Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2019, 9:12 PM CDT for Edwards County, Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 4 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, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2019, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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, 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, 9:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Windhorst, KS | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO. |
| May 17, 9:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Windhorst, KS | HOUSE DAMAGED AT 131 AND NICKEL RD. THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 |
| May 17, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 13 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.
972
WFUS53 KDDC 180212
TORDDC
KSC047-057-180245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0021.190518T0212Z-190518T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
912 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
West central Edwards County in south central Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 911 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Ford, moving northeast at 40 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
* The tornado will be near...
Ford around 920 PM CDT.
Spearville and Windhorst around 930 PM CDT.
Bellefont around 935 PM CDT.
Offerle around 940 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
A large and extremely dangerous tornado is on the ground. Take
immediate tornado precautions. This is an emergency situation.
&&
LAT...LON 3752 9986 3757 10000 3791 9991 3791 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 214DEG 46KT 3759 9987
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 38 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, 9:27 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.