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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2005, 3:40 PM CDT for McPherson County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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
- Jul 3, 2005, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County McPherson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 3:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 S Windom, KS | |
| Jul 3, 4:01 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 6 Sw Mcpherson, KS | HAIL IS COVERING THE GROUND |
| Jul 3, 4:01 PM CDT | HAIL 4 | 4 Nw Inman, KS | |
| Jul 3, 4:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 N Inman, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 822 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -463 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 032040 TORICT KSC113-032130- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0033.050703T2040Z-050703T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 340 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE RIVER...OR 19 MILES WEST OF MCPHERSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... GALVA...INMAN...MCPHERSON...MOUNDRIDGE...WINDOM THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3845 9792 3825 9792 3819 9750 3848 9742 $$ JAKUB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 032058 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 357 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC113-032130- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050703T2130Z/ MCPHERSON KS- 357 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINDOM...OR 11 MILES WEST OF MCPHERSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR MCPHERSON BY 420 PM CDT. 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GALVA BY 430 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3845 9792 3825 9792 3819 9750 3848 9742 $$ DARMOFAL
000 WWUS53 KICT 032101 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 400 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC113-032130- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050703T2130Z/ MCPHERSON KS- 400 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF INMAN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCPHERSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... 8 MILES NORTH OF MOUNDRIDGE BY 415 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3845 9792 3825 9792 3819 9750 3848 9742 $$ DARMOFAL
000 WWUS53 KICT 032112 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 411 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC113-032130- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050703T2130Z/ MCPHERSON KS- 411 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF INMAN...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCPHERSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... 5 MILES NORTH OF MOUNDRIDGE BY 425 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. LAT...LON 3845 9792 3825 9792 3819 9750 3848 9742 $$ DARMOFAL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 55 min |
| Jul 3, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Rice | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson | 15 min |
| Jul 3, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 56 min |
| Jul 3, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 67 min |
| Jul 3, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 67 min |
| Jul 3, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 51 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.