Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 11:30 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 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 5, 2007, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Ottawa County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 11:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Bennington, KS | TOUCHDOWN NEAR SALINE AND OTTAWA COUNTY LINE. |
| May 5, 11:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Bennington, KS | *** 4 INJ *** DAMAGE TO FOUR HOMES. POWER LINES DOWN. |
| May 5, 11:49 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 E Minneapolis, KS | SECOND TORNADO REPORTED NEAR OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE |
| May 6, 12:08 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Miltonvale, KS | DAMAGE TO FARMSTEAD |
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, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1963 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1234 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KTOP 060431
TORTOP
KSC143-060515-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0022.070506T0430Z-070506T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1130 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1127 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
BENNINGTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF SALINA...MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON...
WELLS...
LAMAR...
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3911 9764 3915 9761 3920 9759 3927 9760
3930 9761 3930 9737 3916 9739 3896 9747
3896 9764
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 060448
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1148 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
KSC143-060515-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0515Z/
OTTAWA-
1148 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 1144 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 21 MILES
NORTH OF SALINA...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WELLS...
LAMAR...
AND MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3911 9764 3916 9762 3920 9760 3927 9760
3930 9761 3930 9737 3916 9739 3908 9753
3911 9764
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 060455
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1154 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
KSC143-060515-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0515Z/
OTTAWA-
1154 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 1152 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
MINNEAPOLIS RACE TRACK. THERE WAS A SECONDARY TORNADO REPORTED NEAR
OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE...THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAMAR...
AND MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...AND GO TO A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. AVOID OVERPASSES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3911 9764 3916 9762 3920 9760 3927 9760
3930 9761 3930 9737 3916 9739 3908 9753
3911 9764
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 060504
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1203 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC143-060515-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0515Z/
OTTAWA-
1203 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 1201 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TWO TORNADOES. THE
BEST CURRENT LOCATION OF THESE TORNADOES IS OVER EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 21 MILES SOUTH OF
CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN INJURIES
REPORTED WITH THIS TORNADO IN BENNINGTON.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...AND GO TO A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. AVOID OVERPASSES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3921 9762 3922 9762 3924 9762 3927 9761
3931 9761 3931 9743 3919 9746 3920 9753
3920 9762
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 060517
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1217 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC143-060527-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070506T0515Z/
OTTAWA-
1217 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AT 1217 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
STORM WHICH HAD PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED
AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3921 9762 3922 9762 3924 9762 3927 9761
3931 9761 3931 9743 3919 9746 3920 9753
3920 9762
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 34 min |
| May 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 55 min |
| May 5, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 31 min |
| May 5, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 47 min |
| May 5, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 15 min |
| May 5, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 37 min |
| May 5, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 27 min |
| May 5, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall | 45 min |
| May 5, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 37 min |
| May 5, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 42 min |
| May 5, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 47 min |
| May 5, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Cloud | 46 min |
| May 6, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 30 min |
| May 6, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 45 min |
| May 6, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Riley | 40 min |
| May 6, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie, Washington | 54 min |
| May 6, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 4 hr |
| May 6, 1:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Marshall, Riley | 4 hr |
| May 6, 1:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Marshall, Riley | 4 hr |
| May 6, 3:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Geary, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley | 4 hr |
| May 6, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 27 hr |
| May 6, 6:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 4 hr |
| May 6, 6:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 4 hr |
| May 6, 7:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Osage | 4 hr |
| May 6, 12:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 4 hr |
| May 6, 6:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 4 hr |
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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.