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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

December 12, 2022Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Dec 12, 2022, 10:51 PM CST for Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 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: Dec 12, 2022, 10:51 PM CST (04:51 UTC)
Expired: Dec 12, 2022, 11:09 PM CST
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 12, 9:16 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

321 
WFUS53 KDDC 130451
TORDDC
KSC025-033-130530-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0005.221213T0451Z-221213T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1051 PM CST Mon Dec 12 2022

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Comanche County in south central Kansas...
  Eastern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 1130 PM CST.
    
* At 1050 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Acres, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Sitka around 1110 PM CST.

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 3700 9988 3706 9995 3739 9971 3708 9939
      3700 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 235DEG 33KT 3704 9979 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

JJOHNSON

2 follow-up statements

057 
WWUS53 KDDC 130458
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1058 PM CST Mon Dec 12 2022

KSC025-033-130530-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-221213T0530Z/
Comanche KS-Clark KS-
1058 PM CST Mon Dec 12 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND EASTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
    
At 1057 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Sitka, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Sitka around 1110 PM CST.

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 3704 9981 3713 9990 3739 9971 3708 9939
      3700 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 235DEG 33KT 3708 9972 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

JJOHNSON

681 
WWUS53 KDDC 130509
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1109 PM CST Mon Dec 12 2022

KSC025-033-130519-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-221213T0530Z/
Comanche KS-Clark KS-
1109 PM CST Mon Dec 12 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND EASTERN CLARK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3704 9981 3713 9990 3739 9971 3708 9939
      3700 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 235DEG 33KT 3715 9960 

$$

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 12, 6:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	26 min
Dec 12, 6:44 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	31 min
Dec 12, 6:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	36 min
Dec 12, 7:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	27 min
Dec 12, 7:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane	25 min
Dec 12, 8:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	34 min
Dec 12, 8:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	32 min
Dec 12, 8:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	34 min
Dec 12, 9:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	38 min
Dec 12, 9:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	34 min
Dec 12, 9:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark	48 min
Dec 12, 9:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Rush	27 min
Dec 12, 9:57 PM CST	Tornado Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	48 min
Dec 12, 10:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	14 min
Dec 12, 10:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	32 min
Dec 12, 10:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	28 min
Dec 12, 10:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	23 min
Dec 12, 10:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt, Stafford	32 min
Dec 12, 10:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	29 min
Dec 12, 11:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Pratt	31 min
Dec 12, 11:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	36 min
Dec 12, 11:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	17 min
Dec 12, 11:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	31 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.