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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2019, 9:14 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Haskell County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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
- May 6, 2019, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2019, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 9:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Charleston, KS | |
| May 6, 9:31 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Ingalls, KS | |
| May 6, 9:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Ingalls, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDDC 070214
TORDDC
KSC055-069-081-070245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0011.190507T0214Z-190507T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
914 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
West central Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
Northeastern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Charleston, moving east at 35 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...
Ingalls around 930 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 3762 10071 3779 10073 3787 10038 3764 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 266DEG 30KT 3770 10062
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
RUSSELL1 follow-up statement
613
WWUS53 KDDC 070237
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
937 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019
KSC055-069-081-070247-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190507T0245Z/
Finney KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
937 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FINNEY...WEST CENTRAL GRAY AND
NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southern Pawnee and Edwards County until 1015 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3762 10071 3779 10073 3787 10038 3764 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 266DEG 30KT 3771 10039
$$
UMSCHEIDThe 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, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 18 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, 9:15 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 | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.