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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2009, 11:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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
- Jun 11, 2009, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2009, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Stanton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 11:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 14 Nw Ulysses, KS | REPORTED BY GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF AT INTERSECTION OF ROAD 1 AND ROAD A. |
| Jun 11, 11:40 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 N Ulysses, KS | REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
| Jun 11, 11:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 N Ulysses, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 342 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 120413 TORDDC KSC067-075-093-187-120500- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0034.090612T0413Z-090612T0500Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1113 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SOUTHERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT/1100 PM MDT/ * AT 1010 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF ULYSSES...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF BIG BOW...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ULYSSES... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN STANTON...SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON... SOUTHERN KEARNY AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS 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. 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. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW THIS WARNING REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING/400 AM MDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3780 10109 3743 10136 3772 10175 3787 10169 TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 290DEG 31KT 3774 10162 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 120431 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1131 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 KSC067-075-093-187-120500- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090612T0500Z/ HAMILTON KS-KEARNY KS-STANTON KS-GRANT KS- 1131 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT/1100 PM MDT/ FOR WESTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN STANTON...SOUTHERN KEARNY AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES... AT 1130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ULYSSES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ULYSSES... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN STANTON...SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON... SOUTHERN KEARNY AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS 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. 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. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING/400 AM MDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3774 10167 3786 10160 3780 10109 3743 10136 TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 297DEG 26KT 3771 10148 $$ 18
000
WWUS53 KDDC 120435
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1135 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009
KSC075-187-120445-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090612T0500Z/
HAMILTON KS-STANTON KS-
1035 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STANTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
HAMILTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN STANTON AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON
COUNTIES.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM MDT FRIDAY
MORNING/500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3760 10147 3774 10152 3785 10149 3780 10109
3746 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 297DEG 26KT 3769 10144
$$
KSC067-093-120500-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090612T0500Z/
KEARNY KS-GRANT KS-
1135 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR WESTERN
GRANT AND SOUTHERN KEARNY COUNTIES...
AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ULYSSES...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ULYSSES...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHERN KEARNY AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3760 10147 3774 10152 3785 10149 3780 10109
3746 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 297DEG 26KT 3769 10144
$$
18000
WWUS53 KDDC 120441
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1141 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009
KSC067-093-120500-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090612T0500Z/
KEARNY KS-GRANT KS-
1141 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GRANT AND SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTIES...
AT 1140 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER NORTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY...OR 6
MILES NORTH OF ULYSSES...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN GRANT AND SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY
COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS 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.
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.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 10142 3774 10146 3779 10145 3780 10109
3755 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 287DEG 29KT 3767 10133
$$
18The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 72 min |
| Jun 11, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Kearny | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 1:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Gray, Meade | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Seward | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa, Meade | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 49 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.