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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2022, 3:43 PM CDT for Barber County, Kiowa County, Pratt County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2022, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2022, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Barber County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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.
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 2, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 474 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 651 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
347
WFUS53 KDDC 022043
TORDDC
KSC007-097-151-022115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0002.220502T2043Z-220502T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
343 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
Northwestern Barber County in south central Kansas...
Southwestern Pratt County in south central Kansas...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 343 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Belvidere, moving east at 35 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...
Belvidere around 355 PM CDT.
Croft around 400 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Sun
City.
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 3735 9900 3738 9900 3738 9910 3744 9925
3754 9923 3756 9887 3732 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 277DEG 29KT 3747 9917
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
SPRINGER3 follow-up statements
024
WWUS53 KDDC 022053
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
353 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
KSC007-097-151-022115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220502T2115Z/
Kiowa KS-Barber KS-Pratt KS-
353 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND SOUTHWESTERN PRATT
COUNTIES...
At 352 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Belvidere, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sun City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3735 9900 3738 9900 3741 9909 3744 9917
3753 9915 3756 9887 3732 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 277DEG 29KT 3746 9907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
SPRINGER270
WWUS53 KDDC 022101
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
401 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
KSC007-097-151-022115-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220502T2115Z/
Kiowa KS-Barber KS-Pratt KS-
401 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND SOUTHWESTERN PRATT
COUNTIES...
At 401 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Croft, moving east at 35 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.
Locations impacted include...
Sun City and Croft.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3735 9900 3738 9900 3741 9908 3754 9906
3756 9887 3732 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 277DEG 29KT 3745 9897
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
SPRINGER329
WWUS53 KDDC 022109
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
409 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
KSC007-097-151-022118-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220502T2115Z/
Kiowa KS-Barber KS-Pratt KS-
409 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN BARBER
AND SOUTHWESTERN PRATT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Kiowa, Pratt, Comanche, and Barber counties until 430 PM
CDT.
LAT...LON 3735 9900 3738 9900 3741 9908 3754 9906
3756 9887 3732 9893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 277DEG 29KT 3744 9890
$$
SPRINGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 50 min |
| May 1, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 47 min |
| May 1, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 45 min |
| May 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 42 min |
| May 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 39 min |
| May 1, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 44 min |
| May 1, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 51 min |
| May 1, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 52 min |
| May 1, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray, Hodgeman | 49 min |
| May 2, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 32 min |
| May 2, 4:41 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Morton and 4 more | 8 hr |
| May 2, 12:59 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Morton and 4 more | 19 hr |
| May 2, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 31 min |
| May 2, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 31 min |
| May 2, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Kiowa | 48 min |
| May 2, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa | 42 min |
| May 2, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 26 min |
| May 2, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt | 48 min |
| May 2, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 34 min |
| May 2, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 31 min |
| May 2, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 32 min |
| May 2, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.