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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 16, 2015Ellis County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2015, 6:42 PM CST for Ellis County, Ness County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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, 6:42 PM CST (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2015, 7:30 PM CST
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6:44 PM CST	TORNADO	2 W Ransom, 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
Nov 16, 1:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

376 
WFUS53 KDDC 170042 RRA
TORDDC
KSC051-135-195-170130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0060.151117T0042Z-151117T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST
    
* AT 641 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNELL...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELLIS...RANSOM...OGALLAH...BROWNELL...RIGA...YOCEMENTO AND CEDAR
  BLUFF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3854 9986 3865 10000 3913 9971 3913 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 217DEG 49KT 3868 9984 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

FINCH

5 follow-up statements

286 
WWUS53 KDDC 170049
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-135-195-170130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-NESS KS-
649 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR EASTERN
TREGO...NORTHWESTERN ELLIS AND NORTH CENTRAL NESS COUNTIES...
        
AT 640 PM CST...SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF
RANSOM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLIS...OGALLAH...RIGA...YOCEMENTO AND CEDAR BLUFF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 9985 3867 9996 3913 9971 3913 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 217DEG 49KT 3875 9977 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

FINCH

236 
WWUS53 KDDC 170059
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-135-195-170130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-NESS KS-
659 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR EASTERN
TREGO...NORTHWESTERN ELLIS AND NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTIES...
        
AT 658 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
CEDAR BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLIS...OGALLAH...RIGA AND CEDAR BLUFF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3867 9976 3872 9987 3913 9971 3913 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 208DEG 38KT 3883 9972 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

FINCH

023 
WWUS53 KDDC 170108
SVSDDC

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

KSC135-170116-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
NESS KS-

708 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NESS 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 WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3875 9971 3880 9980 3913 9971 3913 9924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 209DEG 39KT 3889 9971 

$$

KSC051-195-170130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-
708 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR EASTERN
TREGO AND NORTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...
        
AT 700 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED A TORNADO 3 MILES
NORTH OF CEDAR BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLIS...OGALLAH...RIGA AND CEDAR BLUFF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3875 9971 3880 9980 3913 9971 3913 9924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 209DEG 39KT 3889 9971 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

FINCH

745 
WWUS53 KDDC 170111
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-195-170130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-
711 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN TREGO AND NORTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES...
        
AT 710 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR RIGA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLIS...OGALLAH AND RIGA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3884 9969 3886 9976 3913 9971 3913 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 217DEG 49KT 3894 9966 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

FINCH

858 
WWUS53 KDDC 170134
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-195-170144-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-
734 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TREGO AND NORTHWESTERN ELLIS
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 3884 9969 3886 9976 3913 9971 3913 9929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 217DEG 49KT 3894 9966 

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 6:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Gray, Meade, Seward	40 min
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, 6:56 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

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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.