Locally heavy rainfall and a few severe thunderstorms are possible over the Mid-Atlantic into eastern North Carolina, as the remnants of Nestor move across the region today. Elsewhere, a very strong storm system will sweep into the Plains and severe thunderstorms with very large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and a few tornadoes are expected from parts of Texas and Oklahoma into Arkansas. Read More >
Overview
A series of supercells formed during the late afternoon into the early evening hours across portions of western Kansas producing 12 to 15 tornadoes.
One supercell produced numerous cyclic tornadoes starting few miles north of Minneola with the last tornado dissipating about 6 miles south southwest of Jetmore. EF3 damage was produced a few miles east of Ensign were a house was destroyed as well as around 6 miles north of Dodge City. Some notable damage with these tornadoes includes a house that was destroyed just east of Ensign, a semi overturned on US50, numerous homes along highway 50 just west of Dodge City were heaviely damaged (at one home there were two injuries), a large propane tank was reported leaking at 14th and Denim and a building at the landfill north of Dodge City was destroyed.
Other tornadoes occured in northwestern Hodgeman and southwestern Ness Counties. EF3 damage was also produced with these tornadoes. Some notable damage from these tornadoes were a home that was destroyed northwest of Jetmore, a stock trailer was blown nearly 3 miles, an oil take was blown over, many electric poles were damaged and destroyed, and a farmstead was destroyed in southwestern Ness County.
A few other tornadoes formed across portions of Edwards county causing damage to two homes south of Lewis. One of these tornadoes eventually produced EF3 damage southeast of Lewis.
Tornadoes:
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Tornado - North of Minneola to northeast of Ensign
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Tornado - 7 miles west of Ensign to Hyw 56
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Tornado - Hyw 56 to SW 203 Road in Hodgman County
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Tornado - 5 miles north of Dodge City to 6 miles SSW of Jetmore
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Tornado - 7-17 miles southwest of Ness City
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Tornado - 8-13 miles SW of Ness City
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Tornado - 8 miles south of Kinsley
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Tornado - 10 miles SSE of Kinsley
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Tornado - 3 miles south of Lewis
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Hail:
Large hail and damaging winds were also produced with these supercells during the late afternoon into the evening hours. Some notable reports were 3+ inch hail in downtown and western Dodge City, one 5 inch hailstone, numerous electric poles snapped, 80+ mph winds in Rush County, golfball hail east of Liberal, and 1 - 1.5 inch hail in downtown Pratt.
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| 5 inch hail south of Dodge City | Tennis ball sized hail (courtesy of David Snodgrass) | 3 inch hail in Dodge City (courtesy of Marc Russel | Golfball sized hail in Dodge City (courtesy of Nick Cossman) |
Storm Reports
All WFO DDC storm reports at this web address: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/#DDC/201605242100/201605250459/0101
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
659 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM TORNADO 5 NW SHALLOW WATER 38.42N 100.99W
05/24/2016 SCOTT KS STORM CHASER
REPORT AND PICTURE WAS RECEIVED THROUGH
TWITTER.
0421 PM TORNADO 4 W SCOTT CITY 38.48N 100.98W
05/24/2016 SCOTT KS NWS EMPLOYEE
THERE WAS A CONFIRMED LARGE CONE TORNADO.
0424 PM TORNADO 2 NW SCOTT CITY 38.50N 100.93W
05/24/2016 SCOTT KS NWS EMPLOYEE
TORNADO LOCATION BASED ON RADAR. NWS
EMPLOYEE REPORTED A THIN ROPE TORNADO.
0455 PM TORNADO 4 NNW MANNING 38.61N 100.75W
05/24/2016 SCOTT KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0509 PM TORNADO 5 N MANNING 38.63N 100.72W
05/24/2016 SCOTT KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0511 PM TORNADO 5 N MANNING 38.63N 100.72W
05/24/2016 SCOTT KS EMERGENCY MNGR
A 7 TO 9 MINUTE ELEPHANT TRUNK SHAPE TORNADO
OBSERVED.
0529 PM TORNADO 1 NW SHIELDS 38.63N 100.46W
05/24/2016 LANE KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0531 PM HAIL 5 S HAYNE 37.03N 100.82W
05/24/2016 E1.75 INCH SEWARD KS PUBLIC
LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR
0535 PM HAIL 2 NE HAYNE 37.12N 100.77W
05/24/2016 E1.75 INCH SEWARD KS PUBLIC
0540 PM HAIL 3 NW MINNEOLA 37.48N 100.05W
05/24/2016 E1.75 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0548 PM TORNADO 1 E PENDENNIS 38.64N 100.32W
05/24/2016 LANE KS NWS EMPLOYEE
BRIEF TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR AROUND 10
SECONDS.
0549 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 N MINNEOLA 37.52N 100.01W
05/24/2016 FORD KS STORM CHASER
0552 PM HAIL 3 NW MINNEOLA 37.47N 100.05W
05/24/2016 E1.75 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0554 PM TORNADO 9 NW MINNEOLA 37.54N 100.12W
05/24/2016 FORD KS STORM CHASER
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED.
