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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 16, 2015Gray County, Meade County, Seward County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2015, 6:05 PM CST for Gray County, Meade County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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: Nov 16, 2015, 6:05 PM CST (00:05 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2015, 6:45 PM CST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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
Nov 16, 6:07 PM CST	TORNADO	4 W Plains City, KS	CHASER ESTIMATED A QUARTER MILE WIDE TORNADO
Nov 16, 6:07 PM CST	TORNADO	5 Nne Kismet, KS	CHASER ESTIMATED A QUARTER MILE WIDE TORNADO
Nov 16, 6:20 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	7 S Montezuma, KS	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE ROAD AT HH ROAD BETWEEN ROAD 15 AND 16.
Nov 16, 6:29 PM CST	TORNADO	8 Nnw Missler, KS	A LARGE TORNADO CONTINUES AND IS VERY WELL DEFINED FROM OBSERVERS.
Nov 16, 6:30 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Ese Kismet, KS	DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE RESIDENCE, HOG FARMS AND POWER LINES WAS REPORTED FROM THE TORNADO THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA.

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
Nov 16, 1:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 65 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: 994 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 351 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 399 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.5
Supercell composite: 11.3

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The text

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

255 
WFUS53 KDDC 170005
TORDDC
KSC069-119-175-170045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0057.151117T0005Z-151117T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
605 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST

* AT 604 PM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
  3 MILES WEST OF PLAINS...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF KISMET...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  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...
  MISSLER AROUND 625 PM CST.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3725 10080 3752 10050 3756 10023 3748 10022
      3748 10021 3735 10018 3717 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 230DEG 33KT 3726 10066 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GERARD

2 follow-up statements

007 
WWUS53 KDDC 170021
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
621 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

KSC175-170031-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-151117T0045Z/
SEWARD KS-

621 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3752 10050 3756 10023 3748 10022 3748 10021
      3735 10018 3730 10057 3741 10062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 232DEG 37KT 3738 10052 

$$

KSC069-119-170045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-151117T0045Z/
GRAY KS-MEADE KS-
621 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND NORTHERN MEADE COUNTIES...
    
AT 621 PM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF MISSLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND NORTHERN MEADE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3752 10050 3756 10023 3748 10022 3748 10021
      3735 10018 3730 10057 3741 10062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 232DEG 37KT 3738 10052 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GERARD

049 
WWUS53 KDDC 170035
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
635 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

KSC069-119-170045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-151117T0045Z/
GRAY KS-MEADE KS-
635 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND NORTH CENTRAL MEADE COUNTIES...
    
AT 634 PM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9
MILES SOUTH OF MONTEZUMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 629 PM A LARGE TORNADO        
         WAS REPORTED 8 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MISSLER. 

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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND NORTH CENTRAL MEADE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3752 10050 3756 10023 3749 10022 3748 10021
      3738 10049 3744 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 230DEG 33KT 3746 10040 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GERARD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 6:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	60 min
Nov 16, 6:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Ness, Trego	43 min
Nov 16, 6:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	DDC	Ford, Gray	33 min
Nov 16, 6:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Trego	48 min
Nov 16, 6:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott	64 min
Nov 16, 7:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Scott	27 min
Nov 16, 7:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman	45 min
Nov 16, 7:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	26 min
Nov 16, 7:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Seward and 2 more	57 min
Nov 16, 7:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	19 min
Nov 16, 8:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	36 min
Nov 16, 8:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade	34 min
Nov 16, 9:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Hodgeman	34 min
Nov 16, 9:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	42 min
Nov 16, 9:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	50 min
Nov 16, 10:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	65 min
Nov 16, 10:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Pawnee, Rush	68 min
Nov 16, 10:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	28 min
Nov 16, 10:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	42 min
Nov 16, 10:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Kiowa	56 min
Nov 16, 11:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt	41 min
Nov 16, 11:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Pratt	42 min
Nov 17, 3:42 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Morton, Scott and 2 more	20 hr
Nov 17, 11:21 AM CST	High Wind Warning	DDC	Finney, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott	5 hr

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.