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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 25, 2008Lane County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2008, 3:14 PM CDT for Lane County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 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 25, 2008, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 25, 12:39 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
May 25, 3:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 12:00Z on 2008-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 359 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 12:00Z on 2008-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
359 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-263 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 252016
TORDDC
KSC101-135-195-252100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0057.080525T2014Z-080525T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
314 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
  NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 312 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HEALY
  MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HEALY...
  SHIELDS...
  PENDENNIS...
  UTICA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN LANE...NORTHWESTERN NESS AND
  SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTIES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

PEOPLE IN SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS ARE IN THIS PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL 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.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR LANE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3865 10068 3872 10050 3870 10048 3870 10017
      3877 10016 3878 10014 3859 10004 3853 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 251DEG 30KT 3860 10057

$$

FINCH
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 252032 RRB
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
332 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

KSC101-135-195-252100-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-080525T2100Z/
TREGO KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-
332 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NESS...NORTHERN LANE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TREGO
COUNTIES...

AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHIELDS...MOVING
EAST AT 49 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HEALY...
  SHIELDS...
  PENDENNIS...
  UTICA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN LANE...NORTHWESTERN NESS AND
  SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTIES.

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 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3865 10068 3872 10050 3870 10048 3870 10017
      3877 10016 3878 10014 3859 10004 3853 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 257DEG 43KT 3866 10047

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber49 min
May 25, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott62 min
May 25, 2:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Scott51 min
May 25, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush39 min
May 25, 3:16 PM CDTFlood WatchDDCEllis, Trego7 hr
May 25, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego47 min
May 25, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Pawnee, Rush40 min
May 25, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCRush39 min
May 25, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis18 min
May 25, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego45 min
May 25, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Trego50 min
May 25, 4:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush39 min
May 25, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Scott, Trego62 min
May 25, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Trego53 min
May 25, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego32 min
May 25, 4:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush39 min
May 25, 4:53 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego37 min
May 25, 4:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush48 min
May 25, 5:23 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEllis, Trego4 hr
May 25, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego67 min
May 25, 5:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Rush46 min
May 25, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush, Trego40 min
May 25, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness, Scott, Trego49 min
May 25, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush70 min
May 25, 6:30 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCRush3 hr
May 25, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush69 min
May 25, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Rush46 min

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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.