Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 38, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2009, 8:31 PM CDT for Morton County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2009, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Morton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 13, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 140131 TORDDC KSC129-140200- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0038.090614T0131Z-090614T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 831 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 829 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF RICHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RICHFIELD... ROLLA... RURAL RESIDENCES OF MORTON COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL 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. 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. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING ISSUED FOR MORTON COUNTY. THIS WARNING ALSO REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MORTON COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3737 10157 3700 10158 3714 10192 3732 10189 TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 279DEG 18KT 3717 10182 $$ 18
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 140137
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
837 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
KSC129-140200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-090614T0200Z/
MORTON KS-
837 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
MORTON COUNTY...
AT 835 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF ROLLA...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROLLA...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN MORTON COUNTY.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3701 10159 3721 10186 3731 10178 3734 10157
3710 10158
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 279DEG 33KT 3720 10163
$$
18000
WWUS53 KDDC 140154
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
854 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
KSC129-140204-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-090614T0200Z/
MORTON KS-
854 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MORTON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 900 PM
CDT...
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROLLA...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN MORTON COUNTY.
THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED AND THIS
STORM WAS EXITING THE WARNING AREA...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3701 10159 3721 10186 3731 10178 3734 10157
3710 10158
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 281DEG 25KT 3718 10157
$$
18The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Morton | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 66 min |
| Jun 13, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward, Stevens | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Seward | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hamilton, Kearny | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Kearny | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman | 77 min |
| Jun 14, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Stanton | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 6:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Gray, Haskell | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.