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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 15, 2017Ellis County, Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2017, 1:58 PM CDT for Ellis County, Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 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
Jun 15, 2017, 1:58 PM CDT (18:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2017, 2:18 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
4.0 in

Counties Ellis County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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
Jun 15, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2017-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3017 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 2017-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3017 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

092 
WFUS53 KDDC 151858
TORDDC
KSC051-195-151945-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0027.170615T1858Z-170615T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
158 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Trego County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Ellis County in central Kansas...

* Until 245 PM CDT
    
* At 158 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 3 miles south of Riga, or 15 miles southeast of
  Wakeeney, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and softball 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...
  Ellis around 210 PM CDT. 
  Yocemento around 245 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 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 3888 9973 3895 9967 3893 9941 3874 9947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 284DEG 13KT 3891 9963 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

RBURG
1 follow-up statement
550 
WWUS53 KDDC 151918
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
218 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017

KSC051-195-151928-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-170615T1945Z/
Trego KS-Ellis KS-
218 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TREGO AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
central and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3888 9973 3895 9967 3893 9941 3874 9947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 284DEG 13KT 3889 9954 

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Trego63 min
Jun 15, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego55 min
Jun 15, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis, Trego16 min
Jun 15, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis48 min
Jun 15, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEllis17 min
Jun 15, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego44 min
Jun 15, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush43 min
Jun 15, 3:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCEllis4 hr
Jun 15, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott62 min
Jun 15, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis47 min
Jun 15, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego57 min
Jun 15, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott49 min
Jun 15, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Pawnee, Rush47 min
Jun 15, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCRush47 min
Jun 15, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego45 min
Jun 15, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Rush55 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush, Stafford62 min
Jun 15, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess, Rush62 min
Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford31 min
Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche52 min
Jun 15, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush39 min
Jun 15, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray57 min
Jun 15, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford57 min
Jun 15, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman17 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.