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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 30, 2020Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2020, 5:02 PM CDT for Stevens County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 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: Mar 30, 2020, 5:02 PM CDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2020, 5:26 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 30, 5:27 PM CDT	HAIL 0.7	5 Ne Hugoton, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

462 
WFUS53 KDDC 302202
TORDDC
KSC189-302245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0004.200330T2202Z-200330T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
502 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2020

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 545 PM CDT.
    
* At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located very near Feterita, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. The public has reported 
           rotation with this storm. 

  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...
  Hugoton around 515 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 3708 10154 3726 10155 3728 10124 3704 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 272DEG 23KT 3717 10146 

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

$$

TURNER

2 follow-up statements

219 
WWUS53 KDDC 302208
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
508 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2020

KSC189-302245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200330T2245Z/
Stevens KS-
508 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTY...
    
At 507 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Feterita, moving east at 20 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...
  Hugoton around 530 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 3708 10154 3726 10155 3728 10124 3704 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 260DEG 16KT 3719 10146 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

TURNER

045 
WWUS53 KDDC 302226
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
526 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2020

KSC189-302235-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200330T2245Z/
Stevens KS-
526 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STEVENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning is weakening, 
with rotation weakening on radar. The tornado warning is cancelled. 

LAT...LON 3708 10154 3726 10155 3728 10124 3704 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 272DEG 23KT 3719 10131 

$$

TURNER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	43 min
Mar 30, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	62 min
Mar 30, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	59 min
Mar 30, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	65 min
Mar 30, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	44 min
Mar 30, 4:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Grant, Stanton	41 min
Mar 30, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stevens	42 min
Mar 30, 4:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DDC	Grant, Stanton	16 min
Mar 30, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Stevens	65 min
Mar 30, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Scott	23 min
Mar 30, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	45 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.