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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 2:48 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 27 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edwards County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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, 2:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Gray, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Rozel, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Burdett, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Burdett, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Burdett, KS | SHERIFF REPORTED TORNADO 2 TO 3 MILES WEST OF BURDETTE. |
| Apr 14, 3:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Ash Valley, 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 | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 69 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.
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WFUS53 KDDC 141948
TORDDC
KSC047-083-135-145-165-142015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0007.120414T1948Z-120414T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
248 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CONFIRMED TORNADO 2 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GRAY. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURDETT...ROZEL...SANFORD AND ASH VALLEY.
GRAY AND BURDETT IS IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
ANYONE IN GRAY OR BURDETT SHOULD BE TAKING LIFE
SAVING PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
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 3835 9956 3835 9944 3835 9926 3835 9903
3828 9914 3798 9960 3809 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 226DEG 35KT 3815 9956
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
RUSSELL3 follow-up statements
396
WWUS53 KDDC 142000
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
300 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC047-083-135-145-165-142015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120414T2015Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-
300 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...
NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHWESTERN
PAWNEE AND RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 256 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A
TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURDETT. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
TORNADIC STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
NUMEROUS SIGHTINGS OF A LARGE TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTH OF BURDETT HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROZEL...
ALEXANDER...
ASH VALLEY...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN
EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN NESS
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER NOW.
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 9956 3835 9944 3835 9926 3835 9903
3828 9914 3798 9960 3809 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 226DEG 35KT 3823 9945
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
RUSSELL696
WWUS53 KDDC 142008
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
308 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC047-083-135-145-165-142015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120414T2015Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-
308 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS...
NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHWESTERN
PAWNEE AND RUSH COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 306 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES
WEST OF BURDETT. 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...
BURDETT...
ROZEL...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN
EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN NESS
COUNTIES.
THE FIRST TORNADO HAS DISSIPATED, HOWEVER ANOTHER STORM JUST WEST OF
THE PREVIOUS STORM APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING ANOTHER TORNADO.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 9956 3835 9944 3835 9926 3835 9903
3828 9914 3798 9960 3809 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 228DEG 36KT 3821 9957
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
RUSSELL601
WWUS53 KDDC 142020
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
320 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC047-083-135-145-165-142027-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120414T2015Z/
RUSH KS-PAWNEE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-EDWARDS KS-
320 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN AND EDWARDS
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST PAWNEE COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN RUSH COUNTY.
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3835 9956 3835 9944 3835 9926 3835 9903
3828 9914 3798 9960 3809 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 228DEG 36KT 3821 9957
$$
RUSSELLThe 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, 2:52 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 |
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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.