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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 14, 2012Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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: Apr 14, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2012, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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, 9:21 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 N St. John, KS	SHERIFFS DEPUTY REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO JUST NORTH OF ST. JOHN.
Apr 14, 9:35 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 Ne Hudson, KS	STORM CHASER REPORTED A LARGE WEDGE TORNADO TO THE EAST OF HIS POSITION.

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, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 2712 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 445 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 6.0
Supercell composite: 30.6

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The text

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

451 
WFUS53 KDDC 150212
TORDDC
KSC145-185-150245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0031.120415T0212Z-120415T0245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CONFIRMED LARGE AND
  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MACKSVILLE. THIS
  TORNADIC STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. DANGEROUS AND
  EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED
  WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...RADIUM...ZENITH...SEWARD AND HUDSON.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN 
EFFECT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS CONFIRMED! TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3786 9901 3804 9903 3827 9893 3827 9847
      3826 9847 3794 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 219DEG 49KT 3801 9892
HAIL 4.25IN

$$

RUSSELL

1 follow-up statement

125 
WWUS53 KDDC 150226
SVSDDC

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

KSC145-150235-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120415T0245Z/
PAWNEE KS-
926 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3795 9885 3801 9891 3827 9890 3827 9847
      3794 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 222DEG 40KT 3808 9871

$$

KSC185-150245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120415T0245Z/
STAFFORD KS-
926 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY
UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 922 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF ST. JOHN. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE HAIL
UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ST. JOHN...
  HUDSON...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY.

AT 923 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO 2 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF SAINT JOHN. HUDSON IS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS CONFIRMED! TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3795 9885 3801 9891 3827 9890 3827 9847
      3794 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 222DEG 40KT 3808 9871
HAIL 4.25IN

$$

RUSSELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	38 min
Apr 14, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Ford, Meade	38 min
Apr 14, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	47 min
Apr 14, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	42 min
Apr 14, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	27 min
Apr 14, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Pawnee, Rush	41 min
Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	31 min
Apr 14, 8:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	23 min
Apr 14, 9:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Stafford	20 min
Apr 14, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Stafford	19 min
Apr 14, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Comanche	48 min
Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt and 1 more	39 min
Apr 14, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt, Stafford	23 min
Apr 15, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber	52 min
Apr 15, 12:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber	18 min
Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more	15 hr
Apr 15, 3:50 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DDC	Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 5 more	17 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.