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Tornado Warning 62, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 25, 2008Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2008, 4:21 PM CDT for Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 5 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, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 4:47 PM CDTTORNADO1 N Otis, KSBRIEF TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
May 25, 4:50 PM CDTTORNADO1 Ssw Bison, KSTORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CHASER
May 25, 4:51 PM CDTTORNADO1 S Bison, KSVISIBLE DUST SWIRL IS AT THE BOTTOM.
May 25, 4:52 PM CDTTORNADO3 E Rush Center, KSSPINUP ON THE GROUND ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF RUSH CENTER.
May 25, 4:53 PM CDTTORNADO4 S Bison, 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.

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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 252121
TORDDC
KSC051-165-252200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0062.080525T2121Z-080525T2200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
  RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 416 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF
  NEKOMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.

 ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LORETTA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEKOMA...
  HARGRAVE...
  LA CROSSE...
  BISON...
  LIEBENTHAL...
  SCHOENCHEN...
  LORETTA...
  PFEIFER...
  WALKER...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS 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.

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

LAT...LON 3853 9957 3892 9905 3886 9901 3870 9902
      3869 9901 3844 9901 3839 9944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 222DEG 32KT 3851 9944

$$

FINCH
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 252129
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-165-252200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080525T2200Z/
ELLIS KS-RUSH KS-
427 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR RUSH AND
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR LACROSSE
AT 415 PM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH. ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR HARGRAVE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HARGRAVE...
  LA CROSSE...
  BISON...
  LIEBENTHAL...
  LORETTA...
  PFEIFER...
  WALKER...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

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 3858 9949 3891 9907 3892 9905 3891 9904
      3887 9901 3846 9903 3843 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 222DEG 32KT 3855 9939

$$

FINCH
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 252144
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-165-252200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080525T2200Z/
ELLIS KS-RUSH KS-
443 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR RUSH AND
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...

AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR LA CROSSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31
MPH.

ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PFEIFER.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LA CROSSE...
  LIEBENTHAL...
  LORETTA...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

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 3858 9949 3891 9907 3892 9905 3891 9904
      3887 9901 3846 9903 3843 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 228DEG 27KT 3856 9929

$$

FINCH

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, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego46 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, 4:28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.