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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Wichita, KS

May 6, 2007Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2007, 4:53 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 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 6, 2007, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2007, 5:13 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 6, 1:59 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2007-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2828 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2007-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 227 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2828 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.7
Supercell composite
11.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KICT 062153
TORICT
KSC077-095-062245-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0029.070506T2153Z-070506T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
453 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT.

* AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE...OR NEAR
  MEDICINE LODGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  CUNNINGHAM...NASHVILLE...RAGO...SPIVEY...ZENDA.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A FEW TORNADOES.  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.

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 SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3738 9846 3739 9835 3720 9835 3741 9794
      3774 9846

$$

KRC
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KICT 062213
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
512 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

KSC077-095-062222-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070506T2245Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
512 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARPER AND SOUTHWEST KINGMAN
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 508 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWEST 
HARPER AND SOUTHWEST KINGMAN COUNTIES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN...OR A WARNING ISSUED.

LAT...LON 3738 9846 3739 9835 3720 9835 3741 9794
      3774 9846

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Russell48 min
May 5, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLincoln, Russell9 hr
May 5, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell46 min
May 5, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton40 min
May 5, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLincoln22 min
May 5, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase29 min
May 5, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice33 min
May 5, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell48 min
May 5, 9:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTEllsworth6 hr
May 5, 9:49 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton41 min
May 5, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, Saline60 min
May 5, 10:27 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice49 min
May 5, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline26 min
May 5, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Saline49 min
May 5, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno, Rice31 min
May 5, 11:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTSaline5 hr
May 6, 12:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTMcPherson5 hr
May 6, 3:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more36 hr
May 6, 4:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTSaline7 hr
May 6, 9:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper65 min
May 6, 10:21 AM CDTTornado WarningICTHarper39 min
May 6, 10:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Elk, Greenwood49 min
May 6, 10:53 AM CDTTornado WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner38 min
May 6, 11:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner4 hr
May 6, 12:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner9 hr
May 6, 12:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTHarper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner9 hr
May 6, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Reno, Sedgwick51 min
May 6, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningICTHarper, Kingman48 min
May 6, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick36 min
May 6, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner44 min
May 6, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick45 min
May 6, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMarion36 min
May 6, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton47 min
May 6, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice37 min
May 6, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningICTKingman, Reno50 min
May 6, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Kingman31 min
May 6, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningICTReno23 min
May 6, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTKingman, Reno15 min
May 6, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice43 min
May 6, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Marion, Saline29 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.