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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 28, 2019Trego County, Kansas

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2019-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2019-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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

$$

FINCH
2 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

$$

FINCH
732 
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 

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 8:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDDCMeade43 hr

Nearby

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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.