 240152 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 850 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 KSC047-097-145-151-185-240230- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080524T0230Z/ PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-KIOWA KS- 850 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EASTERN EDWARDS... SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES... AT 849 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF FELLSBURG...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAVILAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CENTERVIEW... FELLSBURG... TROUSDALE... HOPEWELL... BELPRE... BYERS... MACKSVILLE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHEASTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES. AT 845 PM...STORM CHASERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO 3 MILES WEST OF HAVILAND. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS TORNADO NEED TO TAKE SHELTER NOW THIS STORM IS CONSIDERED A SUPERCELL STORM. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE OF BASEBALL 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. 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 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3771 9934 3804 9909 3782 9868 3759 9916 TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 230DEG 28KT 3770 9915 $$ BIELINSKI
000
WWUS53 KDDC 240208 RRA
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
907 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC047-097-145-151-185-240230-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080524T0230Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-KIOWA KS-
907 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EASTERN EDWARDS...
SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 903 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF TROUSDALE...OR 6 MILES
NORTH OF HAVILAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FELLSBURG...
TROUSDALE...
HOPEWELL...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...
NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD
COUNTIES.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING DAMAGE HAIL
UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM TOO.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
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 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3778 9926 3804 9909 3790 9882 3789 9882
3789 9881 3782 9868 3762 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 229DEG 17KT 3772 9910
$$
BIELINSKI000
WWUS53 KDDC 240218
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
917 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC047-097-145-151-185-240230-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080524T0230Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-KIOWA KS-
917 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EASTERN EDWARDS...
SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 912 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR TROUSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TROUSDALE...
HOPEWELL...
MACKSVILLE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHEASTERN KIOWA...
NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD
COUNTIES.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TROUSDALE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO. TAKE
SHELTER NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3781 9923 3804 9909 3790 9883 3789 9882
3787 9878 3782 9868 3766 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 224DEG 17KT 3780 9908
$$
BIELINSKIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Rush, Trego | 45 min |
| May 23, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Ness | 43 min |
| May 23, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 26 min |
| May 23, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 29 min |
| May 23, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Trego | 47 min |
| May 23, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Lane, Meade, Scott | 58 min |
| May 23, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 39 min |
| May 23, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 66 min |
| May 23, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 51 min |
| May 23, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 36 min |
| May 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 47 min |
| May 23, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Trego | 55 min |
| May 23, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 6 more | 66 min |
| May 23, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 38 min |
| May 23, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 55 min |
| May 23, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 37 min |
| May 23, 9:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 51 min |
| May 23, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 50 min |
| May 23, 10:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 44 min |
| May 23, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 39 min |
| May 23, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 22 min |
| May 23, 10:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa | 54 min |
| May 23, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 50 min |
| May 23, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 32 min |
| May 23, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 47 min |
| May 23, 11:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford | 17 min |
| May 23, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 65 min |
| May 23, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 30 min |
| May 23, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 27 min |
| May 23, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 38 min |
| May 24, 3:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 10 hr |
| May 24, 4:05 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 3 more | 11 hr |
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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.