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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2009, 11:50 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 40 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, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2009, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 11:54 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 8 Ne Hickok, KS | |
| Jun 12, 12:09 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Ne Hickok, KS | SPOTTER ACTUALLY MEASURED THE HAIL AT 1.81 INCH DIAMETER. |
| Jun 12, 12:17 AM CDT | HAIL 2 | 8 Nne Hickok, KS | SPOTTERS REPORT WIDE STRETCH OF GOLF BALL AND LARGER HAIL ON THE GROUND. THE LARGEST STONE WAS MEASURED AT 2.07 INCHES IN DIAMETER. |
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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 120450 TORDDC KSC055-067-081-093-120530- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0035.090612T0450Z-090612T0530Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1150 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. WESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL 1230 AM CDT * AT 1149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY...OR 4 MILES NORTH OF HICKOK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY... SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES. AT 1140 PM LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES NORTH OF ULYSSES. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AS LARGE AS TENNIS 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 THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING ISSUED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3779 10142 3780 10073 3743 10089 3761 10133 TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 288DEG 31KT 3762 10123 $$ 18
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 120500 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1200 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 KSC055-093-120508- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090612T0530Z/ KEARNY KS-FINNEY KS- 1200 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3773 10131 3773 10077 3743 10089 3759 10126 TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 282DEG 54KT 3760 10099 $$ KSC067-081-120530- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090612T0530Z/ HASKELL KS-GRANT KS- 1200 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES... AT 1148 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HICKOK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3773 10131 3773 10077 3743 10089 3759 10126 TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 282DEG 29KT 3760 10099 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 120516 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1216 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 KSC067-081-120530- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090612T0530Z/ HASKELL KS-GRANT KS- 1216 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES... AT 1215 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF RYUS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3773 10108 3773 10077 3743 10089 3752 10109 TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 277DEG 34KT 3761 10096 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 120527 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1227 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 KSC067-081-120536- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-090612T0530Z/ HASKELL KS-GRANT KS- 1227 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1230 AM CDT... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN GRANT AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES. THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3773 10108 3773 10077 3743 10089 3752 10109 TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 277DEG 34KT 3760 10083 $$ 18
The 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, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 47 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.