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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2016, 1:36 PM CDT for Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 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 26, 2016, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 26, 1:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -425 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
732
WFUS53 KDDC 261836
TORDDC
KSC033-097-261900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0056.160526T1836Z-160526T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
136 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 136 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILMORE...MOVING NORTH AT
40 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...
GREENSBURG AROUND 150 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 3737 9928 3738 9941 3762 9933 3756 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 200DEG 35KT 3744 9929
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
TURNER3 follow-up statements
208
WWUS53 KDDC 261844
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
144 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
KSC033-097-261900-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
COMANCHE KS-KIOWA KS-
144 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
COMANCHE AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
AT 144 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GREENSBURG AROUND 150 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 9928 3738 9941 3762 9933 3756 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 200DEG 35KT 3752 9925
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
TURNER244
WWUS53 KDDC 261850
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
150 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
KSC033-261900-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
COMANCHE KS-
150 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN COMANCHE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3743 9928 3743 9939 3762 9933 3756 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 200DEG 35KT 3758 9922
$$
KSC097-261900-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
KIOWA KS-
150 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...
AT 150 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9928 3743 9939 3762 9933 3756 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 200DEG 35KT 3758 9922
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
TURNER631
WWUS53 KDDC 261859
SVSDDC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
159 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
KSC097-261909-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160526T1900Z/
KIOWA KS-
159 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM
CDT...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3743 9928 3743 9939 3762 9933 3756 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 200DEG 35KT 3758 9922
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche | 12 min |
| May 26, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa | 55 min |
| May 26, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 46 min |
| May 26, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 43 min |
| May 26, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 49 min |
| May 26, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 47 min |
| May 26, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 48 min |
| May 26, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 34 min |
| May 26, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 31 min |
| May 26, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman | 30 min |
| May 26, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Stafford | 34 min |
| May 26, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa | 46 min |
| May 26, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 26, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 39 min |
| May 26, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa | 47 min |
| May 26, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 10 min |
| May 26, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 36 min |
| May 26, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Stafford | 34 min |
| May 26, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 55 min |
| May 26, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 45 min |
| May 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 17 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 22 min |
| May 26, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 41 min |
| May 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 56 min |
| May 26, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 40 min |
| May 26, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| May 26, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 39 min |
| May 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 64 min |
| May 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 49 min |
| May 26, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 24 min |
| May 26, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 67 min |
| May 26, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 46 min |
| May 26, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 48 min |
| May 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 16 min |
| May 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark | 37 min |
| May 26, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 50 min |
| May 26, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 12 min |
| May 26, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.