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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 5, 2019Ness County, Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2019, 6:46 PM CDT for Ness County, Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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: Jul 5, 2019, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2019, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 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
Jul 5, 7:25 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 W Hargrave, KS	RELAYED BY NWS ICT. SEVERAL BRIEF LANDSPOUT TORNADOES REPORTED BY STORM CHASER.

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
Jul 5, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 99 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: 1172 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -247 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

686 
WFUS53 KDDC 052346
TORDDC
KSC135-165-060030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0037.190705T2346Z-190706T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
646 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Ness County in west central Kansas...
  Northwestern Rush County in central Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.
    
* At 646 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near McCracken, moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
  McCracken around 715 PM CDT.
  Alexander, Hargrave and Nekoma around 730 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 3850 9918 3844 9971 3865 9966 3870 9950
      3870 9944
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 340DEG 7KT 3863 9956 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

FINCH

2 follow-up statements

403 
WWUS53 KDDC 060006
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
706 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

KSC135-165-060030-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-190706T0030Z/
Ness KS-Rush KS-
706 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL NESS AND NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTIES...
    
At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near McCracken, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
  Hargrave around 725 PM CDT.
  Alexander around 730 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 3850 9925 3845 9967 3864 9962 3867 9950
      3864 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 343DEG 10KT 3858 9954 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

FINCH

361 
WWUS53 KDDC 060032
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
732 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

KSC135-165-060040-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-190706T0030Z/
Ness KS-Rush KS-
732 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL NESS AND NORTHWESTERN RUSH
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning appears no longer to be 
tornadic. A severe thunderstorm will replace the tornado 
warning. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3850 9925 3845 9967 3864 9962 3867 9950
      3864 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 340DEG 7KT 3854 9952 

$$

RUTHI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 2:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	56 min
Jul 5, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	65 min
Jul 5, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	54 min
Jul 5, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane	56 min
Jul 5, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Lane, Scott	52 min
Jul 5, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	44 min
Jul 5, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Grant, Kearny, Lane, Morton, Ness and 1 more	118 min
Jul 5, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny, Scott	58 min
Jul 5, 5:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	Haskell	3 hr
Jul 5, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant	24 min
Jul 5, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stevens	62 min
Jul 5, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	67 min
Jul 5, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	55 min
Jul 5, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	41 min
Jul 5, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	66 min
Jul 5, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stevens	61 min
Jul 5, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Trego	65 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.