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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 23, 2019Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2019, 10:23 PM CDT for Comanche County, Kiowa County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2019, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 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.

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 23, 9:53 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 285 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: 1141 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

534 
WFUS53 KDDC 240323
TORDDC
KSC033-097-240400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0030.190524T0323Z-190524T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1023 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
  Northwestern Comanche County in south central Kansas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.
    
* At 1023 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located very near Lake Coldwater, moving northeast at
  45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Wilmore around 1045 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3718 9927 3724 9950 3747 9931 3740 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 219DEG 28KT 3723 9937 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

TATRO

2 follow-up statements

646 
WWUS53 KDDC 240336
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1036 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

KSC033-097-240400-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-190524T0400Z/
Kiowa KS-Comanche KS-
1036 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...
    
At 1036 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Coldwater, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Wilmore around 1100 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3718 9927 3724 9950 3747 9931 3740 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 227DEG 14KT 3726 9933 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

TATRO

696 
WWUS53 KDDC 240352
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1052 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

KSC033-097-240401-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-190524T0400Z/
Kiowa KS-Comanche KS-
1052 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND NORTHWESTERN
COMANCHE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central
Kansas.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southern 
Comanche county until 1130 PM.

LAT...LON 3718 9927 3724 9950 3747 9931 3740 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 219DEG 28KT 3734 9925 

$$

TATRO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	29 min
May 23, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	34 min
May 23, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee	18 min
May 23, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	45 min
May 23, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	31 min
May 23, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	39 min
May 23, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	31 min
May 23, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	57 min
May 23, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	41 min
May 23, 8:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Rush	35 min
May 23, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	42 min
May 23, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	34 min
May 23, 9:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	38 min
May 23, 9:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	42 min
May 23, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	40 min
May 23, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	42 min
May 23, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	29 min
May 23, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	43 min
May 23, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Comanche	50 min
May 23, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	47 min
May 23, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DDC	Comanche	45 min
May 23, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	27 min
May 23, 10:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade	8 hr
May 23, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	47 min
May 23, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	45 min
May 23, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	44 min
May 23, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	53 min
May 23, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	44 min
May 23, 11:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	4 hr
May 23, 11:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	26 min
May 24, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	47 min
May 24, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Rush	31 min
May 24, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	55 min
May 24, 2:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DDC	Pawnee	3 days
May 24, 3:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	24 hr
May 24, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	53 min
May 24, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	54 min
May 24, 5:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DDC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 7 more	32 hr
May 24, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	49 min
May 24, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	47 min
May 24, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.