Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 20, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 8:44 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 22 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
- May 5, 2007, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 9:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lincoln County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 S Sylvan Grove, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 9:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 981 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 060144 TORICT KSC105-060230- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0020.070506T0144Z-070506T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 844 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 930 PM CDT. * AT 842 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVAN GROVE...OR 10 MILES WEST OF LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ASH GROVE...BARNARD...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES 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. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3886 9848 3886 9826 3922 9797 3921 9850 $$ KLEINSASSER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 060151 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 852 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC105-060230- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-070506T0230Z/ LINCOLN KS- 852 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 846 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF LINCOLN COUNTY... INCLUDING THE TOWN OF BARNARD. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3886 9848 3886 9826 3922 9797 3921 9850 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060159 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 900 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC105-060230- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-070506T0230Z/ LINCOLN KS- 900 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 859 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR BARNARD BY 910 PM CDT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3886 9848 3886 9826 3922 9797 3921 9850 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060206 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 906 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC105-060216- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-070506T0230Z/ LINCOLN KS- 906 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 903 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3886 9848 3886 9826 3922 9797 3921 9850 $$ KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 48 min |
| May 5, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 9 hr |
| May 5, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| May 5, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 40 min |
| May 5, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 29 min |
| May 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 33 min |
| May 5, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 6 hr |
| May 5, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 41 min |
| May 5, 10:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 60 min |
| May 5, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 26 min |
| May 5, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 31 min |
| May 5, 11:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 5 hr |
| May 6, 12:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson | 5 hr |
| May 6, 3:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 36 hr |
| May 6, 4:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 7 hr |
| May 6, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 65 min |
| May 6, 10:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 39 min |
| May 6, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 49 min |
| May 6, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 38 min |
| May 6, 11:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 4 hr |
| May 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 9 hr |
| May 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 9 hr |
| May 6, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Sedgwick | 51 min |
| May 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 48 min |
| May 6, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 6, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 44 min |
| May 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 47 min |
| May 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 37 min |
| May 6, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 20 min |
| May 6, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 50 min |
| May 6, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 31 min |
| May 6, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 23 min |
| May 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 15 min |
| May 6, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 43 min |
| May 6, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Saline | 29 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.