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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2007, 6:02 PM CDT for McPherson County, Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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 6, 2007, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 6, 6:40 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Sw Mcpherson, KS | A TRAINED SPOTTER/ STORM CHASER OBSERVED A LARGE BROAD WALL CLOUD WITH WEAK ROTATION THAT PRODUCED A BRIEF FUNNEL BUT HAS BECOME RAIN WRAPPED. STORM ALSO HAD A TAIL CLOUD AND AN INFLOW BAND. |
| May 6, 6:44 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| May 6, 6:44 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| May 6, 6:50 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Mcpherson, 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 6, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 6, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 062301 TORICT KSC113-155-159-062345- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0032.070506T2302Z-070506T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 602 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 645 PM CDT. * AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR WILLOWBROOK...OR 8 MILES WEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BUHLER...HUTCHINSON...INMAN...MCPHERSON...NICKERSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...WILLOWBROOK...WINDOM...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT...MCPHERSON AIRPORT. 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3813 9818 3799 9796 3827 9745 3851 9787 $$ KRC
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 062313 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 613 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 KSC113-155-159-062345- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T2345Z/ MCPHERSON KS-RICE KS-RENO KS- 613 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO... SOUTHEASTERN RICE AND SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 609 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR BUHLER BY 620 PM CDT. NEAR INMAN BY 625 PM CDT. NEAR MCPHERSON BY 645 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF HUTCHINSON AIRPORT...WILLOWBROOK AND MCPHERSON AIRPORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3813 9818 3799 9796 3827 9745 3851 9787 $$ KLEINSASSER
000 WWUS53 KICT 062326 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 626 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 KSC113-155-159-062345- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T2345Z/ MCPHERSON KS-RICE KS-RENO KS- 626 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO... SOUTHEASTERN RICE AND SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED NEAR BUHLER...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE... 5 MILES SOUTH OF MCPHERSON BY 645 PM CDT. MCPHERSON AIRPORT IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3813 9818 3799 9796 3827 9745 3851 9787 $$ KLEINSASSER
000
WWUS53 KICT 062335
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
634 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC155-159-062344-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T2345Z/
RICE KS-RENO KS-
634 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR RENO AND RICE COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 630 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3845 9792 3817 9792 3817 9761 3827 9745
3851 9787
$$
KSC113-062345-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T2345Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
634 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED NEAR INMAN...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MCPHERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE...
NEAR MCPHERSON BY 645 PM CDT.
MCPHERSON AIRPORT IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO.
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.
LAT...LON 3845 9792 3817 9792 3817 9761 3827 9745
3851 9787
$$
KLEINSASSER000
WWUS53 KICT 062344
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC113-062355-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T2345Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE...
AT 642 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE READY TO SEEK
SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN...OR A WARNING
ISSUED.
LAT...LON 3845 9792 3817 9792 3817 9761 3827 9745
3851 9787
$$
KLEINSASSERThe 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, 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, 6:54 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.