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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 16, 2011Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2011, 8:29 PM CDT for Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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 16, 2011, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
31 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), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 8:30 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD6 Wsw Greensburg, KSTHE FUNNEL LASTED FOR TWO MINUTES BEFORE DISSIPATING.
Jun 16, 9:04 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 703 Ssw Haviland, KS
Jun 16, 9:04 PM CDTHAIL 13 Ssw Haviland, KS
Jun 16, 9:09 PM CDTHAIL 1Haviland, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 185 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2014 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 280 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2014 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-356 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
611 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

886 
WFUS53 KDDC 170129
TORDDC
KSC033-097-170200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0020.110617T0129Z-110617T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
829 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 824 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 9 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF MULLINVILLE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST
  AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAVILAND...WELLSFORD...WILMORE AND BELVIDERE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DODGE CITY.

&&

LAT...LON 3744 9951 3762 9942 3763 9901 3758 9901
      3726 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 303DEG 27KT 3746 9935
HAIL <.50IN

$$

WAH
2 follow-up statements
113 
WWUS53 KDDC 170144
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
844 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

KSC033-170154-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110617T0200Z/
COMANCHE KS-
844 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3745 9938 3762 9936 3763 9901 3757 9901
      3739 9904 3738 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 303DEG 27KT 3736 9926

$$

KSC097-170200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110617T0200Z/
KIOWA KS-
844 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WILMORE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WELLSFORD...
  BELVIDERE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3745 9938 3762 9936 3763 9901 3757 9901
      3739 9904 3738 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 303DEG 27KT 3736 9926
HAIL <.50IN

$$

WAH
119 
WWUS53 KDDC 170201
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
901 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

KSC097-170210-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110617T0200Z/
KIOWA KS-
901 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THIS STORM REMAINS SEVERE BUT THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES HAS 
DIMINISHED. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DODGE CITY.

LAT...LON 3745 9938 3762 9936 3763 9901 3757 9901
      3739 9904 3738 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 303DEG 27KT 3736 9926

$$

WAH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman48 min
Jun 16, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford61 min
Jun 16, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford61 min
Jun 16, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Kiowa45 min
Jun 16, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa26 min
Jun 16, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford50 min
Jun 16, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford45 min
Jun 16, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush21 min
Jun 16, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford47 min
Jun 16, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford46 min
Jun 16, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford37 min
Jun 16, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford34 min
Jun 16, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford54 min
Jun 16, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush42 min
Jun 16, 9:38 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCEdwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 12 more4 hr

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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.