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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 23, 2008Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 8:39 PM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 2:15 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3014 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3014 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
9.2

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 240141
TORDDC
KSC007-033-240215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0041.080524T0139Z-080524T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 835 PM CDT/735 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 22
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF AETNA...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF BUTTERMILK...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AETNA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE 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.

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

LAT...LON 3743 9893 3736 9838 3701 9834 3698 9843
      3699 9845 3697 9848 3698 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 219DEG 28KT 3688 9923

$$

JOHNSON
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 240152 RRA
SVSDDC

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

KSC007-033-240215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080524T0215Z/
BARBER KS-COMANCHE KS-
853 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE AND BARBER COUNTIES...

AT 849 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
AETNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AETNA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES.

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 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3743 9893 3736 9838 3701 9834 3698 9843
      3699 9845 3697 9848 3698 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 219DEG 28KT 3696 9914

$$

JOHNSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Rush, Trego45 min
May 23, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Ness43 min
May 23, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark26 min
May 23, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego29 min
May 23, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Trego47 min
May 23, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell, Lane, Meade, Scott58 min
May 23, 7:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego39 min
May 23, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa66 min
May 23, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego51 min
May 23, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford58 min
May 23, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa47 min
May 23, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Trego55 min
May 23, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 6 more66 min
May 23, 9:07 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Comanche38 min
May 23, 9:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford55 min
May 23, 9:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa37 min
May 23, 9:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Pratt51 min
May 23, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark50 min
May 23, 10:01 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa44 min
May 23, 10:06 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Pratt39 min
May 23, 10:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford22 min
May 23, 10:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa54 min
May 23, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee50 min
May 23, 10:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt, Stafford32 min
May 23, 10:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford47 min
May 23, 11:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford17 min
May 23, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche65 min
May 23, 11:30 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPratt, Stafford30 min
May 23, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt27 min
May 23, 11:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber38 min
May 24, 3:42 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens10 hr
May 24, 4:05 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDCFinney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 3 more11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.