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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Feb 26, 2023, 5:26 PM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 19 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
- Feb 26, 2023, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2023, 5:45 PM CST
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Finney County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 3141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
615
WFUS53 KDDC 262326
TORDDC
KSC055-083-101-135-262345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0002.230226T2326Z-230226T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
526 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Ness County in west central Kansas...
Northwestern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Lane County in west central Kansas...
* Until 545 PM CST.
* At 525 PM CST, a tornado producing storm was located 9 miles
northwest of Kalvesta, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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 Finney, southwestern Ness, northwestern Hodgeman and
southeastern Lane Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is ongoing. 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 3810 10041 3814 10046 3835 10025 3820 10010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 228DEG 45KT 3813 10042
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
HOVORKA1 follow-up statement
661
WWUS53 KDDC 262327
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
527 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
KSC055-083-101-135-262345-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230226T2345Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Hodgeman KS-Lane KS-
527 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHWESTERN NESS...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTIES...
At 527 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 9 miles northwest of
Kalvesta, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Finney, southwestern Ness, northwestern Hodgeman and
southeastern Lane Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is ongoing. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement
or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid
windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move
to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying
debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3810 10041 3814 10046 3835 10025 3820 10010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 228DEG 45KT 3815 10039
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
HOVORKAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 40 min |
| Feb 26, 3:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 50 min |
| Feb 26, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 45 min |
| Feb 26, 4:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 25 min |
| Feb 26, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 50 min |
| Feb 26, 4:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 43 min |
| Feb 26, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 43 min |
| Feb 26, 4:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward, Stevens | 42 min |
| Feb 26, 4:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 25 min |
| Feb 26, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell | 27 min |
| Feb 26, 5:02 PM CST | High Wind Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott | 40 min |
| Feb 26, 5:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade | 52 min |
| Feb 26, 5:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 17 min |
| Feb 26, 5:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 12 min |
| Feb 26, 5:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 13 min |
| Feb 26, 5:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Meade | 10 min |
| Feb 26, 5:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 49 min |
| Feb 26, 5:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 16 min |
| Feb 26, 5:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 10 min |
| Feb 26, 5:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 9 min |
| Feb 26, 5:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 23 min |
| Feb 26, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 3 more | 48 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.