Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2006, 4:27 PM CST for Neosho County, Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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
- Mar 30, 2006, 4:27 PM CST (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2006, 4:56 PM CST
- In force
- 29 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), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 8:42 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 426 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 459 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 302227 TORICT KSC133-205-302330- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0015.060330T2227Z-060330T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 427 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. EASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * UNTIL 530 PM CST * AT 425 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR SYCAMORE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ALTOONA...CHANUTE...GALESBURG...NEODESHA...THAYER A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW LAT...LON 3739 9575 3738 9540 3772 9513 3773 9557 $$ CARUSO
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 302236 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 435 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 KSC133-205-302330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060330T2330Z/ WILSON KS-NEOSHO KS- 435 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO AND EASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CST... AT 433 PM CST...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT A TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF NEODESHA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR THAYER BY 440 PM CST. 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANUTE BY 450 PM CST. THE TOWN OF EARLTON IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3739 9575 3738 9540 3772 9513 3773 9557 $$ ELDER
000 WWUS53 KICT 302244 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 443 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 KSC133-205-302330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060330T2330Z/ WILSON KS-NEOSHO KS- 443 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO AND EASTERN WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CST... AT 441 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THAYER...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF CHANUTE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN WILSON AND NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF THAYER AND EARLTON. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3739 9575 3738 9540 3772 9513 3773 9557 $$ ELDER
000 WWUS53 KICT 302248 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 448 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 KSC205-302258- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060330T2330Z/ WILSON KS- 448 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WILSON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 445 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3738 9552 3738 9540 3772 9513 3773 9552 $$ KSC133-302330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060330T2330Z/ NEOSHO KS- 448 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CST... AT 445 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF THAYER...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CHANUTE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3738 9552 3738 9540 3772 9513 3773 9552 $$ ELDER
000 WWUS53 KICT 302256 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 456 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 KSC133-302306- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-060330T2330Z/ NEOSHO KS- 456 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 454 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN, OR A WARNING ISSUED. LAT...LON 3738 9552 3738 9540 3772 9513 3773 9552 $$ ELDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:46 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 65 min |
| Mar 30, 12:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Sedgwick | 60 min |
| Mar 30, 12:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 12:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 12:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 12:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 1:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Marion | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 1:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 1:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 1:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 62 min |
| Mar 30, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 2:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 18 min |
| Mar 30, 2:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Elk | 29 min |
| Mar 30, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 53 min |
| Mar 30, 3:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 29 min |
| Mar 30, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Wilson | 55 min |
| Mar 30, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 15 min |
| Mar 30, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 65 min |
| Mar 30, 4:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Mar 30, 4:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley, Elk | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 4:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 48 min |
| Mar 30, 5:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 5:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 5:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen | 46 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.