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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2009, 5:28 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 7 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 15, 2009, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 15, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Dodge City, KS | TWO SHEDS WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A CAMPER WAS DAMAGED. THIS DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TORNADO WHICH PASSED SOUTH OF THE NWS OFFICE AT ABOUT THAT TIME. |
| Jun 15, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 Ssw Dodge City, KS | |
| Jun 15, 5:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Ese Dodge City, KS | THE HAIL WAS AT THE NWS OFFICE, SHORTLY AFTER THE TORNADO, VISIBLE FROM OUR LOCATION, PASSED TO THE SOUTH. |
| Jun 15, 5:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Dodge City, KS | WALL CLOUD PASSED BY, THEN BECAME OBSCURED BY RAIN AND HAIL. |
| Jun 15, 5:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Wnw Dodge City, KS | WATCHED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD ONE MILE TO THE SOUTH. |
| Jun 15, 5:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Dodge City, KS | |
| Jun 15, 5:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 E Dodge City, KS |
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 15, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 848 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDDC 152228 TORDDC KSC057-152300- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0046.090615T2228Z-090615T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 528 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FT. DODGE... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FT. DODGE... FORD... RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL FORD 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3777 9964 3756 9971 3766 10003 3776 10003 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 281DEG 27KT 3771 9997 $$ RITTERLING
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 152239 RRA SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 539 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 KSC057-152300- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-090615T2300Z/ FORD KS- 539 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY... AT 539 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF FORD...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF FT. DODGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FORD... RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL FORD COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3764 9997 3771 9994 3770 9966 3756 9971 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 302DEG 18KT 3767 9991 $$ RITTERLING
000 WWUS53 KDDC 152256 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 556 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 KSC057-152306- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-090615T2300Z/ FORD KS- 556 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY EXPIRES AT 600 PM CDT... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FORD... RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL FORD 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 MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3764 9997 3771 9994 3770 9966 3756 9971 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 302DEG 18KT 3762 9982 $$ RITTERLING
The 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, 8:27 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, 5:31 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.