Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 48, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 7:27 PM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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
- Jun 11, 2008, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 8:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Barton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Albert, KS | |
| Jun 11, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Olmitz, KS | A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND AT THIS TIME. |
| Jun 11, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 5 Ese Albert, KS | |
| Jun 11, 7:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Claflin, KS | THE PUBLIC REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCMENT A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Jun 11, 8:08 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Nw Galatia, KS | |
| Jun 11, 8:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 W Galatia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 2171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2359 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KICT 120027
TORICT
KSC009-120130-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0048.080612T0027Z-080612T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
727 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.
* AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALBERT...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GREAT BEND...MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ALBERT...CLAFLIN...GALATIA...HOISINGTON...OLMITZ...SUSANK.
THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR
THE WARNED AREA.
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.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3868 9867 3868 9848 3850 9847 3838 9904
3861 9904 3869 9903 3870 9868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 253DEG 33KT 3850 9902
$$
HOWERTON3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KICT 120036
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
735 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC009-120130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080612T0130Z/
BARTON KS-
735 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BARTON COUNTY
UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 730 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLMITZ...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GREAT BEND...MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR HOISINGTON BY 745 PM CDT.
5 MILES SOUTH OF SUSANK BY 750 PM CDT.
6 MILES NORTH OF CLAFLIN BY 805 PM CDT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 3 MILES SOUTH OF
OLMITZ. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH THIS STORM 3
MILES NORTH OF ALBERT.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3868 9867 3868 9848 3850 9847 3838 9904
3861 9904 3869 9903 3870 9868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 253DEG 33KT 3852 9893
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 120049
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
749 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC009-120130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080612T0130Z/
BARTON KS-
749 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BARTON COUNTY
UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 747 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOISINGTON...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF
GREAT BEND...MOVING EAST AT 51 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
5 MILES NORTH OF CLAFLIN BY 755 PM CDT.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3868 9867 3868 9848 3850 9847 3838 9904
3861 9904 3869 9903 3870 9868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 252DEG 44KT 3856 9868
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 120119
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
819 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC009-120129-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080612T0130Z/
BARTON KS-
819 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BARTON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 817 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE
OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THIS TORNADO WARNING WAS REPLACED BY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3868 9867 3868 9848 3850 9847 3838 9904
3861 9904 3869 9903 3870 9868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 252DEG 44KT 3867 9823
$$
SCHRECKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 8:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 11:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 12 hr |
| Jun 12, 12:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 18 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:10 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 8 more | 33 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 56 min |
| Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick | 63 min |
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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.