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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Wichita, KS

June 30, 2005Neosho County, Wilson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2005, 7:31 PM CDT for Neosho County, Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. 6 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: Jun 30, 2005, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2005, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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
Jun 30, 7:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Chanute, KS
Jun 30, 7:58 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 W Chanute, KS
Jun 30, 8:04 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Chanute, KS
Jun 30, 8:04 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Chanute, KS
Jun 30, 8:04 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 60	Chanute, KS
Jun 30, 8:04 PM CDT	TORNADO	Chanute, KS

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
Jun 30, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -261 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 907 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KICT 010031
TORICT
KSC133-205-010130-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0028.050701T0031Z-050701T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
731 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
  NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR YATES CENTER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BUFFALO...CHANUTE


LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3772 9530 3772 9574 3757 9570 3750 9539
      3763 9530

$$

KETCHAM

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KICT 010051
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
750 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

KSC133-205-010130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050701T0130Z/
WILSON KS-NEOSHO KS-
750 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO AND
NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

AT 747 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF CHANUTE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
  NEAR CHANUTE BY  755 PM CDT.
  
THE TOWN OF EARLTON IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3772 9530 3772 9574 3757 9570 3750 9539
      3763 9530

$$

JAKUB

000 
WWUS53 KICT 010104
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
804 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

KSC133-205-010130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050701T0130Z/
WILSON KS-NEOSHO KS-
804 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO AND
NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

AT 800 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHANUTE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN WILSON
AND NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF CHANUTE AND
EARLTON.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

LAT...LON 3772 9530 3772 9574 3757 9570 3750 9539
      3763 9530

$$

JAKUB

000 
WWUS53 KICT 010111
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
809 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

KSC205-010119-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050701T0130Z/
WILSON KS-
809 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WILSON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 805 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE 
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSED AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3772 9530 3772 9551 3755 9552 3750 9539
      3763 9530

$$

KSC133-010130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050701T0130Z/
NEOSHO KS-
809 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY UNTIL
830 PM CDT...

AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF CHANUTE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 
30 MPH.

THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN 
NEOSHO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF EARLTON.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

LAT...LON 3772 9530 3772 9551 3755 9552 3750 9539
      3763 9530

$$

JAKUB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	33 min
Jun 30, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Woodson	15 min
Jun 30, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Labette, Neosho	46 min
Jun 30, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Woodson	59 min
Jun 30, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Allen	53 min
Jun 30, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	44 min
Jun 30, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Neosho	45 min

Nearby

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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.