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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 24, 2016Edwards County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2016, 7:42 PM CDT for Edwards County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2016, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.5 in

County Edwards County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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.

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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 338 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

699 
WFUS53 KDDC 250042
TORDDC
KSC047-250115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0050.160525T0042Z-160525T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 742 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
  4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTERVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KINSLEY AROUND 745 PM CDT. 
  LEWIS AROUND 800 PM CDT. 

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 3773 9931 3782 9946 3803 9943 3790 9910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 214DEG 22KT 3785 9934 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

TURNER

2 follow-up statements

281 
WWUS53 KDDC 250046
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-250115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160525T0115Z/
EDWARDS KS-
746 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
EDWARDS COUNTY...
    
AT 745 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CENTERVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE 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. 

SPOTTERS REPORT A LARGE WEDGE TORNADO IN PROGRESS. TAKE COVER NOW. 

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LEWIS AROUND 800 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 3773 9931 3782 9946 3803 9943 3790 9910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 214DEG 22KT 3787 9932 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

TURNER

226 
WWUS53 KDDC 250058
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-250115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160525T0115Z/
EDWARDS KS-
758 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
EDWARDS COUNTY...
    
AT 757 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED VERY NEAR CENTERVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY.

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 3773 9931 3780 9941 3801 9937 3790 9910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 262DEG 12KT 3784 9927 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

TURNER

The 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, 7:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa	41 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, 7:50 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 Considerable damage threat	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.