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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 9:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 5 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, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 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, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 9:49 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Bushton, KS | TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT THIS TIME. |
| 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 | |
| May 5, 9:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 N Bushton, KS | TORNADO ON THE GROUND 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 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 060243 TORICT KSC009-053-159-167-060330- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0022.070506T0242Z-070506T0330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 942 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. ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT. * AT 939 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAFLIN...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BUSHTON...CHASE...CLAFLIN...ELLINWOOD...ELLSWORTH...FREDERICK... HOLYROOD...KANOPOLIS...LORRAINE...RAYMOND...SILICA...WILSON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE TORNADO...AND IN FACT HAS 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...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG 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 SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3825 9874 3825 9837 3886 9792 3886 9857 $$ KLEINSASSER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 060251 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 951 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-167-060330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0330Z/ RUSSELL KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 951 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON...ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 947 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUSHTON...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LORRAINE BY 1000 PM CDT. NEAR ELLSWORTH BY 1020 PM CDT. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3825 9874 3825 9837 3886 9792 3886 9857 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060300 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1000 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-167-060330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0330Z/ RUSSELL KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 1000 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON...ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 955 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLYROOD...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR ELLSWORTH BY 1025 PM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A STRONG TORNADO. 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 9874 3825 9837 3886 9792 3886 9857 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060304 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1004 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-167-060330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0330Z/ RUSSELL KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 1004 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON...ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1003 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLYROOD...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR ELLSWORTH BY 1020 PM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A STRONG TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3825 9874 3825 9837 3886 9792 3886 9857 $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS53 KICT 060311 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1011 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-167-060330- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0330Z/ RUSSELL KS-ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 1011 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... EASTERN BARTON...ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1007 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF LORRAINE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR ELLSWORTH BY 1020 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF KANOPOLIS IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. 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 9874 3825 9837 3886 9792 3886 9857 $$ 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, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 33 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.