Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 48, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 10:06 PM CDT for Barber County, Pratt County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barber County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 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, 10:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 Sw Sawyer, KS | |
| May 23, 10:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Sawyer, KS | |
| May 23, 10:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Cairo, KS | SEMI OVERTURNED IN DITCH AND IRRIGATION SPRINKLERS ACROSS HWY 54. QUARTER MILE WIDE DAMAGE PATH. |
| May 23, 10:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Cairo, KS | POWER LINES DOWN AND MULTIPLE POWER FLASHES. |
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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 240307
TORDDC
KSC007-151-240345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0048.080524T0306Z-080524T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1006 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
EASTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1003 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES EAST OF
LAKE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...
SAWYER...
ISABEL...
PRATT...
CAIRO...
PRESTON...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN PRATT AND NORTHERN BARBER COUNTIES.
SAWYER AND ISABEL ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. PLEASE TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
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 WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR BARBER COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3732 9887 3781 9868 3781 9845 3739 9845
3732 9856
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 216DEG 33KT 3738 9869
$$
JOHNSON1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS53 KDDC 240327 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1026 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 KSC007-151-240345- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080524T0345Z/ PRATT KS-BARBER KS- 1026 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL BARBER AND EASTERN PRATT COUNTIES... AT 1021 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF ISABEL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ISABEL... CAIRO... PRESTON... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN PRATT AND NORTHERN BARBER COUNTIES. CAIRO IS THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. PLEASE TAKE COVER NOW. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3743 9878 3781 9868 3781 9845 3739 9845 TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 216DEG 33KT 3752 9855 $$ JOHNSON
The 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, 9:20 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, 10:09 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.