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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 16, 2017Edwards County, Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2017, 7:41 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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 16, 2017, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2017, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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 16, 7:50 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 S Larned, KS	RELAYED FROM EM. PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL.
May 16, 7:59 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Ene Larned, KS	PIVOT FLIPPED/TWISTED. THIS IS THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN OF LONG-TRACK EF3 TORNADO STARTING IN PAWNEE COUNTY AND ENDING IN BARTON COUNTY.
May 16, 8:21 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ene Larned, KS	POWER POLES DOWN.

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 16, 2:16 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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: 1324 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 570 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.6
Supercell composite: 20.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

924 
WFUS53 KDDC 170041
TORDDC
KSC047-145-185-170115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0010.170517T0041Z-170517T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
741 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Stafford County in south central Kansas...
  East central Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT
    
* At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Garfield, or 9 miles southwest of Larned, 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...
  Frizell around 750 PM CDT. 
  Larned around 755 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fort
Larned Historic Site.

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 you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9912 3804 9935 3835 9922 3835 9915
      3831 9903 3826 9903 3826 9889 3823 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 210DEG 36KT 3807 9920 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

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4 follow-up statements

092 
WWUS53 KDDC 170052
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
752 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC047-145-185-170115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170517T0115Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-
752 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
PAWNEE...NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES...
        
At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Larned, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

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
eastern Pawnee...northwestern Stafford and east central Edwards
Counties, including the following locations: Fort Larned Historic
Site.

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 you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9912 3804 9935 3835 9922 3835 9915
      3831 9903 3826 9903 3826 9889 3823 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 212DEG 39KT 3819 9910 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

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452 
WWUS53 KDDC 170100 CCA
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
800 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC047-145-185-170115-
/O.COR.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170517T0115Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-Edwards KS-
800 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
PAWNEE...NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES...
        
At 759 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles east of Larned, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

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. 

Radar is indicating increasing rotation with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Larned, Garfield, Ash Valley, Radium, Zook, Frizell and Fort Larned
Historic Site.

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 you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9912 3804 9935 3835 9922 3835 9915
      3831 9903 3826 9903 3826 9889 3823 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 223DEG 34KT 3819 9910 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

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687 
WWUS53 KDDC 170106
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
806 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC047-170115-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170517T0115Z/
Edwards KS-
806 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY 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 1000 PM CDT for south central
and central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3816 9894 3825 9923 3835 9922 3835 9915
      3831 9903 3826 9903 3826 9889 3823 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 230DEG 31KT 3825 9898 

$$

KSC145-185-170115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170517T0115Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-
806 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES...
        
At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Pawnee Rock, or 7 miles northeast of Larned,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 
         Radar indicates very strong rotation near Pawnee Rock.

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...
Ash Valley.

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 you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3816 9894 3825 9923 3835 9922 3835 9915
      3831 9903 3826 9903 3826 9889 3823 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 230DEG 31KT 3825 9898 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

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122 
WWUS53 KDDC 170110
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
810 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

KSC145-185-170120-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170517T0115Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-
810 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN
STAFFORD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3816 9894 3825 9923 3835 9922 3835 9915
      3831 9903 3826 9903 3826 9889 3823 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 223DEG 34KT 3827 9895 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 7:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee	44 min
May 16, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane	20 min
May 16, 7:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	35 min
May 16, 7:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	3 hr
May 16, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	48 min
May 16, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Rush	28 min
May 16, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	35 min
May 16, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	27 min
May 16, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	25 min
May 16, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush	46 min
May 16, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	30 min
May 16, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	54 min
May 16, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	37 min
May 16, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	29 min
May 16, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	23 min
May 16, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 1 more	40 min
May 16, 10:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford	40 min
May 16, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	23 min
May 16, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	45 min
May 16, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	29 min
May 16, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	25 min
May 16, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	52 min
May 17, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt, Stafford	22 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.