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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS

March 30, 2006Ellsworth County, Saline County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2006, 12:13 PM CST for Ellsworth County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
Mar 30, 2006, 12:13 PM CST (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2006, 12:44 PM CST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Saline County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 30, 12:14 PM CSTHAIL 1.758 E Kanopolis, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 30, 8:42 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 202 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2006-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 40 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2006-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 426 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KICT 301813
TORICT
KSC053-169-301900-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0007.060330T1813Z-060330T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1213 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
  NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 100 PM CST

* AT 1210 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANOPOLIS STATE PARK...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF KANOPOLIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BROOKVILLE...KANOPOLIS STATE PARK

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW

LAT...LON 3865 9814 3862 9793 3894 9763 3894 9790
      3886 9789 3884 9808

$$

CHANCE
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KICT 301833
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1232 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

KSC053-301842-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060330T1900Z/
ELLSWORTH KS-
1232 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ELLSWORTH COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 1223 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE 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 3861 9791 3867 9777 3896 9760 3896 9792
      3887 9793 3886 9793

$$

KSC169-301900-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060330T1900Z/
SALINE KS-
1232 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM
CST...

AT 1223 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOKVILLE...OR 14 MILES WEST OF SALINA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN SALINE COUNTY.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

LAT...LON 3861 9791 3867 9777 3896 9760 3896 9792
      3887 9793 3886 9793

$$

ELDER
000 
WWUS53 KICT 301844
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1244 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

KSC169-301854-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060330T1900Z/
SALINE KS-
1244 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN SALINE COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

AT 1235 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE 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 3861 9791 3867 9777 3896 9760 3896 9792
      3887 9793 3886 9793

$$

ELDER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 3:46 AM CSTWind AdvisoryICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more16 hr
Mar 30, 11:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln65 min
Mar 30, 12:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno, Sedgwick60 min
Mar 30, 12:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick27 min
Mar 30, 12:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Marion39 min
Mar 30, 12:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Saline49 min
Mar 30, 1:05 PM CSTTornado WarningICTButler, Marion40 min
Mar 30, 1:25 PM CSTTornado WarningICTMcPherson26 min
Mar 30, 1:33 PM CSTTornado WarningICTChase, Marion27 min
Mar 30, 1:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Marion62 min
Mar 30, 2:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley37 min
Mar 30, 2:12 PM CSTTornado WarningICTMarion18 min
Mar 30, 2:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Elk29 min
Mar 30, 2:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua53 min
Mar 30, 3:08 PM CSTTornado WarningICTChautauqua, Elk29 min
Mar 30, 3:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Wilson55 min
Mar 30, 3:51 PM CSTTornado WarningICTWilson, Woodson15 min
Mar 30, 3:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Montgomery65 min
Mar 30, 4:04 PM CSTTornado WarningICTChautauqua, Montgomery34 min
Mar 30, 4:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley37 min
Mar 30, 4:27 PM CSTTornado WarningICTNeosho, Wilson29 min
Mar 30, 4:34 PM CSTTornado WarningICTCowley, Elk41 min
Mar 30, 4:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood48 min
Mar 30, 5:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTWilson, Woodson52 min
Mar 30, 5:33 PM CSTTornado WarningICTWilson, Woodson32 min
Mar 30, 5:59 PM CSTTornado WarningICTAllen46 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.