Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 42, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 2009, 8:27 PM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 14, 2009, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 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 14, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 150127 TORDDC KSC007-033-150200- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0042.090615T0127Z-090615T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 827 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 827 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUN CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SUN CITY... LAKE CITY... RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE AND WESTERN BARBER 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. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR COMANCHE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3738 9875 3716 9885 3732 9909 3738 9906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 285DEG 21KT 3734 9903 $$ RITTERLING
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KDDC 150139
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
839 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
KSC033-150149-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-090615T0200Z/
COMANCHE KS-
839 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3729 9900 3738 9900 3738 9899 3738 9875
3722 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 271DEG 12KT 3735 9896
$$
KSC007-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-090615T0200Z/
BARBER KS-
839 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY...
AT 838 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUN
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUN CITY...
LAKE CITY...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF WESTERN BARBER COUNTY.
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 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3729 9900 3738 9900 3738 9899 3738 9875
3722 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 271DEG 12KT 3735 9896
$$
RITTERLING000
WWUS53 KDDC 150152
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
852 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
KSC007-150202-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-090615T0200Z/
BARBER KS-
852 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY EXPIRES AT 900
PM CDT...
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUN CITY...
LAKE CITY...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF WESTERN BARBER COUNTY.
THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3729 9900 3738 9900 3738 9899 3738 9875
3722 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 271DEG 12KT 3735 9891
$$
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, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.