Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 66, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2015, 10:33 PM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 42 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, 10:33 PM CST (04:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2015, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:35 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, 11:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Wilmore, KS | 10 POWER POLES WERE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 160 |
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, 8:17 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
199
WFUS53 KDDC 170433
TORDDC
KSC007-033-097-151-170515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0066.151117T0433Z-151117T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1033 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CST
* AT 1032 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMORE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BELVIDERE AROUND 1050 PM CST.
SUN CITY AROUND 1055 PM CST.
CROFT AROUND 1100 PM CST.
COATS AROUND 1105 PM CST.
PRATT AROUND 1115 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3709 9919 3716 9933 3758 9907 3767 9862
3735 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 212DEG 41KT 3720 9912
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
773
WWUS53 KDDC 170454
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1054 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
KSC007-033-097-151-170515-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-151117T0515Z/
COMANCHE KS-PRATT KS-BARBER KS-KIOWA KS-
1054 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...SOUTHWESTERN PRATT...NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
AT 1053 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUN CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BELVIDERE AROUND 1110 PM CST.
LAKE CITY...SUN CITY AND CROFT AROUND 1115 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3724 9909 3741 9915 3758 9907 3767 9862
3739 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 215DEG 20KT 3731 9903
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RBURG261
WWUS53 KDDC 170509
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1109 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
KSC007-033-097-151-170519-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-151117T0515Z/
COMANCHE KS-PRATT KS-BARBER KS-KIOWA KS-
1109 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE...SOUTHWESTERN
PRATT...NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 3724 9909 3741 9915 3758 9907 3767 9862
3739 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 212DEG 41KT 3731 9903
$$
RBURGThe 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 | 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 | DDC | Ness, Trego | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 6:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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 | 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, 10:49 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.