Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2008, 6:16 PM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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 22, 2008, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 6:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Collyer, KS | |
| May 22, 6:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Collyer, KS | |
| May 22, 6:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Collyer, KS | |
| May 22, 6:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Collyer, 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 22, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 222316 TORDDC KSC195-230000- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0009.080522T2316Z-080523T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 616 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTH OF COLLYER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLLYER... VODA... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY. 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 REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR TREGO COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3912 9982 3875 10014 3876 10016 3912 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 207DEG 35KT 3886 10017 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 222325 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 621 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 KSC195-230000- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/ TREGO KS- 621 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY... AT 619 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF COLLYER...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 51 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VODA... COLLYER... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY. AT 613 PM THE STORM CHASERS REPORTED A TORNADO 10 MILES NORTH OF UTICA. PEOPLE IN COLLYER AND VODA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3912 9982 3875 10014 3876 10016 3912 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 205DEG 44KT 3893 10013 $$ FINCH
000 WWUS53 KDDC 222329 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 628 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 KSC195-230000- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/ TREGO KS- 628 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY... AT 624 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF COLLYER...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VODA... COLLYER... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY. PERSONS IN COLLYER AND VODA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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 THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3912 9982 3875 10014 3876 10016 3912 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 205DEG 44KT 3901 10009 $$ FINCH
000
WWUS53 KDDC 222336
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
636 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC101-135-230015-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080523T0015Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-
636 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTIES...
AT 633 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHIELDS...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DIGHTON...MOVING NORTH AT 44 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHIELDS...
PENDENNIS...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN NESS
COUNTIES.
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
AND OCCASIONALLY DO DEVELOP WITH LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3871 10051 3871 10049 3870 10048 3870 10018
3869 10017 3853 10027 3853 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 194DEG 38KT 3856 10039
$$
JOHNSON000 WWUS53 KDDC 222357 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 657 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 KSC195-230007- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/ TREGO KS- 657 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 700 PM CDT... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3912 9982 3875 10014 3876 10016 3912 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 184DEG 19KT 3914 10009 $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 10 more | 23 hr |
| May 22, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 64 min |
| May 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 49 min |
| May 22, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 44 min |
| May 22, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 21 min |
| May 22, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 40 min |
| May 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 39 min |
| May 22, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 48 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott | 59 min |
| May 22, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 20 min |
| May 22, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 43 min |
| May 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 28 min |
| May 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 14 min |
| May 22, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 39 min |
| May 22, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 67 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.