Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2005, 4:08 PM CDT for Brown County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2005, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2005, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Brown County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 4, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 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 KTOP 042108
TORTOP
KSC013-042200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0008.050604T2108Z-050604T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
408 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BROWN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 405 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
POWHATTAN...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIAWATHA...
ROBINSON...
RESERVE...
THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BROWN COUNTY.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVER WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3999 9533 3983 9533 3967 9564 3977 9577
3999 9556
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 042118
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
416 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
KSC013-042200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050604T2200Z/
BROWN-
416 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR BROWN COUNTY...
AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR POWHATTAN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
AT 416 PM A SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST EAST OF POWHATTAN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIAWATHA AND ROBINSON.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3999 9533 3983 9533 3967 9564 3977 9577
3999 9556
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 042120
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
419 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
KSC013-042200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050604T2200Z/
BROWN-
419 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR BROWN COUNTY...
AT 417 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES
SOUTH OF HIAWATHA. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIAWATHA AND ROBINSON.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3999 9533 3983 9533 3967 9564 3977 9577
3999 9556
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 042124
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
423 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
KSC041-042145-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-050604T2145Z/
DICKINSON-
423 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 417 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABILENE AND ENTERPRISE.
AT 418 PM SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTH CARLTON.
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS.
COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3883 9736 3900 9710 3891 9695 3879 9713
3870 9729 3868 9734
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 042129
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
428 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
KSC013-042200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050604T2200Z/
BROWN-
428 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR BROWN COUNTY...
AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IOWA SAC AND FOX RESERVATION.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3999 9533 3983 9533 3967 9564 3977 9577
3999 9556
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 042144
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
443 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
KSC013-042200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050604T2200Z/
BROWN-
443 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN BROWN
COUNTY...
AT 440 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES TWO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
ONE AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW AROUND 10
MILES WEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL
BE EFFECTING HIAWATHA MORRILL AND RESERVE.
THE OTHER STORM AROUND 8 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HIAWATHA HAS A
LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO REPORTED NEAR ROBINSON AROUND 440 PM.
BOTH STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.
TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS.
COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3999 9533 3983 9533 3973 9578 3996 9578
3999 9546
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Nemaha | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Brown | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 12 min |
| Jun 4, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 15 min |
| Jun 4, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 5:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Nemaha | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.