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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 28, 2019Hodgeman County, Ness County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2019, 9:10 PM CDT for Hodgeman County, Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 min. 2 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: Apr 28, 2019, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2019, 9:28 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Apr 28, 9:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 75	Ness City, KS
Apr 28, 9:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Ness City, 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
Apr 28, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -299 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

980 
WFUS53 KDDC 290210
TORDDC
KSC083-135-290245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0003.190429T0210Z-190429T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
910 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.
    
* At 910 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Ness City, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong 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...
  Ness City around 920 PM CDT.
  Bazine around 935 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 3832 10012 3853 10007 3852 9959 3811 9971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 280DEG 35KT 3840 10001 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

FINCH

1 follow-up statement

827 
WWUS53 KDDC 290228
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
928 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2019

KSC083-135-290237-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190429T0245Z/
Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-
928 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NESS AND NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
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 gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3832 10012 3853 10007 3852 9959 3811 9971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 280DEG 35KT 3837 9979 

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	57 min
Apr 28, 7:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	37 min
Apr 28, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Trego	63 min
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness	53 min
Apr 28, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	39 min
Apr 28, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford	64 min
Apr 28, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	32 min
Apr 28, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush, Stafford	77 min
Apr 28, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	59 min
Apr 28, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Lane, Ness, Rush, Trego	66 min
Apr 28, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	35 min
Apr 29, 12:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	51 min
Apr 29, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	42 min
Apr 29, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Stafford	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.