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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2008, 3:14 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 5, 2008, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 3:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 E Ellsworth, KS | 3 TO 5 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 140 IN THE TOWN OF CARNEIRO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1646 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -402 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 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 052015
TORICT
KSC053-105-169-052100-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0042.080605T2014Z-080605T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
314 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
* AT 312 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROOKVILLE...OR 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 59 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BEVERLY...BROOKVILLE...GLENDALE...WESTFALL.
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 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3908 9792 3897 9792 3896 9766 3895 9766
3865 9793 3878 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 217DEG 51KT 3870 9812
$$
JAKUB3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KICT 052029
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
329 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
KSC053-105-169-052100-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080605T2100Z/
LINCOLN KS-SALINE KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
329 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH...
NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...
AT 325 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF BROOKVILLE...OR 10 MILES
EAST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 57 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH...NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF GLENDALE.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
LAT...LON 3908 9792 3897 9792 3896 9766 3895 9766
3865 9793 3878 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 216DEG 49KT 3877 9800
$$
COX000
WWUS53 KICT 052036
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
334 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
KSC053-105-169-052100-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080605T2100Z/
LINCOLN KS-SALINE KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
334 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH...
NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...
AT 330 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL
CLOUD NEAR INTERSTATE 70 IN SOUTHEAST LINCOLN. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF BROOKVILLE...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 56 MPH. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE A
TORNADO AT ANY TIME.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH...NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF GLENDALE.
LAT...LON 3908 9792 3897 9792 3896 9766 3895 9766
3865 9793 3878 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 216DEG 49KT 3882 9795
$$
COX000
WWUS53 KICT 052048
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
348 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
KSC053-105-169-052058-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080605T2100Z/
LINCOLN KS-SALINE KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
348 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH...NORTHWESTERN
SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 345 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3908 9792 3897 9792 3896 9766 3895 9766
3865 9793 3878 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 216DEG 49KT 3897 9781
$$
COXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Russell | 10 min |
| Jun 5, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 2:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:21 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 66 min |
| Jun 5, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 63 min |
| Jun 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno, Rice | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 3:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Saline | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 57 min |
| Jun 5, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Sedgwick | 58 min |
| Jun 5, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 58 min |
| Jun 5, 6:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 3 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.