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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2019, 4:19 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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 28, 2019, 4:19 PM CDT (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Ellis County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 28, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
856
WFUS53 KDDC 282119
TORDDC
KSC051-282200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0032.190528T2119Z-190528T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
419 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Ellis County in central Kansas...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 419 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Schoenchen, moving northeast at 25 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...
Hays and Munjor around 435 PM CDT.
Toulon around 440 PM CDT.
Victoria around 455 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 3883 9904 3872 9904 3869 9931 3870 9936
3881 9943 3902 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 245DEG 20KT 3875 9934
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
FINCH1 follow-up statement
417
WWUS53 KDDC 282132
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
432 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
KSC051-282200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-190528T2200Z/
Ellis KS-
432 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTY...
At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Toulon, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Toulon around 435 PM CDT.
Victoria around 440 PM CDT.
Catherine around 445 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3884 9906 3881 9911 3877 9925 3876 9929
3883 9937 3902 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 220DEG 28KT 3884 9925
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
FINCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 24 min |
| May 27, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 29 min |
| May 28, 2:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Stafford | 56 hr |
| May 28, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 54 min |
| May 28, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 41 min |
| May 28, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 30 min |
| May 28, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 62 min |
| May 28, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 59 min |
| May 28, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 39 min |
| May 28, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ellis | 23 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.