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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 18, 2009, 2:27 PM CDT for Finney County, Hodgeman County, Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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
- Apr 18, 2009, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2009, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Finney County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Kalvesta, KS | |
| Apr 18, 2:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 16 Wnw Jetmore, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 181927 TORDDC KSC055-083-135-182015- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0010.090418T1927Z-090418T2015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 227 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 315 PM CDT * AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY...OR 3 MILES EAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3825 10016 3814 10005 3802 10022 3807 10028 TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 223DEG 8KT 3806 10022 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 181935 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 235 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 KSC055-083-135-182015- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090418T2015Z/ NESS KS-FINNEY KS-HODGEMAN KS- 235 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES... AT 231 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES. AT 2:30 PM A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF THE FINNEY HODGEMAN COUNTY LINE AND 1 MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 156. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3825 10016 3814 10005 3806 10022 3809 10026 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 212DEG 10KT 3809 10020 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 181943 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 243 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 KSC055-181952- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090418T2015Z/ FINNEY KS- 243 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN FINNEY COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3809 10019 3812 10022 3825 10016 3814 10005 TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 216DEG 15KT 3813 10018 $$ KSC083-182015- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090418T2015Z/ HODGEMAN KS- 243 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY... AT 241 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER WEST CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING DAMAGE AT 2:35 PM LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES EAST OF KALVESTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3809 10019 3812 10022 3825 10016 3814 10005 TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 216DEG 15KT 3813 10018 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 181951 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 251 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 KSC083-182015- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090418T2015Z/ HODGEMAN KS- 251 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY... AT 250 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER WEST CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3811 10018 3813 10021 3825 10016 3814 10005 TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 218DEG 14KT 3815 10015 $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 46 min |
| Apr 17, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 21 min |
| Apr 17, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 42 min |
| Apr 17, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 39 min |
| Apr 18, 12:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 27 min |
| Apr 18, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 52 min |
| Apr 18, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 27 min |
| Apr 18, 1:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 1:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 18 min |
| Apr 18, 1:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Hodgeman | 56 min |
| Apr 18, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 42 min |
| Apr 18, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 51 min |
| Apr 18, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 40 min |
| Apr 18, 3:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 35 min |
| Apr 18, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 40 min |
| Apr 18, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 39 min |
| Apr 18, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness | 26 min |
| Apr 18, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 40 min |
| Apr 18, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 47 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.