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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2019, 8:07 PM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report 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 18, 2019, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Barber County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 8:24 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Wsw Sharon, KS | SPOTTER WAS IN HARPER COUNTY NEAR ATTICA LOOKING WEST. |
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 18, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 544 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDDC 190107
TORDDC
KSC007-190130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0026.190519T0107Z-190519T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
807 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Barber County in south central Kansas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Medicine Lodge, moving east at 25 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...
Sharon around 830 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 3715 9866 3733 9864 3734 9835 3711 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 273DEG 21KT 3725 9856
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
TURNER4 follow-up statements
978
WWUS53 KDDC 190111
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
811 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
KSC007-190130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190519T0130Z/
Barber KS-
811 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY...
At 810 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Medicine Lodge, moving east at 25 mph.
Law enforcement has reported a funnel cloud with this storm.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Sharon around 825 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3715 9866 3733 9864 3734 9835 3711 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 273DEG 21KT 3725 9853
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
TURNER142
WWUS53 KDDC 190120
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
820 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
KSC007-190130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190519T0130Z/
Barber KS-
820 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY...
At 819 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sharon, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Barber County.
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 3714 9855 3733 9854 3734 9835 3711 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 255DEG 25KT 3729 9843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER414
WWUS53 KDDC 190124
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
824 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
KSC007-190130-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190519T0130Z/
Barber KS-
824 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY...
At 823 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sharon, moving east at 25 mph.
Weather spotters report a funnel cloud in progress.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sharon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3719 9851 3733 9854 3734 9835 3718 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 273DEG 21KT 3729 9840
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER570
WWUS53 KDDC 190129
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
829 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
KSC007-190138-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190519T0130Z/
Barber KS-
829 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM CDT...
The thunderstorm that has a history of producing funnel clouds will
be leaving Barber county at 8:30 pm. The tornado warning will be
allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3719 9851 3733 9854 3734 9835 3718 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 273DEG 21KT 3729 9837
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 37 min |
| May 18, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 30 min |
| May 18, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 41 min |
| May 18, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 41 min |
| May 18, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 34 min |
| May 19, 4:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 9 more | 55 hr |
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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.