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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2025, 7:36 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. 4 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
- May 18, 2025, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Edwards County, KS, Pawnee County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Lewis, KS | Beginning of Garfield tornado. |
| May 18, 7:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Garfield, KS | Videos of the tornado from the broadcast media. |
| May 18, 7:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Garfield, KS | Videos of the tornado from the broadcast media. |
| May 18, 7:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wnw Garfield, KS | End of Garfield tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 2754 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 599 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 675 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 11.3
- Supercell composite
- 45.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDDC 190036
TORDDC
KSC047-145-190100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0005.250519T0036Z-250519T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
736 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
Central Edwards County in south central Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 735 PM CDT, a confirmed dangerous tornado
was located 2 miles northwest of Lewis, moving northeast at 25 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Broadcast media confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
* The tornado will be near...
Lewis around 740 PM CDT.
Garfield around 745 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is ongoing. To protect your life, 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 3792 9929 3794 9937 3817 9929 3809 9898
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 212DEG 21KT 3796 9931
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
UMSCHEID1 follow-up statement
948
WWUS53 KDDC 190049
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
749 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025
KSC047-190058-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250519T0100Z/
Edwards KS-
749 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3800 9924 3800 9933 3817 9929 3812 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 219DEG 18KT 3803 9926
$$
KSC145-190100-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250519T0100Z/
Pawnee KS-
749 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTY...
At 748 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Garfield, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters 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 tornado will be near...
Garfield around 755 PM CDT.
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 3800 9924 3800 9933 3817 9929 3812 9908
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 219DEG 18KT 3803 9926
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 39 min |
| May 18, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards | 27 min |
| May 18, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Trego | 47 min |
| May 18, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 34 min |
| May 18, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 18 min |
| May 18, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 28 min |
| May 18, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 33 min |
| May 18, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt | 49 min |
| May 18, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa | 26 min |
| May 18, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa | 43 min |
| May 18, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 42 min |
| May 18, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Kiowa, Pratt | 28 min |
| May 18, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 40 min |
| May 18, 10:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 38 min |
| May 18, 11:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 20 min |
| May 19, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 50 min |
| May 19, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 47 min |
| May 19, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 49 min |
| May 19, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 52 min |
| May 19, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 40 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.