Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 11:59 PM CDT for Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cloud County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 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, 12:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Clyde, KS | SPOTTER RELAYING REPORT FROM ANOTHER SPOTTER LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CLYDE. |
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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 060500
TORTOP
KSC029-060545-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0023.070506T0459Z-070506T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1159 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN AND CENTRAL CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
* AT 1156 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OTTAWA REPORTED TWO
TORNADOES 1 AND 6 MILES EAST OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS STORM IS MOVING
NORTH AT 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO CLOUD COUNTY SHORTLY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILTONVALE...
AURORA...
CONCORDIA...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
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 WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3931 9743 3931 9768 3934 9768 3935 9766
3950 9767 3952 9767 3964 9768 3965 9738
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 060508
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1207 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC029-060545-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070506T0545Z/
CLOUD-
1207 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
CLOUD COUNTY...
AT 1205 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. DOPPLER
RADAR CONTINUES TO TRACK THIS TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF
MILTONVALE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTH
AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM IS TRACKING DIRECTLY TOWARDS AURORA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AURORA...CONCORDIA AND CLYDE.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...AND GO TO A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. AVOID OVERPASSES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3931 9743 3931 9762 3934 9763 3936 9764
3950 9767 3952 9767 3964 9768 3965 9738
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 060520
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1219 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC029-060545-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070506T0545Z/
CLOUD-
1219 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
CLOUD COUNTY...
AT 1218 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR AURORA...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CONCORDIA PRODUCING 60
MPH WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AURORA...
CONCORDIA AND CLYDE.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
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 3935 9743 3935 9763 3950 9767 3952 9767
3964 9768 3965 9738
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 060532
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
KSC029-060545-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070506T0545Z/
CLOUD-
1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY...
AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF CLYDE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF
CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLYDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3945 9736 3948 9748 3952 9751 3956 9754
3965 9752 3965 9737
$$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, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 5, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 47 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.