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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE

May 5, 2007Osborne County, Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 5:54 PM CDT for Osborne County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. 2 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
May 5, 2007, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2007, 6:31 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Osborne County, KS, Smith County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
May 5, 5:55 PM CDTTORNADOOsborne, KS*** 11 INJ *** TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OSBORNE WITH SOME MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED BUT SET BACK DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN WITH THE CIRCLE INN RESTAURANT SUSTAINING MOST OF THE DAMAGE. THE ROOF WAS LIFTED AND A
May 5, 6:05 PM CDTTORNADO1 E Portis, KSTORNADO REPORTED ONE MILE EAST OF PORTIS.

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
May 5, 9:51 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 228 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2007-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3496 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2007-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 292 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3496 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
681 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
6.3
Supercell composite
22.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KGID 052254
TORGID
KSC141-183-052345-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0013.070505T2254Z-070505T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
554 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
  EASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 553 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
  PORTIS...OR ABOUT 38 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH
  AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PORTIS AND HARLAN BY 600 PM CDT
  BELLAIRE BY 625 PM CDT
  LEBANON BY 630 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT
AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3940 9886 3942 9848 3985 9847 3988 9873

$$

AWJ
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KGID 052310
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
609 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC141-183-052345-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
SMITH KS-OSBORNE KS-
609 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE AND EASTERN SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 605 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED 1 MILE EAST OF PORTIS...OR ABOUT 37 MILES EAST OF 
PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BELLAIRE BY 635 PM CDT
  LEBANON BY 640 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT
AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3940 9886 3942 9848 3985 9847 3988 9873

$$

AWJ
000 
WWUS53 KGID 052318
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC141-052326-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
OSBORNE KS-
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IS 
CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF 
THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSES A THREAT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3956 9882 3956 9848 3985 9847 3988 9873

$$

KSC183-052345-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
SMITH KS-
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
SMITH COUNTY...

AT 605 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED 1 MILE EAST OF PORTIS...OR ABOUT 37 MILES EAST OF 
PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BELLAIRE AND LEBANON BY 635 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT
AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3956 9882 3956 9848 3985 9847 3988 9873

$$

AWJ
000 
WWUS53 KGID 052331
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
631 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC183-052341-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
SMITH KS-
631 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SMITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES 
THROUGH EASTERN SMITH COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3956 9882 3956 9848 3985 9847 3988 9873

$$

AWJ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith50 min
May 4, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDOsborne23 min
May 4, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDSmith34 min
May 4, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith49 min
May 4, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips39 min
May 4, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith46 min
May 4, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips60 min
May 4, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDRooks42 min
May 4, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips66 min
May 4, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith47 min
May 4, 10:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith42 min
May 4, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne20 min
May 4, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips61 min
May 4, 11:13 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips, Smith27 min
May 4, 11:32 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips30 min
May 4, 11:49 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDSmith25 min
May 5, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips36 min
May 5, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith57 min
May 5, 1:49 AM CDTWind AdvisoryGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith17 hr
May 5, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell38 min
May 5, 4:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith61 min
May 5, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne31 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.