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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 6, 2019Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2019, 7:26 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 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: May 6, 2019, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2019, 7:44 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 6, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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: 2260 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1669 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 5.4

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The text

As transmitted.

143 
WFUS53 KDDC 070026
TORDDC
KSC145-185-070100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0010.190507T0026Z-190507T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
726 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Stafford County in south central Kansas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.
    
* At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Zook, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Radium around 800 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 3808 9910 3814 9911 3821 9879 3809 9878
      3798 9884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 238DEG 9KT 3811 9905 

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

$$

UMSCHEID

1 follow-up statement

711 
WWUS53 KDDC 070044
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
744 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

KSC145-185-070053-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-190507T0100Z/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-
744 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN
STAFFORD 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 Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Kansas.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Pawnee and northern Stafford County until 8 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3808 9910 3814 9911 3821 9879 3809 9878
      3798 9884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 238DEG 9KT 3813 9900 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	50 min
May 6, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Morton, Stanton	61 min
May 6, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	50 min
May 6, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee	54 min
May 6, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	45 min
May 6, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	51 min
May 6, 8:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	4 hr
May 6, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny	49 min
May 6, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	47 min
May 6, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee	45 min
May 6, 8:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Pawnee	4 hr
May 6, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stevens	46 min
May 6, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Morton	3 hr
May 6, 9:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell	31 min
May 6, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	30 min
May 6, 9:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Pawnee	3 hr
May 6, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	48 min
May 6, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane and 1 more	43 min
May 6, 9:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	31 min
May 6, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton	45 min
May 6, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Stevens	54 min
May 6, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DDC	Edwards	24 min
May 6, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	51 min
May 6, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	50 min
May 6, 10:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Edwards	15 min
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	47 min
May 6, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 2 more	47 min
May 6, 10:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Morton	104 min
May 6, 10:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	2 hr
May 6, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	47 min
May 6, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	24 min
May 6, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	57 min
May 6, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	44 min
May 6, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford	49 min
May 6, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pratt, Stafford	47 min
May 6, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt, Stafford	16 min
May 7, 12:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	12 hr
May 7, 4:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa, Pratt	63 min
May 7, 10:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	48 min
May 7, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	32 min
May 7, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	47 min
May 7, 12:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford	24 hr
May 7, 12:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	33 min
May 7, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	35 min
May 7, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	28 min
May 7, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Pratt	6 hr
May 7, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	27 min
May 7, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	26 min
May 7, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	27 min
May 7, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	24 min
May 7, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	34 min
May 7, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	37 min
May 7, 5:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Clark	4 hr
May 7, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	35 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.