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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 9:12 PM CDT for Barton County, Ellsworth County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 7 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, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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, 9:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Sw Ellinwood, KS | TWO TORNADOS ON THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME. LARGE WEDGE TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLINWOOD...ANOTHER MULTI VORTEX TORNADO WAS SPOTTED ABOUT HALF MILE EAST OF THE WEDGE TORNADO. |
| May 5, 9:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Se Great Bend, KS | HOUSE ROOF BLOWN OFF. GARAGE AND OUT BUILDINGS ALSO HAD ROOFS TAKEN OFF. |
| May 5, 9:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 5 S Ellinwood, KS | |
| May 5, 9:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | Ellinwood, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO MOVED WEST OF ELLINWOOD. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON IN THE CITY. |
| May 5, 9:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Bushton, KS | POWER LINES THAT WERE PUT BACK UP THIS AFTERNOON WERE ONCE AGAIN BLOWN DOWN THIS EVENING. |
| May 5, 9:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | Bushton, KS | POWER POLES WERE REPORTED DOWNED ALONG WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS NEAR THE TOWN OF BUSHTON. EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. ESTIMATED TIME OF DAMAGE WAS 950 PM CDT. |
| May 5, 9:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 2 W Bushton, 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 |
| May 5, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 060212 TORICT KSC009-053-159-060245- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0021.070506T0212Z-070506T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 912 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. EASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 945 PM CDT. * AT 911 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINWOOD...OR 12 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BUSHTON...CLAFLIN...ELLINWOOD...HOLYROOD...LORRAINE...SILICA. A LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE 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. 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 3825 9878 3825 9848 3869 9822 3869 9865 $$ KLEINSASSER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 060218 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 918 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-060245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070506T0245Z/ ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 918 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT... AT 915 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINWOOD...OR 12 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR CLAFLIN BY 940 PM CDT. NEAR HOLYROOD BY 945 PM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3825 9878 3825 9848 3869 9822 3869 9865 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060228 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 928 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-060245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070506T0245Z/ ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 928 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT... AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINWOOD...OR 13 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR CLAFLIN BY 945 PM CDT. 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 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3825 9878 3825 9848 3869 9822 3869 9865 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060234 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 934 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-060245- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070506T0245Z/ ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 934 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT... AT 931 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SILICA...OR 17 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR BUSHTON BY 945 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 90 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3825 9878 3825 9848 3869 9822 3869 9865 $$ 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, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 5, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 29 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.