Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2008, 7:04 PM CDT for Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. 6 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 1, 2008, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wilson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw Fredonia, KS | |
| May 1, 7:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Sw Fredonia, KS | |
| May 1, 7:25 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Fredonia, KS | |
| May 1, 7:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Fredonia, KS | |
| May 1, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Fredonia, KS | BREIF TOUCH DOWN IN OPEN FEILD. |
| May 1, 7:38 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Fredonia, 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 1, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 3122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 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 020004
TORICT
KSC205-020045-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0003.080502T0004Z-080502T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
704 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.
* AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON...OR 21
MILES NORTHEAST OF SEDAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BUXTON...FREDONIA...NEODESHA.
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 3738 9596 3754 9596 3754 9595 3759 9567
3741 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 247DEG 28KT 3741 9600
$$
DARMOFAL4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KICT 020012 RRA
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
712 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC205-020045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080502T0045Z/
WILSON KS-
712 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF BUXTON...OR 25 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SEDAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE...
NEAR FREDONIA BY 740 PM CDT.
THE TOWN OF BUXTON IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3738 9596 3754 9596 3754 9595 3759 9567
3741 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 245DEG 16KT 3744 9596
$$
DARMOFAL000
WWUS53 KICT 020022
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
722 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC205-020045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080502T0045Z/
WILSON KS-
722 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 720 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF BUXTON...OR 28 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SEDAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE...
NEAR FREDONIA BY 735 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3738 9596 3754 9596 3754 9595 3759 9567
3741 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 245DEG 20KT 3747 9589
$$
DARMOFAL000
WWUS53 KICT 020031
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
731 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC205-020045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080502T0045Z/
WILSON KS-
731 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
FREDONIA...OR 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
23 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN WILSON
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF FREDONIA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3738 9596 3754 9596 3754 9595 3759 9567
3741 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 245DEG 20KT 3749 9583
$$
DARMOFAL000
WWUS53 KICT 020042
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
742 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC205-020052-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080502T0045Z/
WILSON KS-
742 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM CDT...
AT 738 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST WILSON COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3738 9596 3754 9596 3754 9595 3759 9567
3741 9567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 245DEG 20KT 3752 9576
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Wilson, Woodson | 37 min |
| May 1, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 57 min |
| May 1, 7:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson | 6 hr |
| May 1, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 38 min |
| May 1, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson | 60 min |
| May 1, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 52 min |
| May 1, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 52 min |
| May 1, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 46 min |
| May 1, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Neosho | 34 min |
| May 1, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson | 45 min |
| May 1, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen | 45 min |
| May 1, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 38 min |
| May 1, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 44 min |
| May 1, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Neosho | 37 min |
| May 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen | 32 min |
| May 1, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 23 min |
| May 1, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen | 30 min |
| May 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 57 min |
| May 1, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner | 56 min |
| May 1, 10:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Wilson, Woodson | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 2 hr |
| May 1, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 55 min |
| May 1, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Greenwood, Sedgwick, Sumner | 60 min |
| May 1, 11:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 56 min |
| May 1, 11:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 41 min |
| May 1, 11:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 2 hr |
| May 2, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 42 min |
| May 2, 12:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 4 hr |
| May 2, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 39 min |
| May 2, 2:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harper and 11 more | 18 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.