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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Feb 26, 2023, 5:52 PM CST for Clark County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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, 5:52 PM CST (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2023, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
| Feb 26, 3:33 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 56 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.
874
WFUS53 KDDC 262352
TORDDC
KSC025-119-270015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0008.230226T2352Z-230227T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
552 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
Northwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 615 PM CST.
* At 552 PM CST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located 8
miles southeast of Meade, moving northeast at 65 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Meade and northwestern Clark 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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 10025 3725 10031 3747 10008 3745 9985
3728 9972
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 238DEG 55KT 3721 10020
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
UMSCHEID2 follow-up statements
813
WWUS53 KDDC 270002
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
602 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
KSC025-119-270015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230227T0015Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
602 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL MEADE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
At 601 PM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located 10
miles southeast of Fowler, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Minneola.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3718 10012 3736 10018 3747 10008 3745 9985
3728 9972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 238DEG 55KT 3729 10004
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
UMSCHEID349
WWUS53 KDDC 270010
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
610 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
KSC025-119-270019-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230227T0015Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
610 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MEADE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for southwestern
Kansas.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for
southwestern Kansas.
LAT...LON 3718 10012 3736 10018 3747 10008 3745 9985
3728 9972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 238DEG 55KT 3735 9992
$$
UMSCHEIDThe 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, 5:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 19 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, 5:57 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.