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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 14, 2012Clark County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 2:18 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 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, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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, 2:28 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Se Kingsdown, KS	A WALL CLOUD WITH A FUNNEL APPEARING TO REACH TO NEAR THE GROUND WAS OBSERVED FROM A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 6 MILES FROM THE OBSERVATION POINT NORTHEAST OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE FEATURE APPEARED TO DISSIPATE AND REDEVELOP OVER A 10 MINUTE PERIOD.
Apr 14, 2:30 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Bucklin, 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
Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 38 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

362 
WFUS53 KDDC 141918
TORDDC
KSC025-057-097-142000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0005.120414T1918Z-120414T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 214 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF CLARK STATE LAKE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL
  SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KINGSDOWN...BUCKLIN AND MULLINVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM. 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 3742 9992 3776 9959 3774 9956 3773 9956
      3773 9954 3763 9936 3744 9932 3738 9952
      3738 9954 3737 9955 3728 9981
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 234DEG 33KT 3737 9977
HAIL 2.75IN

$$

FINCH

2 follow-up statements

419 
WWUS53 KDDC 141933
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-057-097-142000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120414T2000Z/
KIOWA KS-CLARK KS-FORD KS-
233 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FORD...
NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...

AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KINGSDOWN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KINGSDOWN...
  BUCKLIN...
  MULLINVILLE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN CLARK...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND
  SOUTHEASTERN FORD 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 3749 9940 3740 9973 3747 9980 3776 9959
      3774 9956 3773 9956 3773 9954 3763 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 221DEG 35KT 3749 9965
HAIL 2.75IN

$$

FINCH

174 
WWUS53 KDDC 141948
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-141957-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120414T2000Z/
CLARK KS-
248 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3749 9940 3748 9964 3754 9970 3776 9959
      3774 9956 3773 9956 3773 9954 3763 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 229DEG 34KT 3757 9953

$$

KSC057-097-142000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120414T2000Z/
KIOWA KS-FORD KS-
248 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FORD AND
NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES EAST OF
BUCKLIN. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BUCKLIN...
  MULLINVILLE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN FORD
  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 3749 9940 3748 9964 3754 9970 3776 9959
      3774 9956 3773 9956 3773 9954 3763 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 229DEG 34KT 3757 9953
HAIL 2.75IN

$$

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, 2:40 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, 5:41 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.