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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Wichita, KS

May 5, 2007Barton County, Rice County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 6:01 PM CDT for Barton County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 6 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, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2007, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Barton County, KS, Rice County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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, 6:09 PM CDTTORNADO3 S Raymond, KSOBSERVER REPORTED BRIEF TOUCH-DOWN OF TORNADO.
May 5, 6:15 PM CDTTORNADO6 Nw Alden, KS
May 5, 6:17 PM CDTTORNADO4 Se Chase, KSTORNADO ON THE GROUND AT THIS TIME.
May 5, 6:21 PM CDTTORNADO2 S Chase, KSTORNADO BRIEF TOUCH-DOWN. TORNADO HAS DISIPATED BUT STRONG ROTATION.
May 5, 6:22 PM CDTTORNADORaymond, KSTWO BRIEF TOUCH DOWNS IN PAST 3 TO 4 MIN. FUNNEL STILL VISIBLE.
May 5, 6:24 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 N Raymond, KSREPORTED BY OFFICER ON 56 HWY.

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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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°0°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 KICT 052301
TORICT
KSC009-159-052345-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0015.070505T2301Z-070505T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
601 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
  SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT.

* AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAYMOND...OR 21 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ALDEN...BUSHTON...CHASE...FREDERICK...GENESEO...LYONS...RAYMOND...
  SILICA.

THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR
THE WARNED AREA.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. 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.

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

LAT...LON 3823 9860 3823 9849 3812 9848 3823 9829
      3845 9804 3852 9803 3851 9856

$$

KLEINSASSER
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KICT 052306
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
606 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC009-159-052345-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
BARTON KS-RICE KS-
606 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN RICE AND
SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYMOND...OR 20
MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE...
  NEAR CHASE BY 615 PM CDT.
  NEAR BUSHTON BY 630 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF SILICA AND FREDERICK ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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

LAT...LON 3823 9860 3823 9849 3812 9848 3823 9829
      3845 9804 3852 9803 3851 9856

$$

KETCHAM
000 
WWUS53 KICT 052316
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC009-159-052345-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
BARTON KS-RICE KS-
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN RICE AND
SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 613 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYMOND...OR 23 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE...
  NEAR GENESEO BY 640 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF SILICA AND FREDERICK ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO.

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

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

LAT...LON 3823 9860 3823 9849 3812 9848 3823 9829
      3845 9804 3852 9803 3851 9856

$$

KETCHAM
000 
WWUS53 KICT 052324
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
624 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC009-159-052345-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
BARTON KS-RICE KS-
624 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN RICE AND
SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHASE...OR 24
MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE...
  5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GENESEO BY 645 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF SILICA AND FREDERICK ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO.

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

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

LAT...LON 3823 9860 3823 9849 3812 9848 3823 9829
      3845 9804 3852 9803 3851 9856

$$

KETCHAM
000 
WWUS53 KICT 052329
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
629 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC009-052339-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
BARTON KS-
629 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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

AT 625 PM CDT...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.

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

LAT...LON 3851 9847 3817 9846 3823 9829 3845 9804
      3852 9803

$$

KSC159-052345-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
RICE KS-
629 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN RICE COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM CDT...

AT 625 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHASE...OR 25
MILES SOUTH OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE...
  6 MILES WEST OF GENESEO BY 645 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF FREDERICK IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.

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

LAT...LON 3851 9847 3817 9846 3823 9829 3845 9804
      3852 9803

$$

KETCHAM
000 
WWUS53 KICT 052340
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
640 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC159-052350-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/
RICE KS-
640 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN RICE COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...

AT 637 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 3851 9847 3817 9846 3823 9829 3845 9804
      3852 9803

$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton54 min
May 4, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell40 min
May 4, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLincoln27 min
May 4, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRussell31 min
May 5, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Rice55 min
May 5, 12:38 AM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton37 min
May 5, 1:07 AM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Russell53 min
May 5, 1:12 AM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Rice33 min
May 5, 1:49 AM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice56 min
May 5, 2:03 AM CDTTornado WarningICTEllsworth, Rice42 min
May 5, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline64 min
May 5, 3:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline55 min
May 5, 3:59 AM CDTWind AdvisoryICTBarton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 8 more15 hr
May 5, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Russell52 min
May 5, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Reno, Rice29 min
May 5, 6:33 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyICTBarton42 min
May 5, 6:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTBarton9 hr

Nearby

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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.