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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2016, 7:04 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Centerview, KS | TORNADO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 183 WEST OF CENTERVIEW. |
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
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 334 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
- 1931 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 11.9
The text
As transmitted.
862
WFUS53 KDDC 250004
TORDDC
KSC047-097-250045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0040.160525T0004Z-160525T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
704 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 704 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTERVIEW...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
CENTERVIEW AROUND 715 PM CDT.
KINSLEY AROUND 720 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 3765 9936 3772 9956 3797 9951 3783 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 203DEG 33KT 3775 9942
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
TURNER4 follow-up statements
654
WWUS53 KDDC 250020
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
720 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC047-097-250045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
720 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
AT 720 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINSLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO
A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3765 9936 3772 9956 3797 9951 3783 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 203DEG 33KT 3789 9934
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
TURNER786
WWUS53 KDDC 250028
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
728 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC047-097-250045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
728 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
AT 727 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7
MILES WEST OF CENTERVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINSLEY...FELLSBURG AND CENTERVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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 3765 9936 3772 9956 3797 9951 3783 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 191DEG 3KT 3780 9939
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
TURNER236
WWUS53 KDDC 250033
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
733 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC047-097-250045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
733 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES...
AT 733 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINSLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINSLEY...FELLSBURG AND CENTERVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO
A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3768 9933 3776 9954 3797 9951 3783 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 203DEG 33KT 3785 9936
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
TURNER330
WWUS53 KDDC 250038
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
738 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
KSC047-097-250045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
EDWARDS KS-KIOWA KS-
738 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES...
AT 737 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINSLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
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 TORNADO IS LIKELY WRAPPED IN RAIN AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINSLEY...FELLSBURG AND CENTERVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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 3768 9933 3776 9954 3797 9951 3783 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 203DEG 33KT 3789 9934
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...3.00IN
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Haskell, Meade, Seward | 23 min |
| May 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 53 min |
| May 24, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 47 min |
| May 24, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 46 min |
| May 24, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 26 min |
| May 24, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 44 min |
| May 24, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 56 min |
| May 24, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 11 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 2 min |
| May 24, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 9 min |
| May 24, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 12 min |
| May 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 29 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 9 min |
| May 24, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 49 min |
| May 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards | 33 min |
| May 24, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Kiowa, Pratt | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 22 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 49 min |
| May 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 32 min |
| May 24, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Ness | 8 min |
| May 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 34 min |
| May 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Pawnee, Rush | 32 min |
| May 24, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 24 min |
| May 24, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 57 min |
| May 24, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 35 min |
| May 24, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 29 min |
| May 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 42 min |
| May 24, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 40 min |
| May 24, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 12 min |
| May 24, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 43 min |
| May 24, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 37 min |
| May 24, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 52 min |
| May 24, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 24 min |
| May 24, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 30 min |
| May 25, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 43 min |
| May 25, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 51 min |
| May 25, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 15 min |
| May 25, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 41 min |
| May 25, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 36 min |
| May 25, 12:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 12 hr |
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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.