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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2023, 7:41 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 min. 9 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
- Jun 23, 2023, 7:41 PM MDT (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2023, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:06 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | 8 N Big Bow, KS | |
| Jun 23, 8:06 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | 8 N Big Bow, KS | |
| Jun 23, 8:06 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | 8 N Big Bow, KS | |
| Jun 23, 8:09 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 N Big Bow, KS | The storm report came via the spotternetwork. |
| Jun 23, 8:09 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 N Big Bow, KS | The storm report came via the spotternetwork. |
| Jun 23, 8:09 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 N Big Bow, KS | The storm report came via the spotternetwork. |
| Jun 23, 8:15 PM MDT | TORNADO | 2 N Big Bow, KS | Public report confirmed a tornado north of Big Bow. |
| Jun 23, 8:15 PM MDT | TORNADO | 2 N Big Bow, KS | Public report confirmed a tornado north of Big Bow. |
| Jun 23, 8:15 PM MDT | TORNADO | 2 N Big Bow, KS | Public report confirmed a tornado north of Big Bow. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1260 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
852
WFUS53 KDDC 240141
TORDDC
KSC075-187-240215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0016.230624T0141Z-230624T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
841 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
Northeastern Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 915 PM CDT/815 PM MDT/.
* At 841 PM CDT/741 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 10 miles north of Johnson City,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Hamilton and northeastern Stanton 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 3767 10182 3777 10180 3779 10153 3755 10153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 287DEG 25KT 3772 10177
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
UMSCHEID1 follow-up statement
054
WWUS53 KDDC 240156
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
856 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023
KSC075-240205-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-230624T0215Z/
Hamilton KS-
856 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved
out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3765 10173 3773 10169 3773 10153 3755 10153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 294DEG 25KT 3767 10165
$$
KSC187-240215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-230624T0215Z/
Stanton KS-
856 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTY...
At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northeast of Johnson City, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Stanton 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3765 10173 3773 10169 3773 10153 3755 10153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 294DEG 25KT 3767 10165
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 21 min |
| Jun 23, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 7:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 7:33 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Morton | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 7:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Morton | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 8:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Grant, Stanton | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 8:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 8:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 9:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 35 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.