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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 5:09 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Manning, KS | |
| May 24, 5:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Manning, KS | A 7 TO 9 MINUTE ELEPHANT TRUNK SHAPE TORNADO OBSERVED. |
| May 24, 5:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Shields, KS | |
| May 24, 5:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Pendennis, KS | BRIEF 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
FINCH3 follow-up statements
741
WWUS53 KDDC 242206
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
506 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC101-171-242245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
SCOTT KS-LANE KS-
506 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHERN LANE COUNTIES...
AT 455 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HEALY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HEALY AROUND 510 PM CDT.
SHIELDS AROUND 530 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 10025 3854 10026 3856 10077 3864 10082
3870 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 237DEG 23KT 3863 10068
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
FINCH559
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
$$
FINCH072
WWUS53 KDDC 242235
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
535 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC171-242244-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
SCOTT KS-
535 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3870 10025 3858 10026 3860 10054 3863 10058
3870 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 251DEG 42KT 3864 10044
$$
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
$$
FINCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 47 min |
| May 23, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 50 min |
| May 23, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 49 min |
| May 23, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 53 min |
| May 24, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 44 min |
| May 24, 3:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 42 min |
| May 24, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 25 min |
| May 24, 12:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 12 hr |
| May 24, 2:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 18 hr |
| May 24, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 54 min |
| May 24, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Scott | 26 min |
| May 24, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Scott | 37 min |
| May 24, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 51 min |
| May 24, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 44 min |
| May 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 39 min |
| May 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 24 min |
| May 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Ness, Trego | 65 min |
| May 24, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 17 min |
| May 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 39 min |
| May 24, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 51 min |
| May 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 34 min |
| May 24, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 44 min |
| May 24, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 39 min |
| May 24, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 23 min |
| May 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Ness | 40 min |
| May 24, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 36 min |
| May 24, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 48 min |
| May 24, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 44 min |
| May 24, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 43 min |
| May 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 36 min |
| May 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 50 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 19 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 49 min |
| May 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 41 min |
| May 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Rush, Trego | 48 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.