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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 10, 2017Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2017, 2:11 PM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
Aug 10, 2017, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2017, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.75 in

County Trego County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 2:19 PM CDTHAIL 4.253 Sw Voda, KSEM REPORT OF SOFTBALL TO BASEBALL HAIL AT MILE POST 121 ON I-70.
Aug 10, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 W Wakeeney, KSSEMI TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON I-70 AT MM130. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.
Aug 10, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Wakeeney, KSSEMI TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON I-70 AT MM130. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2017-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 520 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
520 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1117 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

059 
WFUS53 KDDC 101911
TORDDC
KSC195-102000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0029.170810T1911Z-170810T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
211 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Trego County in west central Kansas...

* Until 300 PM CDT
    
* At 211 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles north of Collyer, or 7 miles northeast of
  Quinter, moving southeast at 35 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...
  Collyer around 220 PM CDT. 
  Voda around 225 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 3913 9977 3892 10005 3901 10015 3913 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 307DEG 30KT 3912 10012 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

TURNER
2 follow-up statements
988 
WWUS53 KDDC 101928
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
228 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

KSC195-102000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170810T2000Z/
Trego KS-
228 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY...
    
At 228 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles east of Voda, or 3 miles west of Wakeeney, moving
southeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and three inch 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
northwestern Trego 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 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 3913 9977 3892 10005 3901 10015 3913 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 301DEG 48KT 3904 9995 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

TURNER
542 
WWUS53 KDDC 101950
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
250 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

KSC195-102000-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170810T2000Z/
Trego KS-
250 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 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 severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3913 9977 3892 10005 3901 10015 3913 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 307DEG 30KT 3894 9978 

$$

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber17 min
Aug 9, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber38 min
Aug 9, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche19 min
Aug 9, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber20 min
Aug 9, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche33 min
Aug 10, 4:31 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDCEdwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 10 more5 hr
Aug 10, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton63 min
Aug 10, 10:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton52 min
Aug 10, 10:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton41 min
Aug 10, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant52 min
Aug 10, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott39 min
Aug 10, 11:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward, Stevens39 min
Aug 10, 11:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCSeward, Stevens38 min
Aug 10, 12:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness57 min
Aug 10, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Finney, Ford, Grant and 12 more15 hr
Aug 10, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCTrego53 min
Aug 10, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego43 min
Aug 10, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Trego57 min
Aug 10, 3:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego3 hr
Aug 10, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott30 min
Aug 10, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush, Trego44 min
Aug 10, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush22 min
Aug 10, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush46 min
Aug 10, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford57 min
Aug 10, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt21 min
Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa60 min
Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford63 min
Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa66 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.