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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2019, 7:02 PM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2019, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
307
WFUS53 KDDC 290002
TORDDC
KSC195-290045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0035.190529T0002Z-190529T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
702 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Trego County in west central Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Quinter, moving east at 30 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...
Collyer around 715 PM CDT.
Voda around 725 PM CDT.
Wakeeney around 740 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 3896 9974 3896 10015 3913 10015 3913 9973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 263DEG 27KT 3902 10023
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
FINCH2 follow-up statements
618
WWUS53 KDDC 290024
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
724 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
KSC195-290045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-190529T0045Z/
Trego KS-
724 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY...
At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Voda, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Wakeeney around 740 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3896 9974 3897 10010 3912 10009 3913 9973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 263DEG 27KT 3904 10002
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
FINCH732
WWUS53 KDDC 290042
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
742 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
KSC195-290052-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-190529T0045Z/
Trego KS-
742 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM CDT...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3896 9974 3897 10010 3912 10009 3913 9973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 286DEG 27KT 3901 9986
$$
FINCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Meade | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.