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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2016, 5:21 PM CDT for Clark County, Ford County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 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, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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, 5:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Minneola, KS | |
| May 24, 5:49 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 N Minneola, KS | |
| May 24, 5:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Minneola, KS | |
| May 24, 5:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Nw Minneola, KS | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED. |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 242221
TORDDC
KSC025-057-119-242245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0022.160524T2221Z-160524T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
521 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 520 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF FOWLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
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
SOUTHWESTERN FORD...NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND NORTHEASTERN MEADE
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 3741 10014 3747 10021 3763 10011 3754 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 229DEG 13KT 3747 10017
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SUGDEN2 follow-up statements
373
WWUS53 KDDC 242233
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
533 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC025-119-242242-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
CLARK KS-MEADE KS-
533 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLARK AND NORTHEASTERN MEADE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3748 10013 3749 10019 3763 10011 3755 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 212DEG 11KT 3750 10014
$$
KSC057-242245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
FORD KS-
533 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY...
AT 532 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINNEOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
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
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY.
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 3748 10013 3749 10019 3763 10011 3755 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 212DEG 11KT 3750 10014
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SUGDEN552
WWUS53 KDDC 242242
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
542 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC057-242252-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160524T2245Z/
FORD KS-
542 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED
FOR THE AREA AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:15 PM. PLEASE REFER TO THAT
BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3748 10013 3749 10019 3763 10011 3755 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 229DEG 13KT 3750 10014
$$
SUGDENThe 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, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 48 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, 5:25 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.