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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2016, 9:14 PM CDT for Finney County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2016, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Finney County, KS, Scott County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 22, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
045
WFUS53 KDDC 230214
TORDDC
KSC055-171-230245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0018.160523T0214Z-160523T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
914 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...
SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 914 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 15 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 AROUND 920 PM CDT.
SHALLOW WATER AROUND 925 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 3821 10103 3837 10105 3842 10072 3819 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 263DEG 11KT 3827 10094
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GERARD2 follow-up statements
058
WWUS53 KDDC 230231
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
931 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
KSC055-171-230245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160523T0245Z/
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-
931 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL FINNEY AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES...
AT 930 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL FINNEY AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3825 10100 3837 10105 3842 10072 3821 10071
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 256DEG 15KT 3829 10085
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GERARD423
WWUS53 KDDC 230245
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
945 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
KSC055-171-230255-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160523T0245Z/
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-
945 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL FINNEY AND SOUTHERN SCOTT
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL....GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DODGE CITY.
LAT...LON 3825 10100 3837 10105 3842 10072 3821 10071
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 263DEG 11KT 3829 10085
$$
GERARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 54 min |
| May 22, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 29 min |
| May 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 45 min |
| May 22, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 29 min |
| May 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kearny | 22 min |
| May 22, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 32 min |
| May 22, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 36 min |
| May 22, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 42 min |
| May 22, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 30 min |
| May 22, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 9 hr |
| May 22, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 49 min |
| May 22, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 23 min |
| May 22, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 45 min |
| May 23, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 53 min |
| May 23, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 38 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.