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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 27, 2017Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2017, 5:50 PM CDT for Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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: Apr 27, 2017, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

County Kearny County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 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
Apr 27, 6:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 Se Kendall, KS	THE SPOTTER REPORTED A FAIRLY LARGE CONE SHAPED FUNNEL, AT TIMES REACHING THE SURFACE. WAS VISIBLE FROM 20 TO 30 MILES AWAY.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

535 
WFUS53 KDDC 272250
TORDDC
KSC093-272330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0003.170427T2250Z-170427T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
550 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT
    
* At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles southeast of Kendall, or 12 miles west of
  Lakin, moving east at 20 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...
  Lakin around 625 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 3784 10153 3796 10152 3802 10116 3774 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 271DEG 18KT 3791 10148 

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

$$

FINCH

4 follow-up statements

052 
WWUS53 KDDC 272301
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
601 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC093-272330-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170427T2330Z/
Kearny KS-
601 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
KEARNY COUNTY...
    
At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles east of Kendall, or 9 miles west of Lakin, moving
east 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...
  Lakin around 630 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 3784 10149 3795 10147 3802 10116 3774 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 280DEG 12KT 3790 10143 

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

$$

FINCH

370 
WWUS53 KDDC 272306
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
606 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC093-272330-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170427T2330Z/
Kearny KS-
606 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
KEARNY COUNTY...
    
At 604 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles southeast of 
Kendall, or 8 miles southwest of Lakin, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Storm spotters reported a tornado 6 miles southeast of Kendall.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 

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
southern Kearny County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3784 10149 3795 10147 3802 10116 3774 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 299DEG 16KT 3788 10141 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

FINCH

102 
WWUS53 KDDC 272313
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
613 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC093-272330-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170427T2330Z/
Kearny KS-
613 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
KEARNY COUNTY...
    
At 612 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles southeast of
Kendall, or 8 miles southwest of Lakin, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 

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 tornado will be near...
  Lakin around 645 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3783 10147 3795 10146 3801 10116 3774 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 266DEG 11KT 3788 10140 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

FINCH

690 
WWUS53 KDDC 272321
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
621 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC093-272330-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170427T2330Z/
Kearny KS-
621 PM CDT THU APR 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KEARNY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 630
PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3783 10147 3795 10146 3801 10116 3774 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 271DEG 18KT 3788 10135 

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	40 min
Apr 27, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	50 min
Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	66 min
Apr 27, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	53 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.