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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2005, 4:53 PM CDT for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min. 9 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, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2005, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Plevna, KS | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND |
| Jul 3, 5:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Ne Abbyville, KS | |
| Jul 3, 5:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | Arlington, KS | TORNADO REPORTED NEAR ARLINGTON |
| Jul 3, 5:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Arlington, KS | TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN ARLINGTON |
| Jul 3, 5:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Partridge, KS | |
| Jul 3, 5:33 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Partridge, KS | |
| Jul 3, 5:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nne Pretty Prairie, KS | TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY. |
| Jul 3, 5:46 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 E Partridge, KS | |
| Jul 3, 5:46 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 5 E Partridge, 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, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 815 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 032154 TORICT KSC155-032245- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0035.050703T2153Z-050703T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 453 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVIA...OR 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRATT... AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ABBYVILLE...ARLINGTON...HUTCHINSON...PARTRIDGE...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...SYLVIA 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 3813 9846 3783 9846 3781 9791 3812 9791 $$ JAKUB
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 032204 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 503 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC155-032245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050703T2245Z/ RENO KS- 503 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVIA...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGMAN... AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR ABBYVILLE BY 515 PM CDT. NEAR ARLINGTON BY 520 PM CDT. NEAR PARTRIDGE BY 530 PM CDT. 6 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON BY 545 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF LANGDON AND PLEVNA ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3813 9846 3783 9846 3781 9791 3812 9791 $$ DARMOFAL
000 WWUS53 KICT 032221 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 520 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC155-032245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050703T2245Z/ RENO KS- 520 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 516 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARLINGTON...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM 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 3813 9846 3783 9846 3781 9791 3812 9791 $$ DARMOFAL
000 WWUS53 KICT 032224 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 524 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC155-032245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050703T2245Z/ RENO KS- 524 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 521 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARLINGTON...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. LAT...LON 3813 9846 3783 9846 3781 9791 3812 9791 $$ DARMOFAL
000 WWUS53 KICT 032235 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 535 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC155-032245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050703T2245Z/ RENO KS- 535 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 534 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARTRIDGE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN RENO COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH. 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 3813 9846 3783 9846 3781 9791 3812 9791 $$ 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, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson | 50 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, 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.