Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 44, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 9:20 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 55 min. 5 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, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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, 9:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 N Trousdale, KS | |
| May 23, 9:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Hopewell, KS | |
| May 23, 9:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Macksville, KS | TREES STRIPPED |
| May 23, 10:04 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Hopewell, KS | |
| May 23, 10:12 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 N Hudson, KS | POWERLINES ARE DOWN ON THE ROAD. |
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, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 240222
TORDDC
KSC047-145-151-185-240315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0044.080524T0220Z-080524T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
920 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 917 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO 4
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TROUSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPEWELL...
BYERS...
BELPRE...
MACKSVILLE...
ST. JOHN...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN PRATT...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.
AT 919 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TWO TORNADOES ON THE GROUND AT
4 MILES SOUTH OF TROUSDALE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...TAKE SHELTER NOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION
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
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A
LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR OTHER
UNDERGROUND SHELTER AND GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3825 9902 3825 9848 3801 9848 3770 9894
3783 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 207DEG 41KT 3782 9902
$$
BIELINSKI5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 240229
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
926 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC047-145-151-185-240315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-
926 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PRATT...NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS...STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 921 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF
HOPEWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPEWELL...
BELPRE...
MACKSVILLE...
DILLWYN...
ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.
AT 925 PM...DEBRIS WAS REPORTED FALLING FROM THE SKY 12 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF PRATT THIS TORNADO IS HEADING NEAR THE TOWN OF
MACKSVILLE IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
STORM...TAKE SHELTER NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3786 9920 3825 9902 3825 9848 3801 9848
3770 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 207DEG 41KT 3784 9898
$$
BIELINSKI000
WWUS53 KDDC 240239
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
937 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC047-145-151-185-240315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-
937 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS...STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 935 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO
4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELPRE...
MACKSVILLE...
DILLWYN...
ST. JOHN...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.
AT 933 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOPEWELL. THIS TORNADO IS MOVING TOWARD
MACKSVILLE. IF YOU LIVE IN MACKSVILLE OR THE SURROUNDING AREA...TAKE
SHELTER NOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION
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 3790 9918 3825 9902 3825 9848 3801 9848
3779 9892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 207DEG 41KT 3792 9898
$$
BIELINSKI000
WWUS53 KDDC 240243
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
942 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC047-145-151-185-240315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-PRATT KS-
942 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS...STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 940 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR
MACKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MACKSVILLE...
DILLWYN...
ST. JOHN...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.
AT 940 PM...TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A ONE HALF MILE WIDE
TORNADO 6 MILE NORTH OF HOPEWELL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...TAKE SHELTER UNDERGROUND NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3790 9918 3825 9902 3825 9848 3801 9848
3779 9892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 207DEG 41KT 3797 9895
$$
BIELINSKI000
WWUS53 KDDC 240250
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC151-240300-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PRATT KS-
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3801 9906 3825 9902 3825 9848 3807 9849
3805 9848 3804 9849 3801 9848 3788 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 211DEG 24KT 3799 9885
$$
KSC047-145-185-240315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS...STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 949 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR
DILLWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DILLWYN...
ST. JOHN...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND
STAFFORD COUNTIES.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE AND INJURY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE
SHELTER NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3801 9906 3825 9902 3825 9848 3807 9849
3805 9848 3804 9849 3801 9848 3788 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 211DEG 24KT 3799 9885
$$
BIELINSKI000
WWUS53 KDDC 240303
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1003 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
KSC047-240313-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
EDWARDS KS-
1003 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3810 9903 3825 9901 3825 9848 3806 9850
3795 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 218DEG 27KT 3805 9873
$$
KSC145-185-240315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-
1003 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
STAFFORD AND EAST CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES...
AT 958 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR ST. JOHN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. JOHN...
SEWARD...
HUDSON...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHERN STAFFORD COUNTIES.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE
THIS STORM IS CONSIDERED A SUPERCELL STORM. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE
OF BASEBALLS OR LARGER AND VERY DANGEROUS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL
ALSO BE LIKELY NEAR THE TORNADIC PORTION OF THIS STORM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3810 9903 3825 9901 3825 9848 3806 9850
3795 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 218DEG 27KT 3805 9873
$$
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, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 58 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, 9:23 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.