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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2016, 6:12 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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, 6:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | 11 Sse Beeler, KS | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR |
| May 24, 7:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | Ness City, KS | |
| May 24, 7:03 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ness City, KS |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 242312
TORDDC
KSC083-101-135-145-165-195-250000-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
612 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 610 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR BEELER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
SEVERAL STORMS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES. ONE TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF BEELER.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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...
UTICA AROUND 630 PM CDT.
ARNOLD AROUND 640 PM CDT.
RANSOM AROUND 645 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 3832 9952 3817 10020 3822 10023 3826 10023
3826 10025 3863 10045 3870 10033 3870 10016
3881 10015 3896 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 222DEG 30KT 3844 10022
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
FINCH3 follow-up statements
678
WWUS53 KDDC 242323
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
623 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC165-242333-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/
RUSH KS-
623 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3839 9958 3835 9959 3835 9955 3832 9952
3819 10020 3822 10023 3826 10023 3826 10025
3852 10036 3862 10025 3867 10014 3877 10004
3883 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 222DEG 30KT 3852 10013
$$
KSC083-101-135-145-195-250000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/
PAWNEE KS-TREGO KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
623 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO...EAST CENTRAL LANE...NESS
AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES...
AT 623 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ARNOLD AROUND 640 PM CDT.
RANSOM AROUND 645 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3839 9958 3835 9959 3835 9955 3832 9952
3819 10020 3822 10023 3826 10023 3826 10025
3852 10036 3862 10025 3867 10014 3877 10004
3883 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 222DEG 30KT 3852 10013
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
FINCH514
WWUS53 KDDC 242332
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
632 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC083-101-135-145-195-250000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/
PAWNEE KS-TREGO KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
632 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO...EAST CENTRAL LANE...NESS
AND NORTH CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTIES...
AT 631 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NESS CITY AROUND 655 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 9955 3832 9952 3823 10011 3834 10017
3847 10030 3859 10022 3877 10004 3883 9996
3839 9958 3835 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 222DEG 26KT 3836 10005
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
FINCH921
WWUS53 KDDC 242349
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
649 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC083-145-242358-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/
PAWNEE KS-HODGEMAN KS-
649 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND NORTH CENTRAL
HODGEMAN 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 WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3839 9958 3836 9959 3834 9959 3833 10010
3834 10017 3847 10030 3859 10022 3877 10004
3883 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 214DEG 22KT 3843 9998
$$
KSC101-135-195-250000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160525T0000Z/
TREGO KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-
649 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL TREGO...EAST CENTRAL LANE AND NESS COUNTIES...
AT 648 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NESS CITY AROUND 700 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3839 9958 3836 9959 3834 9959 3833 10010
3834 10017 3847 10030 3859 10022 3877 10004
3883 9996
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 214DEG 22KT 3843 9998
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
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, 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, 5:21 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, 6:16 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.