0604 PM TORNADO 7 ESE ENSIGN 37.61N 100.11W
05/24/2016 FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
CONE TORNADO ON THE GROUND
0609 PM HAIL 9 ESE KALVESTA 38.00N 100.15W
05/24/2016 E1.75 INCH HODGEMAN KS PUBLIC
0610 PM TORNADO 8 ESE ENSIGN 37.60N 100.10W
05/24/2016 FORD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0611 PM TORNADO 12 SSE BEELER 38.27N 100.15W
05/24/2016 NESS KS STORM CHASER
BRIEF TORNADO ON THE GROUND. LOCATION
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0611 PM TORNADO 12 S BEELER 38.27N 100.15W
05/24/2016 NESS KS STORM CHASER
BRIEF TORNADO ON THE GROUND. LOCATION
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0617 PM TORNADO 11 SSE BEELER 38.30N 100.10W
05/24/2016 NESS KS STORM CHASER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND. LOCATION ESTIMATED BY
RADAR
0620 PM HAIL 3 NNE HAYNE 37.14N 100.78W
05/24/2016 E1.00 INCH SEWARD KS PUBLIC
0626 PM HAIL 3 SW DODGE CITY 37.73N 100.05W
05/24/2016 E1.00 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0630 PM HAIL 1 WNW DODGE CITY 37.76N 100.03W
05/24/2016 E1.25 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0630 PM TORNADO 7 SW DODGE CITY 37.69N 100.11W
05/24/2016 FORD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TWO TORNADOES 6 TO
8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY.
0632 PM TORNADO 6 ESE ENSIGN 37.63N 100.13W
05/24/2016 FORD KS TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF 2 TORNADOES ON THE
GROUND.
0635 PM TORNADO 6 SW DODGE CITY 37.71N 100.10W
05/24/2016 FORD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOMES WERE REPORTED TO BE DESTROYED.
0640 PM HAIL 1 WNW DODGE CITY 37.77N 100.03W
05/24/2016 M3.00 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0645 PM TORNADO 7 SW FT. DODGE 37.65N 100.02W
05/24/2016 FORD KS STORM CHASER
A MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO WAS REPORTED WEST
OF 117232 US 283, APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES
SOUTH OF DODGE CITY, KS.
0703 PM HAIL NESS CITY 38.45N 99.91W
05/24/2016 E1.00 INCH NESS KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0703 PM TSTM WND GST NESS CITY 38.45N 99.91W
05/24/2016 E80 MPH NESS KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0709 PM TORNADO 6 NNE HOWELL 37.86N 100.15W
05/24/2016 FORD KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM TORNADO 5 ESE ENSIGN 37.62N 100.14W
05/24/2016 FORD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
A BUILDING WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE POWER
POLES DOWN. THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED USING
RADAR. THE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THROUGH
COMMUNICATIONS RADIO.
0710 PM TORNADO 6 NNW DODGE CITY 37.84N 100.05W
05/24/2016 FORD KS TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED A STRUCTURE DESTROYED ALONG
110TH ROAD.
0720 PM TORNADO 7 N DODGE CITY 37.87N 100.02W
05/24/2016 FORD KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0723 PM TORNADO 7 N DODGE CITY 37.86N 100.02W
05/24/2016 FORD KS STORM CHASER
STORM CHASER REPORTED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
A STRUCTURE. A LARGE PROPANE TANK WAS ON THE
HIGHWAY SPEWING GAS.
0725 PM HAIL 3 SW DODGE CITY 37.73N 100.05W
05/24/2016 E2.75 INCH FORD KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0727 PM HAIL 3 WSW TICE 37.50N 100.78W
05/24/2016 E1.00 INCH HASKELL KS PUBLIC
0727 PM HAIL 6 N DODGE CITY 37.85N 100.02W
05/24/2016 E2.50 INCH FORD KS STORM CHASER
0736 PM TORNADO 8 S JETMORE 37.97N 99.89W
05/24/2016 HODGEMAN KS STORM CHASER
0739 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 9 S JETMORE 37.95N 99.88W
05/24/2016 HODGEMAN KS STORM CHASER
0740 PM TORNADO 3 WSW CENTERVIEW 37.79N 99.32W
05/24/2016 EDWARDS KS PUBLIC
TORNADO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 183
WEST OF CENTERVIEW.
0740 PM TORNADO 8 S JETMORE 37.97N 99.89W
05/24/2016 HODGEMAN KS STORM CHASER
0746 PM TORNADO 6 S JETMORE 38.00N 99.89W
05/24/2016 HODGEMAN KS STORM CHASER
0753 PM TSTM WND GST 7 N MCCRACKEN 38.69N 99.57W
05/24/2016 E80 MPH RUSH KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0816 PM HAIL SAWYER 37.50N 98.68W
05/24/2016 E1.50 INCH PRATT KS PUBLIC
0839 PM TORNADO 3 SW OTIS 38.51N 99.09W
05/24/2016 RUSH KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0840 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 ENE SAWYER 37.51N 98.62W
05/24/2016 PRATT KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0903 PM HAIL PRATT 37.64N 98.74W
05/24/2016 E1.00 INCH PRATT KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0910 PM HAIL PRATT 37.64N 98.74W
05/24/2016 E1.25 INCH PRATT KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0916 PM HAIL PRATT 37.65N 98.74W
05/24/2016 E0.75 INCH PRATT KS EMERGENCY MNGR
1158 PM HAIL 5 SE ASH VALLEY 38.26N 99.15W
05/24/2016 E0.75 INCH PAWNEE KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0720 PM TORNADO 10 N DODGE CITY 37.91N 100.02W
05/24/2016 FORD KS STORM CHASER
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