Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 1, 2006, 9:28 PM CST for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 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
- Apr 1, 2006, 9:28 PM CST (03:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2006, 10:03 PM CST
- In force
- 35 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), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 9:30 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 4 S Hutchinson, KS | |
| Apr 1, 9:37 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 12 S Hutchinson, KS | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 2 MILES EAST OF CASTLETON. |
| Apr 1, 9:37 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 12 S Hutchinson, KS | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 2 MILES EAST OF CASTLETON. |
| Apr 1, 9:50 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Sse Buhler, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 6:24 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1075 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1405 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 020328 TORICT KSC155-020430- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0021.060402T0328Z-060402T0430Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 928 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 1030 PM CST * AT 924 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF PRETTY PRAIRIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BUHLER...HAVEN...HUTCHINSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE STORM MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3786 9802 3784 9770 3817 9770 3817 9804 $$ HOWERTON
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 020342 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 941 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 KSC155-020430- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060402T0430Z/ RENO KS- 941 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CST... AT 938 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR BUHLER BY 1000 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF YODER AND HUTCHINSON MUNI ARPT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3786 9802 3784 9770 3817 9770 3817 9804 $$ ES
000 WWUS53 KICT 020352 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 952 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 KSC155-020430- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060402T0430Z/ RENO KS- 952 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CST... AT 950 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUHLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF BUHLER. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LAT...LON 3786 9802 3784 9770 3817 9770 3817 9804 $$ ES
000 WWUS53 KICT 020403 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1003 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 KSC155-020413- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060402T0430Z/ RENO KS- 1003 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 1001 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 124 REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN, OR A WARNING ISSUED. LAT...LON 3786 9802 3784 9770 3817 9770 3817 9804 $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 34 min |
| Apr 1, 6:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 61 min |
| Apr 1, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 59 min |
| Apr 1, 7:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| Apr 1, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 26 min |
| Apr 1, 8:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 8:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 61 min |
| Apr 1, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 64 min |
| Apr 1, 10:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 61 min |
| Apr 1, 11:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 44 min |
| Apr 1, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 12:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 4:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper and 11 more | 15 hr |
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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.