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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2007, 6:55 PM CDT for Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 24, 2007, 6:55 PM CDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2007, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Nickerson, KS | ROPE TORNADO WEST OF STERLING ROAD AND 43RD AVENUE. |
| Apr 24, 7:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Nickerson, KS | 3 BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS REPORTED BY KAKE TV. |
| Apr 24, 7:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Ssw Sterling, KS | MULTIPLE BRIEF TORNADOES WITH DUST CLOUD ON GROUND. WALL CLOUD IS ROTATING RAPIDLY. |
| Apr 24, 7:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Wsw Nickerson, KS | OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A FEW BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS. |
| Apr 24, 7:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Nickerson, KS | ROPE TORNADO SKIPPING ALONG THE GROUND. VIA KWCH-TV |
| Apr 24, 7:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Nickerson, KS | VIA KWCH-TV |
| Apr 24, 7:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Nickerson, KS | 2 TORNADOES ON THE GROUND AT 56TH AVE AND K14. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 10:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 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
- 1339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KICT 242356 TORICT KSC155-159-250045- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0007.070424T2355Z-070425T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 655 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOUTHERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 745 PM CDT. * AT 651 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STERLING...OR 21 MILES WEST OF HUTCHINSON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... THE CITY OF STERLING AND RURAL NORTHERN RENO COUNTY... 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. LAT...LON 3806 9839 3800 9821 3826 9797 3832 9825 $$ JAKUB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 250005 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 704 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 KSC155-159-250045- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070425T0045Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS- 704 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF STERLING...OR 19 MILES WEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR STERLING BY 725 PM CDT. AT 701 PM CDT...RENO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A ROPE TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NICKERSON. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3806 9839 3800 9821 3826 9797 3832 9825 $$ CARUSO
000 WWUS53 KICT 250018 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 718 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 KSC155-159-250045- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070425T0045Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS- 718 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 717 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF STERLING...OR 16 MILES WEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STERLING BY 735 PM CDT. NEAR NICKERSON BY 740 PM CDT. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING NUMEROUS TORNADOES. LAT...LON 3806 9839 3800 9821 3826 9797 3832 9825 $$ CARUSO
000 WWUS53 KICT 250033 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 733 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 KSC155-159-250045- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070425T0045Z/ RICE KS-RENO KS- 733 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN RENO AND SOUTHERN RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 730 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NICKERSON...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR NICKERSON BY 740 PM CDT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING NUMEROUS BRIEF TORNADOES. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3806 9839 3800 9821 3826 9797 3832 9825 $$ CARUSO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 35 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.