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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 27, 2016Lane County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2016, 5:33 PM CDT for Lane County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 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 27, 2016, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Lane County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 672 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
672 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-213 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

458 
WFUS53 KDDC 272233
TORDDC
KSC101-272300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0069.160527T2233Z-160527T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
533 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
    
* AT 533 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DIGHTON...MOVING NORTH AT
  15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
  SHIELDS AROUND 600 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 3850 10031 3845 10045 3861 10058 3866 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 159DEG 11KT 3854 10043 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

TURNER
4 follow-up statements
844 
WWUS53 KDDC 272241
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
541 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

KSC101-272300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160527T2300Z/
LANE KS-
541 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY...
    
AT 540 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF DIGHTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
  SHIELDS AROUND 600 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 3850 10031 3847 10044 3861 10058 3866 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 137DEG 6KT 3853 10044 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

TURNER
243 
WWUS53 KDDC 272245
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
545 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

KSC101-272300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160527T2300Z/
LANE KS-
545 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LANE COUNTY...
    
AT 545 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF DIGHTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
  SHIELDS AROUND 600 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 3852 10035 3849 10045 3861 10058 3866 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 159DEG 11KT 3855 10045 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

TURNER
973 
WWUS53 KDDC 272248
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
548 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

KSC101-272300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160527T2300Z/
LANE KS-
548 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LANE COUNTY...
    
AT 547 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF SHIELDS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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. 

STORM CHASERS HAVE REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS WITH THIS STORM. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SHIELDS AROUND 600 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 3852 10035 3849 10045 3861 10058 3866 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 159DEG 11KT 3856 10045 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

TURNER
362 
WWUS53 KDDC 272256
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
556 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

KSC101-272305-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160527T2300Z/
LANE KS-
556 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LANE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
WEAKENED...AND THE ROTATION IS NO LONGER AS APPARENT ON RADAR. THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. 

LAT...LON 3852 10035 3849 10045 3861 10058 3866 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 159DEG 11KT 3856 10045 

$$

TURNER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Pawnee21 min
May 26, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Meade49 min
May 26, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa31 min
May 26, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford48 min
May 26, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott30 min
May 26, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa47 min
May 26, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford16 min
May 26, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford50 min
May 26, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa39 min
May 26, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche52 min
May 26, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa19 min
May 26, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford31 min
May 26, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa35 min
May 26, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber41 min
May 26, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford18 min
May 26, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark50 min
May 26, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Pratt42 min
May 26, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford36 min
May 26, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford16 min
May 26, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber45 min
May 27, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott23 min
May 27, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott64 min
May 27, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott54 min
May 27, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCScott36 min
May 27, 4:57 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Scott33 min
May 27, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane35 min
May 27, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Trego62 min
May 27, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman40 min
May 27, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCNess, Trego23 min
May 27, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCLane, Ness18 min
May 27, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee30 min
May 27, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush15 min
May 27, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Ness42 min
May 27, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush47 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.