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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 12, 2021, 9:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 23 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
- Oct 12, 2021, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 9:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Tice, KS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 441 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
765
WFUS53 KDDC 130222
TORDDC
KSC069-081-119-175-130245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0008.211013T0222Z-211013T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
922 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
Northwestern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 921 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
Sublette, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Tice around 930 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 3733 10080 3738 10093 3754 10079 3749 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 242DEG 55KT 3739 10082
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
TATRO1 follow-up statement
255
WWUS53 KDDC 130228
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
928 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021
KSC175-130238-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-211013T0245Z/
Seward KS-
928 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SEWARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3739 10070 3742 10081 3754 10079 3749 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 239DEG 53KT 3745 10073
$$
KSC069-081-119-130245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-211013T0245Z/
Meade KS-Gray KS-Haskell KS-
928 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MEADE...SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL
COUNTIES...
At 928 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Tice, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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
northwestern Meade, southwestern Gray and southeastern Haskell
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3739 10070 3742 10081 3754 10079 3749 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 239DEG 53KT 3745 10073
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
TATROThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 36 min |
| Oct 12, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 29 min |
| Oct 12, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 39 min |
| Oct 12, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 42 min |
| Oct 12, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 32 min |
| Oct 12, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens | 43 min |
| Oct 12, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 47 min |
| Oct 12, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 40 min |
| Oct 12, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 38 min |
| Oct 12, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 21 min |
| Oct 12, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward, Stevens | 53 min |
| Oct 12, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 45 min |
| Oct 12, 9:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell | 26 min |
| Oct 12, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Meade and 1 more | 44 min |
| Oct 12, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 38 min |
| Oct 12, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 21 min |
| Oct 12, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 11 min |
| Oct 12, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford | 31 min |
| Oct 12, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 40 min |
| Oct 12, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 39 min |
| Oct 12, 10:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 24 min |
| Oct 12, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 58 min |
| Oct 12, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 54 min |
| Oct 12, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa, Meade | 67 min |
| Oct 12, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 17 min |
| Oct 12, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 27 min |
| Oct 12, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 32 min |
| Oct 12, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 38 min |
| Oct 12, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 35 min |
| Oct 13, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 18 min |
| Oct 13, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt and 1 more | 58 min |
| Oct 13, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Pratt, Stafford | 66 min |
| Oct 13, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 29 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.