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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 23, 2008Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2008, 10:38 PM CDT for Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2008, 11:10 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 23, 10:50 PM CDTTORNADO2 E Cairo, KSSEMI OVERTURNED IN DITCH AND IRRIGATION SPRINKLERS ACROSS HWY 54. QUARTER MILE WIDE DAMAGE PATH.
May 23, 10:51 PM CDTTORNADO2 E Cairo, KSPOWER 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 8:48 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2008-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2314 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2008-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 240339
TORDDC
KSC151-185-240430-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0052.080524T0338Z-080524T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1038 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1035 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF
  CAIRO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CAIRO...
  PRESTON...
  NEOLA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN PRATT AND SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD
  COUNTIES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

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.

THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR EASTERN PRATT 
COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 3787 9859 3789 9847 3787 9845 3751 9846
      3751 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 206DEG 30KT 3759 9854

$$

JOHNSON
3 follow-up statements
000 
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 240358
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1057 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC151-185-240430-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080524T0430Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-
1057 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
PRATT AND SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES...

AT 1054 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAIRO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CAIRO...
  PRESTON...
  NEOLA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN PRATT AND SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD
  COUNTIES.

AT 1051 PM...STORM SPOTTER 4 MILES SOUTH OF CAIRO REPORTED A TORNADO 
2 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. ALSO REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN AND 
MULTIPLE POWER FLASHES.

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 3751 9864 3787 9859 3789 9847 3787 9845
      3751 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 206DEG 30KT 3770 9848

$$

JOHNSON
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 240410
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1110 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC151-185-240420-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080524T0430Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-
1110 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PRATT AND SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE TORNADO
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3751 9864 3787 9859 3789 9847 3787 9845
      3751 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 206DEG 30KT 3780 9842

$$

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, 8:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Comanche36 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, 10:43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.