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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 17, 2009Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2009, 6:51 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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 17, 2009, 6:51 PM MDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 2009, 7:12 PM MDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 17, 7:20 PM MDTHAIL 0.8816 Sw Syracuse, 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
Apr 17, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 00:00Z on 2009-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 26 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 00:00Z on 2009-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-163 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KDDC 180051
TORDDC
KSC075-187-180130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0003.090418T0051Z-090418T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
651 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
  NORTH CENTRAL STANTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 730 PM MDT/830 PM CDT/

* AT 749 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTH OF
  JOHNSON CITY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 10 MILES SOUTH OF BIG BOW WITH 
THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JOHNSON CITY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN STANTON AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON
  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 STANTON AND
HAMILTON COUNTIES.

&&

LAT...LON 3779 10199 3789 10190 3786 10168 3753 10169
      3751 10180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 157DEG 14KT 3760 10176

$$

FINCH
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 180112
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
812 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

KSC075-187-180122-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090418T0130Z/
HAMILTON KS-STANTON KS-
812 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL STANTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAMILTON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL STANTON AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTIES.

THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING/900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3779 10199 3789 10190 3786 10168 3753 10169
      3751 10180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 169DEG 35KT 3779 10181

$$

FINCH
000 
WWUS53 KDDC 180112 RRA
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
812 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

KSC075-187-180122-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090418T0130Z/
HAMILTON KS-STANTON KS-
812 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL STANTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAMILTON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JOHNSON CITY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL STANTON AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTIES.

THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING/900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3779 10199 3789 10190 3786 10168 3753 10169
      3751 10180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 157DEG 14KT 3768 10180

$$

GERARD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton46 min
Apr 17, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton42 min
Apr 17, 8:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward39 min
Apr 18, 11:48 AM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray27 min
Apr 18, 11:53 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray52 min
Apr 18, 12:03 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray27 min
Apr 18, 12:14 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney46 min
Apr 18, 12:27 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray18 min
Apr 18, 12:40 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman50 min
Apr 18, 1:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Hodgeman56 min
Apr 18, 1:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness46 min
Apr 18, 1:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness42 min
Apr 18, 1:24 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness51 min
Apr 18, 1:27 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Ness48 min
Apr 18, 1:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche50 min
Apr 18, 1:50 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman40 min
Apr 18, 2:01 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFord, Kiowa44 min
Apr 18, 2:04 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness41 min
Apr 18, 2:10 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Haskell35 min
Apr 18, 2:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche47 min
Apr 18, 2:20 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa40 min
Apr 18, 2:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKiowa39 min
Apr 18, 2:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche47 min
Apr 18, 2:34 PM MDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness41 min
Apr 18, 2:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess26 min
Apr 18, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush40 min
Apr 18, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford47 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.