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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 17, 20194 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2019, 8:37 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 38 min. 8 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 17, 2019, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2019, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.5 in

Counties Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 17, 8:37 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nw Fowler, KSTHE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY AND PRODUCED A DEBRIS CLOUD.
May 17, 8:47 PM CDTTORNADO2 W Minneola, KS
May 17, 9:06 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nw Bloom, KSCORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 NW BLOOM. A HOUSE WAS DAMAGED AT 115 AND WRANGLER RD. THE TIME WAS CORRECTED.
May 17, 9:08 PM CDTTORNADO4 N Bloom, KSA HOUSE WAS DAMAGED AT 117 AND WILDFIRE RD.
May 17, 9:11 PM CDTTORNADO6 N Bloom, KSSHED DAMAGED AT 118 AND WHIRLWIND RD. THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 17, 9:13 PM CDTTORNADO6 Wsw Ford, KSCORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 6 WSW FORD. DAMAGE DONE TO A SHED AT 120 AND VALLEY RD. THE TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 17, 9:13 PM CDTTORNADO6 Wsw Ford, KSDAMAGE DONE TO A SHED AT 120 AND VALLEY RD. THE TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 17, 9:25 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nw Bloom, KSA HOUSE WAS DAMAGED AT 115 AND WRANGLER RD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 00:00Z on 2019-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2358 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 00:00Z on 2019-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 314 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
2358 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
353 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.4
Supercell composite
22.0

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WFUS53 KDDC 180137
TORDDC
KSC025-057-069-119-180215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0018.190518T0137Z-190518T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
837 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 837 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fowler, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.

  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...
  Dodge City around 905 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 3734 10021 3742 10034 3775 10009 3763 9971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 220DEG 44KT 3746 10018 

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

$$

RUSSELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade47 min
May 17, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness47 min
May 17, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward56 min
May 17, 7:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCMeade34 min
May 17, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness54 min
May 17, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade48 min
May 17, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman32 min
May 17, 8:48 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCClark, Ford, Meade42 min
May 17, 8:52 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness23 min
May 17, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego40 min
May 17, 9:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Ford33 min
May 17, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush31 min
May 17, 9:36 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa24 min
May 17, 9:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford50 min
May 17, 10:37 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford38 min
May 17, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego54 min
May 17, 11:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford25 min
May 17, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford41 min
May 17, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess38 min
May 17, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford16 min
May 18, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Rush43 min
May 18, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford36 min
May 18, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber57 min
May 18, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt39 min
May 18, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens47 min
May 18, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Hamilton, Stevens32 min
May 18, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa61 min
May 18, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray27 min
May 18, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Seward43 min
May 18, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Scott34 min
May 18, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Haskell, Meade53 min
May 18, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Meade49 min
May 18, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward43 min
May 18, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford19 min
May 18, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny46 min
May 18, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Scott44 min
May 18, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade47 min
May 18, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade51 min
May 18, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane28 min
May 18, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane49 min
May 18, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman55 min
May 18, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade52 min
May 18, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt54 min
May 18, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford50 min
May 18, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott56 min
May 18, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and 1 more52 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.