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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2015, 11:41 PM CDT for Ford County, Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 min. 5 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 24, 2015, 11:41 PM CDT (04:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 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 24, 11:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E The Haggard Elev, KS | POWER POLES DOWNED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| May 24, 11:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E The Haggard Elev, KS | |
| May 24, 11:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Ensign, KS | STORM CHASER REPORTS THAT A TORNADO HIT A WIND TURBINE. |
| May 25, 12:02 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Ensign, KS | PROBABLE TORNADO DAMAGE AT A RESIDENCE ON THE EAST SIDE OF ENSIGN AT Y ROAD. |
| May 25, 12:02 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ese Ensign, 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 24, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 819 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
734
WFUS53 KDDC 250441
TORDDC
KSC057-069-250515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0031.150525T0441Z-150525T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1141 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1140 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE HAGGARD ELEV...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
THE HAGGARD ELEV AROUND 1150 PM CDT.
ENSIGN AROUND 1200 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DODGE CITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3753 10031 3764 10045 3785 10027 3767 10007
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 210DEG 16KT 3758 10030
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
HOVORKA1 follow-up statement
641
WWUS53 KDDC 250455
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1155 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
KSC057-069-250515-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150525T0515Z/
FORD KS-GRAY KS-
1155 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL FORD AND EAST CENTRAL GRAY COUNTIES...
AT 1155 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR ENSIGN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ENSIGN AROUND 1200 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY WHO WILL SEND YOUR
REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DODGE CITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3760 10026 3767 10037 3783 10024 3768 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 210DEG 16KT 3764 10026
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
HOVORKAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 43 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 55 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 26 min |
| May 24, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 20 min |
| May 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 47 min |
| May 24, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Seward and 1 more | 44 min |
| May 24, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 27 min |
| May 24, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 50 min |
| May 24, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Scott | 47 min |
| May 24, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Stevens | 12 min |
| May 24, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Lane | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade, Seward | 33 min |
| May 24, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 36 min |
| May 24, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 65 min |
| May 24, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 47 min |
| May 24, 11:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 10 hr |
| May 24, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 50 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade, Seward | 46 min |
| May 25, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 24 min |
| May 25, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 55 min |
| May 25, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 6 hr |
| May 25, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 50 min |
| May 25, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 47 min |
| May 25, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 39 min |
| May 25, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 65 min |
| May 25, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 48 min |
| May 25, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 52 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.