Tornado Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

May 1, 2008, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)

Expired

May 1, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Wilson County, KS

The Wichita radar (KICT), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KICT 020038
TORICT
KSC205-020115-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0004.080502T0037Z-080502T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
737 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEAST WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT.

* AT 734 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FREDONIA...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF CHANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ALTOONA...BENEDICT...BUFFALO...FREDONIA.

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 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FOR
WILSON COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3759 9581 3773 9570 3773 9552 3751 9553
      3750 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 245DEG 27KT 3755 9577

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 020057
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
756 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

KSC205-020115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
WILSON KS-
756 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST WILSON COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 752 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF BENEDICT...OR 10 MILES WEST OF 
CHANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN WILSON
COUNTY.

THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN.

TAKE SHELTER NOW

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3759 9581 3773 9570 3773 9552 3751 9553
      3750 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 235DEG 30KT 3765 9561

$$

DARMOFAL

000 
WWUS53 KICT 020115
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
814 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

KSC205-020124-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
WILSON KS-
814 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEAST WILSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM CDT...

AT 810 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.

OTHER STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE AREA AND WILSON COUNTY. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3759 9581 3773 9570 3773 9552 3751 9553
      3750 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 235DEG 30KT 3774 9545

$$

DARMOFAL

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