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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 1:07 AM CDT for Barton County, Ellsworth County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 min. 10 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, 1:07 AM CDT (06:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1:33 AM CDT | TORNADO | Claflin, KS | OBSERVERS ARE REPORTING LARGE TREES SNAPPING IN TWO. POWER LINES ARE ALSO DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF THE CITY. |
| May 5, 1:37 AM CDT | TORNADO | Claflin, KS | OBSERVER IS REPORTING ROOF DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES IN THE CITY OF CLAFLIN. |
| May 5, 1:41 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 1 E Claflin, KS | |
| May 5, 1:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Bushton, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 30 POWER POLES BLOWN OVER...AND NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS AND GRAIN BINS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED FROM 4 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF BUSHTON TO 4 MILES WEST OF BUSHTON. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS TORNADO DAMAGE AT THIS TIME. TIME IS APPROXIMATE. |
| May 5, 1:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 7 N Claflin, KS | |
| May 5, 1:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 100 | Claflin, KS | KSN WEATHER LAB REPORTING 100 MPH WINDS |
| May 5, 1:50 AM CDT | TORNADO | Claflin, KS | TWO LARGE GRAIN ELEVATORS 40 FEET TALL BLOWN OVER AND SMASHED AGINST FRONT OF BUILDING. |
| May 5, 1:59 AM CDT | TORNADO | Holyrood, KS | POWER COMPANY REPORTED POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON K4 HWY AT MILE POST 141. ALSO TREES BLOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. K4 HWY CLOSED AT THAT LOCATION. |
| May 5, 2:08 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Holyrood, KS | OBSERVER REPORTED LARGE TREES UP-ROOTED AND POWER POLE BLOWN OVER. |
| May 5, 2:08 AM CDT | TORNADO | Claflin, KS | KAKE NEWS REPORTED STRUCTURE DAMAGE AT K4 HWY AND MAIN. K4 IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 164 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 050608 TORICT KSC009-053-167-050700- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0011.070505T0607Z-070505T0700Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 107 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 200 AM CDT. * AT 106 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTH OF CLAFLIN...OR 13 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CLAFLIN...ELLSWORTH...HOISINGTON...HOLYROOD...LORRAINE...SUSANK. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. LEAVE AUTOMOBILES AND MOBILE HOMES...WHICH OFFER LITTLE PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3849 9881 3849 9834 3876 9818 3874 9878 $$ KETCHAM
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 050629 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 128 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-167-050700- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ RUSSELL KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS- 128 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTON... SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT... AT 123 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAFLIN...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR CLAFLIN BY 135 AM CDT...AND 6 MILES WEST OF HOLYROOD BY 140 AM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES...AND IN FACT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING NUMEROUS TORNADOES...SOME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3849 9881 3849 9834 3876 9818 3874 9878 $$ KLEINSASSER
000 WWUS53 KICT 050640 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 138 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-167-050700- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ RUSSELL KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS- 138 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTON... SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT... AT 136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAFLIN...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... 6 MILES WEST OF HOLYROOD BY 145 AM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN AND AROUND THE CLAFLIN AREA THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3849 9881 3849 9834 3876 9818 3874 9878 $$ KLEINSASSER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 54 min |
| May 4, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 40 min |
| May 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 4, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 55 min |
| May 5, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 37 min |
| May 5, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 33 min |
| May 5, 1:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 56 min |
| May 5, 2:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 42 min |
| May 5, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 64 min |
| May 5, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 55 min |
| May 5, 3:59 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 8 more | 15 hr |
| May 5, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 52 min |
| May 5, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Reno, Rice | 29 min |
| May 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 44 min |
| May 5, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 42 min |
| May 5, 6:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 9 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.