Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 47, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 6:51 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 min. 4 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
- Jun 11, 2008, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 7:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ellsworth County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Holyrood, KS | |
| Jun 11, 7:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ene Wilson, KS | PEA TO QUARTER HAIL WITH 50 MPH WINDS. |
| Jun 11, 7:11 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 8 N Lorraine, KS | |
| Jun 11, 7:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Ellsworth, KS | HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TORNADO. SPOTTER LOCATION IS 2 TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELLSWORTH. |
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 11, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1080 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -484 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 639 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KICT 112351
TORICT
KSC053-120045-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0047.080611T2351Z-080612T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
651 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.
* AT 647 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF WILSON...OR 16 MILES
WEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ELLSWORTH...KANOPOLIS...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 WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3872 9804 3861 9848 3871 9849 3886 9848
3887 9794 3886 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 255DEG 37KT 3868 9845
$$
HOWERTON3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KICT 120009
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
709 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC053-120045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080612T0045Z/
ELLSWORTH KS-
709 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 705 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING EAST
AT 43 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR ELLSWORTH BY 715 PM CDT.
THE TOWN OF KANOPOLIS IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 5 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF LORRAINE.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3872 9804 3861 9848 3871 9849 3886 9848
3887 9794 3886 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 255DEG 37KT 3874 9828
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 120019
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
719 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC053-120045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080612T0045Z/
ELLSWORTH KS-
719 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 718 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANOPOLIS...OR NEAR ELLSWORTH...
MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
ELLSWORTH COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF KANOPOLIS AND ELLSWORTH.
AT 711 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO JUST NORTHWEST OF
ELLSWORTH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3872 9804 3861 9848 3871 9849 3886 9848
3887 9794 3886 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 255DEG 37KT 3877 9815
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 120033
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
734 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC053-120044-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080612T0045Z/
ELLSWORTH KS-
734 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 730 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE
OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3872 9804 3861 9848 3871 9849 3886 9848
3887 9794 3886 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 216DEG 32KT 3891 9808
$$
SCHRECKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 9:57 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 14 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 51 min |
| Jun 11, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 6:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 5 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.