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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 4, 2013Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2013, 9:24 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 4, 2013, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2013-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1441 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2013-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1441 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-163 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
7.6

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The text

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

530 
WFUS53 KDDC 050224
TORDDC
KSC055-093-050300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0015.130605T0224Z-130605T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
924 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 920 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF LAKIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
           OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10095 3774 10099 3780 10150 3797 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 278DEG 22KT 3787 10133

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

18
2 follow-up statements
017 
WWUS53 KDDC 050237
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
937 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013

KSC055-093-050300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130605T0300Z/
KEARNY KS-FINNEY KS-
937 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY AND
SOUTHERN KEARNY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 934 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF LAKIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY
  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.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10095 3774 10099 3780 10150 3797 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 278DEG 22KT 3781 10120

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

18
848 
WWUS53 KDDC 050256
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
956 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013

KSC055-093-050306-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130605T0300Z/
KEARNY KS-FINNEY KS-
956 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHERN KEARNY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3794 10095 3774 10099 3780 10150 3797 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 278DEG 22KT 3779 10105

$$

WAH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton, Stanton57 min
Jun 4, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny38 min
Jun 4, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny45 min
Jun 4, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMorton65 min
Jun 4, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott48 min
Jun 4, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens41 min
Jun 4, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny22 min
Jun 4, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Lane51 min
Jun 4, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade, Seward38 min
Jun 4, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens45 min
Jun 4, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward51 min
Jun 4, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman49 min
Jun 4, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Meade48 min
Jun 4, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade64 min
Jun 5, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt64 min
Jun 5, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber59 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.