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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 10:27 PM CDT for Barton County, Ellsworth County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2007, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 11:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 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), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 060326 RRA TORICT KSC009-053-159-060415- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0025.070506T0327Z-070506T0415Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1027 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 1115 PM CDT. * AT 1023 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAFLIN...OR 17 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BUSHTON...CLAFLIN...FREDERICK...HOLYROOD...KANOPOLIS...LORRAINE. 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. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE STORM MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3841 9872 3835 9848 3872 9793 3871 9847 $$ HOWERTON
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 060346 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1045 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-060415- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070506T0415Z/ ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 1045 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... NORTHEASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT... AT 1043 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LORRAINE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN BARTON... NORTHWESTERN RICE AND SOUTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF HOLYROOD...LORRAINE AND KANOPOLIS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3841 9872 3835 9848 3872 9793 3871 9847 $$ HOWERTON
000 WWUS53 KICT 060353 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1051 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-060415- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070506T0415Z/ ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 1051 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE... NORTHEASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT... AT 1047 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LORRAINE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN BARTON... NORTHWESTERN RICE AND SOUTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF LORRAINE AND KANOPOLIS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN HOLYROOD AND ELLSWORTH...AND THE AREA BETWEEN LORRAINE AND KANOPOLIS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3841 9872 3835 9848 3872 9793 3871 9847 $$ HOWERTON
000 WWUS53 KICT 060416 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1115 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 KSC009-053-159-060425- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070506T0415Z/ ELLSWORTH KS-BARTON KS-RICE KS- 1115 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE...NORTHEASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 1115 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3841 9872 3835 9848 3872 9793 3871 9847 $$ HOWERTON
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, 9:42 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.