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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2012, 9:34 PM CDT for Ellis County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. 6 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
- May 25, 2012, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw La Crosse, KS | WEDGE TORNADO |
| May 25, 9:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw La Crosse, KS | LARGE RAIN WRAPPED WEDGE TORNADO |
| May 25, 9:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nnw La Crosse, KS | LARGE TORNADO CONTINUES |
| May 25, 10:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N La Crosse, KS | SECOND TORNADO HAS DEVELOPED |
| May 25, 10:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne La Crosse, KS | |
| May 25, 10:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Ne La Crosse, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1736 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354 WFUS53 KDDC 260234 TORDDC KSC051-165-260300- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0055.120526T0234Z-120526T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 934 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... CENTRAL RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 931 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES EAST OF HARGRAVE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA CROSSE...BISON AND LORETTA. 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. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW! 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 3872 9918 3851 9912 3852 9939 3856 9941 TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 258DEG 14KT 3854 9937 HAIL 1.75IN $$ WAH
1 follow-up statement
593 WWUS53 KDDC 260248 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 948 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 KSC051-260258- /O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ ELLIS KS- 948 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3869 9917 3854 9913 3852 9932 3857 9936 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 258DEG 14KT 3855 9930 $$ KSC165-260300- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ RUSH KS- 948 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RUSH COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM CDT... AT 945 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR LA CROSSE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA CROSSE... LORETTA... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL RUSH COUNTY. 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. 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 3869 9917 3854 9913 3852 9932 3857 9936 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 258DEG 14KT 3855 9930 HAIL 1.75IN $$ WAH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 50 min |
| May 25, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 23 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 31 min |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 49 min |
| May 25, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 34 min |
| May 25, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 47 min |
| May 25, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 46 min |
| May 25, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 37 min |
| May 25, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 50 min |
| May 25, 10:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 26 min |
| May 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 14 min |
| May 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 28 min |
| May 25, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 17 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 43 min |
| May 26, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness | 44 min |
| May 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 50 min |
| May 26, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 46 min |
| May 26, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Kearny, Stevens | 59 min |
| May 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.