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Tornado Warning 17, 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, 8:45 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.5 in

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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.

236 
WFUS53 KDDC 230145
TORDDC
KSC055-093-171-230215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0017.160523T0145Z-160523T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
845 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 915 PM CDT
    
* AT 843 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
  9 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FRIEND AND SHALLOW WATER AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

* THIS WARNING IS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS WARNING FOR
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY, NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3817 10115 3826 10117 3827 10112
      3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 261DEG 10KT 3828 10109 

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

$$

GERARD
1 follow-up statement
116 
WWUS53 KDDC 230203
SVSDDC

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

KSC093-230212-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0215Z/
KEARNY KS-

903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEARNY 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 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3820 10108 3824 10110 3826 10110
      3826 10112 3827 10112 3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 261DEG 10KT 3829 10102 

$$

KSC055-171-230215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0215Z/
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-
903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...
    
AT 902 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FRIEND AND SHALLOW WATER AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

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 3818 10080 3820 10108 3824 10110 3826 10110
      3826 10112 3827 10112 3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 261DEG 10KT 3829 10102 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott36 min
May 22, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.