Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 2009, 8:04 PM CDT for Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. 2 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 14, 2009, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Wilmore, KS | TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY. |
| Jun 14, 8:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Wilmore, KS | AN APPARENT TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE INCLUDING A ROOF BLOWN OFF A LEAN-TO, TIN STRIPPED OFF OF A BARN, SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN FROM TREES AND A CENTRAL AIR UNIT MOVED FROM A HOME AND DESTROYED. |
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 14, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 901 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1286 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 150104 TORDDC KSC033-097-150130- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0041.090615T0104Z-090615T0130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 804 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 801 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILMORE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILMORE... BELVIDERE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3745 9902 3723 9903 3737 9934 3743 9931 TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 282DEG 23KT 3739 9927 $$ RITTERLING
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 150111 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 811 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 KSC033-097-150130- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090615T0130Z/ KIOWA KS-COMANCHE KS- 811 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES... AT 810 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF WILMORE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILMORE... BELVIDERE... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES. AT 808 PM CDT...A BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED 3 MILES NORTH OF WILMORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3745 9902 3723 9903 3737 9934 3743 9931 TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 282DEG 23KT 3738 9921 $$ RITTERLING
000
WWUS53 KDDC 150121
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
821 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
KSC097-150132-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090615T0130Z/
KIOWA KS-
821 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELVIDERE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3723 9903 3737 9934 3738 9934 3738 9903
3738 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 284DEG 25KT 3735 9906
$$
KSC033-150130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090615T0130Z/
COMANCHE KS-
821 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY...
AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF WILMORE...OR 6 MILES
SOUTH OF BELVIDERE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILMORE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3723 9903 3737 9934 3738 9934 3738 9903
3738 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 284DEG 25KT 3735 9906
$$
RITTERLINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Haskell | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 20 min |
| Jun 15, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 8 min |
| Jun 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 22 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.