Tornado Warning 41, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Jun 5, 2008, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2008, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Rice County, KS

The Wichita radar (KICT), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KICT 051954
TORICT
KSC053-159-052030-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0041.080605T1954Z-080605T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
254 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
  ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT.

* AT 251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUSHTON...OR 21
  MILES SOUTH OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 51 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BUSHTON...ELLSWORTH...FREDERICK...GENESEO...KANOPOLIS...LORRAINE...
  KANOPOLIS STATE PARK.

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.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3879 9822 3865 9794 3838 9827 3848 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 215DEG 44KT 3847 9831

$$

KRC

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052014
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
314 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC053-159-052030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080605T2030Z/
ELLSWORTH KS-RICE KS-
314 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE AND
ELLSWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANOPOLIS...OR NEAR ELLSWORTH...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 59 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF ELLSWORTH
AND NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF KANOPOLIS AND
ELLSWORTH.

LAT...LON 3879 9822 3865 9794 3838 9827 3848 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 206DEG 51KT 3872 9815

$$

COX

000 
WWUS53 KICT 052026
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
326 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

KSC053-159-052036-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080605T2030Z/
ELLSWORTH KS-RICE KS-
326 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RICE AND ELLSWORTH COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT...

AT 325 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. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AGAIN...OR A WARNING ISSUED.

LAT...LON 3879 9822 3865 9794 3838 9827 3848 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 206DEG 51KT 3887 9805

$$

COX

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