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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2016Lane County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2016, 4:57 PM CDT for Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 4 reports 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 24, 2016, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.5 in

Counties Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 5:09 PM CDTTORNADO5 N Manning, KS
May 24, 5:11 PM CDTTORNADO5 N Manning, KSA 7 TO 9 MINUTE ELEPHANT TRUNK SHAPE TORNADO OBSERVED.
May 24, 5:29 PM CDTTORNADO1 Nw Shields, KS
May 24, 5:48 PM CDTTORNADO1 E Pendennis, KSBRIEF TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR AROUND 10 SECONDS.

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 24, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2293 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 251 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
2293 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-201 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

018 
WFUS53 KDDC 242157
TORDDC
KSC101-171-242245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0021.160524T2157Z-160524T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
457 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 457 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF MANNING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  15 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HEALY AROUND 510 PM CDT. 
  SHIELDS AROUND 530 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 3870 10025 3854 10026 3852 10084 3865 10088
      3870 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 237DEG 23KT 3860 10074 

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

$$

FINCH
3 follow-up statements
741 
WWUS53 KDDC 242206
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
506 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

KSC101-171-242245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
SCOTT KS-LANE KS-
506 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN LANE COUNTIES...
    
AT 455 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HEALY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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. 

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HEALY AROUND 510 PM CDT. 
  SHIELDS AROUND 530 PM CDT. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3854 10026 3856 10077 3864 10082
      3870 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 237DEG 23KT 3863 10068 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
559 
WWUS53 KDDC 242211
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
511 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

KSC101-171-242245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
SCOTT KS-LANE KS-
511 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN LANE COUNTIES...
    
AT 510 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH
OF MANNING..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
PENDENNIS...HEALY AND SHIELDS. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3856 10026 3857 10073 3864 10076
      3870 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 237DEG 23KT 3865 10064 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
072 
WWUS53 KDDC 242235
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
535 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

KSC171-242244-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
SCOTT KS-

535 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3858 10026 3860 10054 3863 10058
      3870 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 251DEG 42KT 3864 10044 

$$

KSC101-242245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
LANE KS-
535 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY...
    
AT 525 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR SHIELDS...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
PENDENNIS AND SHIELDS. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10025 3858 10026 3860 10054 3863 10058
      3870 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 251DEG 42KT 3864 10044 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche47 min
May 23, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark50 min
May 23, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche49 min
May 23, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego53 min
May 24, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis44 min
May 24, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Trego42 min
May 24, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis25 min
May 24, 12:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEllis, Trego12 hr
May 24, 2:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDDCEllis, Trego18 hr
May 24, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott54 min
May 24, 4:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott26 min
May 24, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott37 min
May 24, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott51 min
May 24, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade44 min
May 24, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward39 min
May 24, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade24 min
May 24, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane, Ness, Trego65 min
May 24, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman17 min
May 24, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCMeade, Seward39 min
May 24, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness, Trego51 min
May 24, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFord34 min
May 24, 5:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness44 min
May 24, 5:51 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness39 min
May 24, 5:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatDDCMeade, Seward23 min
May 24, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Ness40 min
May 24, 6:09 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCFord36 min
May 24, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego48 min
May 24, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward44 min
May 24, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHaskell, Meade, Seward43 min
May 24, 6:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCFord36 min
May 24, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa50 min
May 24, 6:41 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatDDCFord19 min
May 24, 6:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness49 min
May 24, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward41 min
May 24, 6:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman35 min
May 24, 6:57 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCLane, Ness, Rush, Trego48 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.