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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2021, 7:57 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 9 S Deerfield, KS | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| May 24, 8:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Sse Deerfield, KS | STORM CHASER REPORT OF MULTIPLE TORNADOES LOOKING FROM GARDEN CITY. |
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 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 520 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDDC 250057
TORDDC
KSC055-093-250145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0004.210525T0057Z-210525T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
757 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Kearny County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Deerfield, moving southeast at 15 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...
Holcomb around 800 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3788 10122 3803 10117 3792 10076 3776 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 302DEG 8KT 3791 10108
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER3 follow-up statements
954
WWUS53 KDDC 250108
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
808 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC055-093-250145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210525T0145Z/
Kearny KS-Finney KS-
808 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES...
At 808 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Holcomb, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Kearny and southwestern Finney Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3787 10119 3799 10112 3792 10076 3776 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 300DEG 8KT 3790 10105
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER500
WWUS53 KDDC 250115 CCA
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
815 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC055-093-250145-
/O.COR.KDDC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210525T0145Z/
Kearny KS-Finney KS-
815 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES...
At 815 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Deerfield, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3787 10119 3799 10112 3792 10076 3776 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 309DEG 7KT 3790 10105
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
TURNER017
WWUS53 KDDC 250125
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
825 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC093-250134-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210525T0145Z/
Kearny KS-
825 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KEARNY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3797 10110 3790 10079 3776 10095 3783 10110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 315DEG 11KT 3785 10099
$$
KSC055-250145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210525T0145Z/
Finney KS-
825 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY...
At 824 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Plymell, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Finney County.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3797 10110 3790 10079 3776 10095 3783 10110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 315DEG 11KT 3785 10099
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
TURNERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 4 hr |
| May 24, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 46 min |
| May 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 12 hr |
| May 24, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 57 min |
| May 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 6 hr |
| May 24, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 40 min |
| May 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 48 min |
| May 24, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 51 min |
| May 24, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 50 min |
| May 24, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 33 min |
| May 24, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 49 min |
| May 24, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell, Seward | 36 min |
| May 25, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 48 min |
| May 25, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 39 min |
| May 25, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell | 45 min |
| May 25, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 61 min |
| May 25, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 56 min |
| May 25, 2:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 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.