Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 36, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2009, 1:17 AM CDT for Clark County, Gray County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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
- Jun 12, 2009, 1:17 AM CDT (06:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2009, 1:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clark County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1:41 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 13 N Meade, KS | HAIL THE SIZE OF NICKELS COVERING HIGHWAY 23 TO A DEPTH OF 2 INCHES AT THE MEADE/GRAY COUNTY LINE. SOME GOLFBALL SIZED STONES MIXED IN. |
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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 120617
TORDDC
KSC025-069-119-120700-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0036.090612T0617Z-090612T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
117 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 117 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FOWLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MEADE...
FOWLER...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY 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.
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 3751 10037 3744 10008 3727 9986 3711 10015
3737 10043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0617Z 294DEG 31KT 3743 10030
$$
183 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 120630
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
130 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
KSC025-069-119-120700-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-090612T0700Z/
GRAY KS-MEADE KS-CLARK KS-
130 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLARK...NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GRAY
COUNTIES...
AT 127 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 2 MILES NORTH OF FOWLER...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FOWLER...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 10011 3737 10034 3748 10032 3747 10022
3744 10008 3727 9986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 297DEG 27KT 3741 10018
$$
18000 WWUS53 KDDC 120643 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 143 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 KSC069-120653- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-090612T0700Z/ GRAY KS- 143 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3721 10012 3746 10020 3744 10008 3727 9986 TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 297DEG 27KT 3736 10007 $$ KSC025-119-120700- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-090612T0700Z/ MEADE KS-CLARK KS- 143 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTIES... AT 143 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINNEOLA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3721 10012 3746 10020 3744 10008 3727 9986 TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 297DEG 27KT 3736 10007 $$ 18
000 WWUS53 KDDC 120646 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 146 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 KSC025-119-120656- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-090612T0700Z/ MEADE KS-CLARK KS- 146 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3721 10012 3746 10020 3744 10008 3727 9986 TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 297DEG 27KT 3735 10005 $$ 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 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, 1:29 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.