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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 14, 2012Edwards County, Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 3:26 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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: Apr 14, 2012, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2012, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 14, 3:30 PM CDT	TORNADO	S Fellsburg, KS	TORNADO TORE UP STORAGE BINS ON HIS NEIGHBORS FARM.

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
Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1516 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 413 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 11.6

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The text

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

415 
WFUS53 KDDC 142026
TORDDC
KSC047-145-185-142115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0011.120414T2026Z-120414T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
326 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 324 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR
  CENTERVIEW. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
  GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FELLSBURG...LEWIS...BELPRE...ZOOK...MACKSVILLE AND DILLWYN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR!

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 3816 9915 3813 9893 3797 9876 3776 9924
      3782 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 222DEG 35KT 3780 9923
HAIL 1.75IN

$$

FINCH

3 follow-up statements

808 
WWUS53 KDDC 142036
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
336 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC047-145-185-142115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120414T2115Z/
STAFFORD KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
336 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM
CDT...

AT 334 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF
FELLSBURG. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BELPRE...
  MACKSVILLE...
  DILLWYN...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND
  WESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES.

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 3815 9913 3813 9893 3799 9880 3783 9917
      3787 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 222DEG 35KT 3787 9915
HAIL 2.50IN

$$

FINCH

208 
WWUS53 KDDC 142048
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
348 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC047-145-185-142115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120414T2115Z/
STAFFORD KS-PAWNEE KS-EDWARDS KS-
348 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM
CDT...

AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BELPRE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MACKSVILLE...
  DILLWYN...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND
  WESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3788 9910 3792 9913 3810 9904 3813 9893
      3799 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 229DEG 39KT 3796 9900
HAIL 2.50IN

$$

FINCH

210 
WWUS53 KDDC 142058
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
358 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC047-142108-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120414T2115Z/
EDWARDS KS-
358 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3799 9880 3794 9897 3798 9902 3800 9902
      3807 9899 3813 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 229DEG 39KT 3803 9890

$$

KSC145-185-142115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120414T2115Z/
STAFFORD KS-PAWNEE KS-
358 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND
WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MACKSVILLE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DILLWYN...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND WESTERN STAFFORD
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3799 9880 3794 9897 3798 9902 3800 9902
      3807 9899 3813 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 229DEG 39KT 3803 9890
HAIL 2.50IN

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 9:47 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more	21 hr
Apr 14, 10:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	37 min
Apr 14, 10:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	50 min
Apr 14, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	47 min
Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	47 min
Apr 14, 10:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott	34 min
Apr 14, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	37 min
Apr 14, 11:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	41 min
Apr 14, 11:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	52 min
Apr 14, 11:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	42 min
Apr 14, 11:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	44 min
Apr 14, 12:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Trego	44 min
Apr 14, 12:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward	47 min
Apr 14, 12:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	40 min
Apr 14, 12:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Rush	5 hr
Apr 14, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade	39 min
Apr 14, 1:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	11 hr
Apr 14, 1:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	44 min
Apr 14, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Meade	34 min
Apr 14, 1:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman	27 min
Apr 14, 2:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee	29 min
Apr 14, 2:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	42 min
Apr 14, 2:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	35 min
Apr 14, 2:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	27 min
Apr 14, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	38 min
Apr 14, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	32 min
Apr 14, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche	50 min
Apr 14, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	32 min
Apr 14, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	23 min
Apr 14, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche	34 min
Apr 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa	33 min
Apr 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	33 min
Apr 14, 4:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	28 min
Apr 14, 4:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	40 min
Apr 14, 4:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Rush	17 min
Apr 14, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	34 min
Apr 14, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	30 min
Apr 14, 4:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	28 min
Apr 14, 4:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	25 min
Apr 14, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	31 min
Apr 14, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	31 min
Apr 14, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	25 min
Apr 14, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	25 min
Apr 14, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa	25 min
Apr 14, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	34 min
Apr 14, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	28 min
Apr 14, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford	31 min

Nearby

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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.