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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 2.75 in. |
| State | KANSAS |
| County/Area | CLARK |
| WFO | DDC |
| Begin Date | 05/23/2008 17:40:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 8 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | ACRES |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.14/-100.01 |
| End Date | 05/23/2008 17:40:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | An anonymously strong upper level system allowed everything to come together at the surface to produced what is perhaps the biggest tornado outbreak to ever occur in the Dodge City CWA! Fifty-five tornadoes were documented during that afternoon and evening! Some of the tornadoes were very large and damaging. The character of the supercell thunderstorms that day had similarities to the storms that produced the Greensburg tornado a little over a year after. In fact there was one tornado that was just as large and perhaps could have been just as damaging that was headed towards the small Kiowa county town but fortunately turned and dissipated. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 2 | 4 | 210.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PRATT | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/22/2008 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PENDENNIS | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 14:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHIELDS | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 14:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHIELDS | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 14:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHIELDS | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 14:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LIBERAL | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 14:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FRIEND | FINNEY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 15:29 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COPELAND | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 15:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COPELAND | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 15:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AMY | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 15:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COPELAND | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 15:52 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COPELAND | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 15:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DIGHTON ARPT | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:01 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GARDEN CITY | FINNEY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TENNIS | FINNEY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DIGHTON ARPT | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:13 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 65.00K | 0.00K |
| DIGHTON | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT | FINNEY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:17 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HEALY | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| INGALLS | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:24 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KISMET | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:31 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHIELDS | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHIELDS | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CIMARRON ARPT | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MEADE STATE PARK | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 16:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KALVESTA | FINNEY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HAGGARD | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JETMORE | HODGEMAN CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:29 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BEELER | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:32 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ALAMOTA | LANE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ENGLEWOOD | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:37 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ACRES | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BEELER | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ENGLEWOOD | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAIRD | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 17:58 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAIRD | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ASHLAND | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:01 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAIRD | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:07 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLARK STATE LAKE | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ARNOLD | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OSGOOD | NESS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:29 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SITKA | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:31 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CEDAR BLUFF RES | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLARK STATE LAKE | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLARK STATE LAKE | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:43 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KINGSDOWN | FORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:44 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MULLINVILLE | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CEDAR BLUFF RES | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:49 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GARDEN CITY | FINNEY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CEDAR BLUFF RES | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 18:58 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JOY | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:11 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIGA | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JOY | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COPELAND | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELLIS | ELLIS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:28 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENSBURG ARPT | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:34 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENSBURG | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELLIS | ELLIS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIGA | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CENTERVIEW | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELLIS | ELLIS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CEDAR BLUFF RES | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:49 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLARK STATE LAKE | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRENHAM | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 19:56 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SITKA | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIGA | TREGO CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:07 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TROUSDALE | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BUTTERMILK | COMANCHE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:08 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WELLSFORD | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:08 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOG BACK | ELLIS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:08 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELLIS | ELLIS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:10 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TROUSDALE | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:11 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPEWELL | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:13 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELLIS | ELLIS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TROUSDALE | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELPRE | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AETNA | BARBER CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPEWELL | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:24 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MACKSVILLE SMITH ARP | STAFFORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PROTECTION | COMANCHE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BLOOM | FORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 145.00K | 0.00K |
| SITKA | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BYERS | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PROTECTION | COMANCHE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:30 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PROTECTION | COMANCHE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:32 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WILROADS | FORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DEERHEAD | BARBER CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELPRE | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DILLWYN | STAFFORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PROTECTION | COMANCHE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COLDWATER | COMANCHE CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 20:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST JOHN | STAFFORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MULLINVILLE | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKE CITY | BARBER CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:08 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELVIDERE | KIOWA CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:11 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SITKA | CLARK CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:12 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WINDTHORST | FORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:12 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELM MILLS | BARBER CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAWYER | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:16 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAWYER | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:16 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELM MILLS | BARBER CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OFFERLE | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:19 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAWYER | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:19 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAWYER | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:21 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAWYER | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:24 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 2 | 2 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KINSLEY MUNI ARPT | EDWARDS CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MACKSVILLE | STAFFORD CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 21:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BYERS | PRATT CO. | KS | 05/23/2008 | 22:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 2 | 4 | 210.00K | 0.00K |
