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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2008, 6:08 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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 25, 2008, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS
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 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 359 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KICT 252308
TORICT
KSC053-105-260000-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0028.080525T2308Z-080526T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
608 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.
* AT 604 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILSON...OR 15 MILES EAST OF
RUSSELL...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
WILSON.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3896 9811 3875 9811 3877 9848 3894 9849
3895 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 271DEG 31KT 3885 9853
$$
KRC4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 252322
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
622 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
KSC053-105-260000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080526T0000Z/
LINCOLN KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
622 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH AND
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WILSON...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ELLSWORTH...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH
AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3896 9811 3875 9811 3877 9848 3894 9849
3895 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 271DEG 31KT 3885 9838
$$
KETCHAM000
WWUS53 KICT 252336
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
636 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
KSC053-105-260000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080526T0000Z/
LINCOLN KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
636 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH AND
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 634 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILSON...OR 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH
AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3896 9811 3875 9811 3877 9848 3894 9849
3895 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 252DEG 32KT 3893 9823
$$
KETCHAM000
WWUS53 KICT 252345
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
KSC053-105-260000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080526T0000Z/
LINCOLN KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH AND
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES EAST OF WILSON...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH
AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3896 9811 3875 9811 3877 9848 3894 9849
3895 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 252DEG 32KT 3891 9819
$$
KETCHAM000
WWUS53 KICT 260002
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
702 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
KSC053-105-260012-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080526T0000Z/
LINCOLN KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
702 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
AT 658 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3896 9811 3875 9811 3877 9848 3894 9849
3895 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 259DEG 36KT 3891 9820
$$
KRCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 47 min |
| May 24, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 51 min |
| May 24, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 47 min |
| May 24, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 50 min |
| May 24, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 63 min |
| May 25, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 48 min |
| May 25, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 59 min |
| May 25, 2:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| May 25, 4:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 6 hr |
| May 25, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 48 min |
| May 25, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 22 min |
| May 25, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 63 min |
| May 25, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 18 min |
| May 25, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 55 min |
| May 25, 4:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:10 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion and 3 more | 11 hr |
| May 25, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 24 min |
| May 25, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 23 min |
| May 25, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 25, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 55 min |
| May 25, 5:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 4 hr |
| May 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 59 min |
| May 25, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 32 min |
| May 25, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 66 min |
| May 25, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 4 hr |
| May 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 57 min |
| May 25, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.