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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2021, 6:59 PM CDT for Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. 3 reports 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
- May 24, 2021, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 117 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Ne Lakin, KS | |
| May 24, 7:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Deerfield, KS | |
| May 24, 7:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Deerfield, KS | HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
900
WFUS53 KDDC 242359
TORDDC
KSC093-250030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0003.210524T2359Z-210525T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
659 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 658 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lakin, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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...
Lakin around 715 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Deerfield.
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 3794 10141 3810 10135 3804 10111 3780 10111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 287DEG 10KT 3798 10131
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER2 follow-up statements
478
WWUS53 KDDC 250012
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
712 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC093-250030-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210525T0030Z/
Kearny KS-
712 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY...
At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Lakin, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Trained storm spotters reported
a rotating wall cloud over Lakin.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Deerfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 10141 3807 10134 3804 10111 3780 10111
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 290DEG 12KT 3795 10124
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER746
WWUS53 KDDC 250019
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
719 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC093-250030-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210525T0030Z/
Kearny KS-
719 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY...
At 719 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lakin, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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.
Locations impacted include...
Lakin and Deerfield.
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 3789 10131 3806 10131 3804 10111 3780 10111
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 283DEG 11KT 3795 10120
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 51 min |
| May 24, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 55 min |
| May 24, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 63 min |
| May 24, 3:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 46 min |
| May 24, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 66 min |
| May 24, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 55 min |
| May 24, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 67 min |
| May 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 57 min |
| May 24, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 37 min |
| May 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 21 min |
| May 24, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 33 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 55 min |
| May 24, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 56 min |
| May 24, 6:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 12 hr |
| May 24, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kearny | 37 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 46 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.