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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2009, 6:36 PM CDT for Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 15, 2009, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2009, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 1 S Stafford, KS | |
| Jun 15, 6:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 Nnw Neola, 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 152336 TORDDC KSC185-160015- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0050.090615T2336Z-090616T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 636 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 635 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DILLWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DILLWYN... ST. JOHN... STAFFORD... NEOLA... ZENITH... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES IN STAFFORD 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 3782 9888 3796 9892 3817 9848 3782 9847 TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 241DEG 26KT 3792 9879 $$ RUSSELL
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDDC 152356 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 656 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 KSC185-160015- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-090616T0015Z/ STAFFORD KS- 656 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY... AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF STAFFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEOLA... ZENITH... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. && LAT...LON 3783 9864 3795 9869 3817 9848 3782 9847 TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 242DEG 25KT 3788 9862 $$ RUSSELL
000 WWUS53 KDDC 160013 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 713 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 KSC185-160023- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-090616T0015Z/ STAFFORD KS- 713 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY EXPIRES AT 715 PM CDT... * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ZENITH... RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD 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 3783 9864 3795 9869 3817 9848 3782 9847 TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 242DEG 25KT 3793 9850 $$ RUSSELL
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, 5:28 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, 6:44 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.