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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 5:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 34 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
789 WFUS53 KDDC 142241 TORDDC KSC007-033-097-151-142315- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0026.120414T2241Z-120414T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 541 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMORE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELVIDERE...SUN CITY...CROFT AND COATS. 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 3756 9912 3758 9866 3715 9915 3726 9930 TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 217DEG 43KT 3731 9913 HAIL 1.50IN $$ RUSSELL
2 follow-up statements
476 WWUS53 KDDC 142252 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 552 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 KSC033-142302- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120414T2315Z/ COMANCHE KS- 552 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3756 9912 3758 9866 3740 9893 3740 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 217DEG 43KT 3742 9903 $$ KSC007-097-151-142315- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120414T2315Z/ PRATT KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS- 552 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BARBER... SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 550 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELVIDERE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELVIDERE... CROFT... COATS... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN BARBER...SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN PRATT 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 3756 9912 3758 9866 3740 9893 3740 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 217DEG 43KT 3742 9903 HAIL 1.50IN $$ RUSSELL
907 WWUS53 KDDC 142305 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 605 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 KSC007-097-151-142316- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120414T2315Z/ PRATT KS-KIOWA KS-BARBER KS- 605 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BARBER...SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3756 9912 3758 9866 3740 9893 3740 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 217DEG 43KT 3755 9890 $$ RUSSELL
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 | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 49 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, 5:47 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 |
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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.