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Tornado Watch 335

May 22, 200839 counties in Kansas; 11 counties in Nebraska

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at May 22, 2008, 1:52 PM CDT for 39 counties in Kansas; 11 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2008, 1:52 PM CDT (18:52 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Particularly dangerous situation: Yes
Largest hail expected: 3 in
Strongest gust expected: 70 kt

All 50 counties

Barber County, KS, Cheyenne County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Gray County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Logan County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Norton County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Smith County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Trego County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Dundy County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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 SPC expected

The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.

Two or more tornadoes: 90%
One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes: 70%
Ten or more severe wind reports: 50%
One or more gusts of 65 knots or more: 70%
Ten or more severe hail reports: 80%
One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more: 90%
Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports: 95%

Warnings issued inside it

85 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	63 min
May 22, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan	62 min
May 22, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	53 min
May 22, 3:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan	34 min
May 22, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell	44 min
May 22, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	56 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, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	38 min
May 22, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove	48 min
May 22, 3:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	16 min
May 22, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas	64 min
May 22, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Lane, Scott	48 min
May 22, 4:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Sheridan	67 min
May 22, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott	59 min
May 22, 4:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	55 min
May 22, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan	61 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, 4:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	47 min
May 22, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	60 min
May 22, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas	64 min
May 22, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	57 min
May 22, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Norton	34 min
May 22, 5:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan	65 min
May 22, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton	62 min
May 22, 5:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	59 min
May 22, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Sheridan, Thomas	42 min
May 22, 5:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Norton	43 min
May 22, 5:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness, Trego	43 min
May 22, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove	48 min
May 22, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	50 min
May 22, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	28 min
May 22, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas	32 min
May 22, 6:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur, Sheridan	60 min
May 22, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Red Willow	15 min
May 22, 6:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Trego	44 min
May 22, 6:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove	57 min
May 22, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Red Willow	62 min
May 22, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness	14 min
May 22, 6:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	60 min
May 22, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	41 min
May 22, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	39 min
May 22, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas	32 min
May 22, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	67 min
May 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	48 min
May 22, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas	59 min
May 22, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton, Sheridan	44 min
May 22, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Comanche, Kiowa	51 min
May 22, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Norton	49 min
May 22, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips	48 min
May 22, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness, Trego	42 min
May 22, 8:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness, Trego	52 min
May 22, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	57 min
May 22, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	34 min
May 22, 8:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Trego	42 min
May 22, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	51 min
May 22, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips	47 min
May 22, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Norton	20 min
May 22, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips	44 min
May 22, 8:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham	38 min
May 22, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan and 2 more	38 min
May 22, 9:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Trego	36 min
May 22, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	44 min
May 22, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	47 min
May 22, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks, Smith	29 min
May 22, 9:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Trego	30 min
May 22, 9:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Rooks	30 min
May 22, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Kearney, Phelps and 1 more	44 min
May 22, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	58 min
May 22, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Smith	52 min
May 22, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	41 min
May 22, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney and 1 more	49 min
May 22, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton	47 min
May 22, 10:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	29 min
May 22, 10:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	35 min
May 22, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman, Valley	50 min
May 22, 10:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips	33 min
May 22, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	55 min
May 22, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	41 min
May 22, 11:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	32 min
May 22, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Smith	29 min

Discussions around it

SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 7:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Grant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and 1 more	118 min
May 22, 3:38 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson and 12 more	97 min
May 22, 1:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Finney, Ford and 16 more	61 min
May 22, 4:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards and 31 more	58 min
May 22, 6:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Barton, Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur and 35 more	59 min
May 21, 8:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Kimball and 3 more	65 min
May 21, 10:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff	25 min
May 22, 12:25 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Cheyenne, Kimball	9 hr
May 22, 2:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Deuel, Frontier and 9 more	61 min
May 22, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Chase, Deuel, Frontier, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln and 1 more	7 hr
May 22, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Brown, Cherry and 15 more	7 hr

Nearby

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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.