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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2017, 2:35 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 15, 2017, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2017, 2:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
County Ellis County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | 2 Sw Hays, KS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDDC 151935
TORDDC
KSC051-152015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0028.170615T1935Z-170615T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
235 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Ellis County in central Kansas...
* Until 315 PM CDT
* At 234 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southwest of Hays, moving east at 25 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Hays around 240 PM CDT.
Munjor and Toulon around 250 PM CDT.
Victoria around 305 PM CDT.
Walker around 315 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hays
Regional Airport.
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 9904 3870 9904 3882 9947 3890 9943
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 285DEG 21KT 3886 9937
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
045
WWUS53 KDDC 151945
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
245 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017
KSC051-152015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170615T2015Z/
Ellis KS-
245 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY...
At 245 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hays, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Munjor around 255 PM CDT.
Toulon around 300 PM CDT.
Victoria and Walker around 315 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hays
Regional Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3888 9904 3870 9904 3880 9938 3888 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 279DEG 16KT 3884 9933
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
RBURG397
WWUS53 KDDC 151952
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
252 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017
KSC051-152001-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170615T2015Z/
Ellis KS-
252 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY 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 Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Ellis county until 315pm.
LAT...LON 3888 9904 3870 9904 3880 9938 3888 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 285DEG 21KT 3883 9928
$$
RBURGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 16 min |
| Jun 15, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 20 min |
| Jun 15, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 3:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Ellis | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Pawnee, Rush | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Rush | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush, Stafford | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 17 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.