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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Dodge City, KS
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 8:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Fowler, KS | THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY AND PRODUCED A DEBRIS CLOUD. |
| May 17, 8:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Minneola, KS | |
| May 17, 9:06 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Bloom, KS | CORRECTS 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 CDT | TORNADO | 4 N Bloom, KS | A HOUSE WAS DAMAGED AT 117 AND WILDFIRE RD. |
| May 17, 9:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Bloom, KS | SHED DAMAGED AT 118 AND WHIRLWIND RD. THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 17, 9:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Wsw Ford, KS | CORRECTS 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 CDT | TORNADO | 6 Wsw Ford, KS | DAMAGE DONE TO A SHED AT 120 AND VALLEY RD. THE TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 17, 9:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Bloom, KS | A 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 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.
- 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
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
$$
RUSSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 47 min |
| May 17, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 47 min |
| May 17, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 56 min |
| May 17, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 34 min |
| May 17, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 54 min |
| May 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 48 min |
| May 17, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 32 min |
| May 17, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 42 min |
| May 17, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 23 min |
| May 17, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 40 min |
| May 17, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford | 33 min |
| May 17, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Rush | 31 min |
| May 17, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 24 min |
| May 17, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 50 min |
| May 17, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 38 min |
| May 17, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 54 min |
| May 17, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 25 min |
| May 17, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 41 min |
| May 17, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 38 min |
| May 17, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 16 min |
| May 18, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 43 min |
| May 18, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 36 min |
| May 18, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 57 min |
| May 18, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 39 min |
| May 18, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 47 min |
| May 18, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Stevens | 32 min |
| May 18, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 61 min |
| May 18, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 27 min |
| May 18, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Seward | 43 min |
| May 18, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane, Scott | 34 min |
| May 18, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade | 53 min |
| May 18, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Meade | 49 min |
| May 18, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 43 min |
| May 18, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 19 min |
| May 18, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 46 min |
| May 18, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane, Scott | 44 min |
| May 18, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 47 min |
| May 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 51 min |
| May 18, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 28 min |
| May 18, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 49 min |
| May 18, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 55 min |
| May 18, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 52 min |
| May 18, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 54 min |
| May 18, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt, Stafford | 50 min |
| May 18, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott | 56 min |
| May 18, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and 1 more | 52 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.