Tornado Warning 50, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 23, 2008, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2008, 11:15 PM CDT

In force

54 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 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.

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WFUS53 KDDC 240321
TORDDC
KSC025-033-057-097-240415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0050.080524T0321Z-080524T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1021 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  EASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
  SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1017 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTH OF
  SITKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 54 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PROTECTION...
  BUTTERMILK...
  LAKE COLDWATER...
  WILMORE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN CLARK...SOUTHEASTERN FORD...
  SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA AND WESTERN 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.

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 REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR CLARK COUNTY. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3765 9955 3736 9952 3734 9912 3700 9942
      3701 9980 3742 9970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 227DEG 47KT 3727 9959

$$

BURKE

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WWUS53 KDDC 240347
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1047 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC025-057-097-240357-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080524T0415Z/
FORD KS-KIOWA KS-CLARK KS-
1047 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CLARK...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA
AND SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3737 9954 3738 9952 3736 9952 3734 9912
      3700 9942 3700 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 227DEG 47KT 3745 9922

$$

KSC033-240415-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080524T0415Z/
COMANCHE KS-
1047 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
COMANCHE COUNTY...

AT 1045 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF WILMORE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 54 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WILMORE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF WESTERN COMANCHE COUNTY.

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 3737 9954 3738 9952 3736 9952 3734 9912
      3700 9942 3700 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 227DEG 47KT 3745 9922

$$

BURKE

000 
WWUS53 KDDC 240413
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1113 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC033-240423-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080524T0415Z/
COMANCHE KS-
1113 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN COMANCHE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1115 PM
CDT...

THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3737 9954 3738 9952 3736 9952 3734 9912
      3700 9942 3700 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 229DEG 31KT 3736 9930

$$

BURKE

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