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Tornado Warning 58, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2008, 3:20 PM CDT for Ness County, Pawnee County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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 25, 2008, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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 25, 3:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 9 N Burdett, KS | |
| May 25, 3:37 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 S Alexander, KS | |
| May 25, 3:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Nekoma, KS | TORNADO IS A DUSTY MULTI VORTEX. |
| May 25, 3:55 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 4 Sw Nekoma, KS |
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 25, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KDDC 252020
TORDDC
KSC135-145-165-252100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0058.080525T2020Z-080525T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 316 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDER...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF BAZINE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDER...
NEKOMA...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN
NESS COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3868 9951 3867 9905 3841 9903 3824 9962
3834 9970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 220DEG 19KT 3832 9964
$$
FINCH1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KDDC 252032 RRA
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
331 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
KSC145-252041-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080525T2100Z/
PAWNEE KS-
331 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
600 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3838 9965 3868 9951 3867 9905 3841 9903
3834 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 222DEG 24KT 3839 9955
$$
KSC135-165-252100-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080525T2100Z/
NESS KS-RUSH KS-
331 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR RUSH AND
EAST CENTRAL NESS COUNTIES...
AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF ALEXANDER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 27 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDER...
NEKOMA...
HARGRAVE...
LA CROSSE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN NESS AND RUSH COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SOFTBALL SIZE 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3838 9965 3868 9951 3867 9905 3841 9903
3834 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 222DEG 24KT 3839 9955
$$
FINCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 49 min |
| May 25, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 62 min |
| May 25, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 51 min |
| May 25, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 39 min |
| May 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 46 min |
| May 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Flood Watch | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 7 hr |
| May 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 47 min |
| May 25, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Rush | 39 min |
| May 25, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 18 min |
| May 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 39 min |
| May 25, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego | 62 min |
| May 25, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 53 min |
| May 25, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 32 min |
| May 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 39 min |
| May 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 37 min |
| May 25, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 48 min |
| May 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 4 hr |
| May 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 67 min |
| May 25, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 46 min |
| May 25, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 40 min |
| May 25, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 70 min |
| May 25, 6:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Rush | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 69 min |
| May 25, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.