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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 13, 2005, 6:55 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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
- Sep 13, 2005, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2005, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Montgomery County, KS, Wilson County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nne Elk City, KS | |
| Sep 13, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Neodesha, KS | |
| Sep 13, 7:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Neodesha, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1732 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -276 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 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 132356 TORICT KSC125-205-140045- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0049.050913T2355Z-050914T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 655 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LONGTON...OR 33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ALTOONA...NEODESHA THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW LAT...LON 3753 9596 3730 9596 3729 9552 3753 9553 $$ BOWMAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 140007 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 707 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 KSC125-205-140045- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050914T0045Z/ WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS- 707 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREDONIA...OR 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... 6 MILES NORTH OF NEODESHA BY 725 PM CDT. NEAR ALTOONA BY 730 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF BUXTON IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. LAT...LON 3753 9596 3730 9596 3729 9552 3753 9553 $$ ES
000 WWUS53 KICT 140015 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 715 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 KSC125-205-140045- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050914T0045Z/ WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS- 715 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF ELK CITY...OR 28 MILES NORTHWEST OF COFFEYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR NEODESHA BY 730 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF SYCAMORE IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3753 9596 3730 9596 3729 9552 3753 9553 $$ ES
000 WWUS53 KICT 140034 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 733 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 KSC125-205-140045- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050914T0045Z/ WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS- 733 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 731 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF NEODESHA...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF COFFEYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF SYCAMORE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AROUND 70 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3753 9596 3730 9596 3729 9552 3753 9553 $$ ES
000 WWUS53 KICT 140046 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 745 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 KSC125-205-140056- /O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050914T0045Z/ WILSON KS-MONTGOMERY KS- 745 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN WILSON COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 744 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN, OR A WARNING ISSUED. LAT...LON 3753 9596 3730 9596 3729 9552 3753 9553 $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 50 min |
| Sep 13, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 56 min |
| Sep 13, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 36 min |
| Sep 13, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 60 min |
| Sep 13, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 64 min |
| Sep 13, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 45 min |
| Sep 13, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk | 58 min |
| Sep 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 51 min |
| Sep 13, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Elk | 51 min |
| Sep 13, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Neosho | 37 min |
| Sep 13, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 40 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.