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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 22, 2016Finney County, Kearny County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2016, 8:09 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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
May 22, 2016, 8:09 PM CDT (01:09 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.5 in

Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 22, 8:10 PM CDTTORNADO12 W Friend, KSBRIEF TORNADO REPORTED BY KWCH CHASER

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 2:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
May 22, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2016-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2159 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 2016-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 196 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
2159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
15.7

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The text

As transmitted.

053 
WFUS53 KDDC 230109
TORDDC
KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0016.160523T0109Z-160523T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
809 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
    
* AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LYDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

* THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY, NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 208DEG 16KT 3823 10118 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
2 follow-up statements
830 
WWUS53 KDDC 230117
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0145Z/
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-SCOTT KS-
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES...
    
AT 816 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
7 MILES EAST OF LYDIA OR MILES NORTH OF DEERFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHALLOW WATER.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 208DEG 16KT 3826 10116 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
705 
WWUS53 KDDC 230131
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0145Z/
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-SCOTT KS-
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES...
    
AT 831 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8
MILES EAST OF LYDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHALLOW WATER.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 241DEG 9KT 3828 10114 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKearny54 min
May 22, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Kearny29 min
May 22, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott45 min
May 22, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens29 min
May 22, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKearny22 min
May 22, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott32 min
May 22, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade42 min
May 22, 8:45 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott30 min
May 22, 8:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott9 hr
May 22, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Scott31 min
May 22, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott49 min
May 22, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott23 min
May 22, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord45 min
May 23, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa53 min
May 23, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber38 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.