Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT for Allen County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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
- May 1, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Allen County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:22 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Se Humboldt, KS | |
| May 1, 9:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | Savonburg, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
| May 1, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 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 020200
TORICT
KSC001-020245-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0008.080502T0200Z-080502T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
900 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT.
* AT 856 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF PETROLIA...OR NEAR
CHANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ELSMORE...HUMBOLDT...MORAN...PETROLIA...SAVONBURG.
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.
LAT...LON 3773 9508 3773 9534 3773 9552 3780 9547
3797 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 241DEG 27KT 3769 9547
$$
DARMOFAL2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KICT 020216
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
915 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC001-020245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0245Z/
ALLEN KS-
915 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ALLEN COUNTY
UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF PETROLIA...OR JUST NORTH
OF CHANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN ALLEN
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SAVONBURG AND ELSMORE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3773 9508 3773 9534 3773 9552 3780 9547
3797 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 251DEG 26KT 3772 9538
$$
DARMOFAL000
WWUS53 KICT 020230
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
930 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC001-020245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0245Z/
ALLEN KS-
930 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ALLEN COUNTY
UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
SAVONBURG...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN ALLEN
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SAVONBURG AND ELSMORE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3773 9508 3773 9534 3773 9552 3780 9547
3797 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 251DEG 26KT 3776 9525
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 41 min |
| May 1, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Wilson, Woodson | 37 min |
| May 1, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 57 min |
| May 1, 7:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson | 6 hr |
| May 1, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 38 min |
| May 1, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson | 60 min |
| May 1, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 52 min |
| May 1, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 52 min |
| May 1, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 46 min |
| May 1, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Neosho | 34 min |
| May 1, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson | 45 min |
| May 1, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 38 min |
| May 1, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 44 min |
| May 1, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Neosho | 37 min |
| May 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen | 32 min |
| May 1, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 23 min |
| May 1, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen | 30 min |
| May 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 57 min |
| May 1, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner | 56 min |
| May 1, 10:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Wilson, Woodson | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 2 hr |
| May 1, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 55 min |
| May 1, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Greenwood, Sedgwick, Sumner | 60 min |
| May 1, 11:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 56 min |
| May 1, 11:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 41 min |
| May 1, 11:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 2 hr |
| May 2, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 42 min |
| May 2, 12:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 4 hr |
| May 2, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 39 min |
| May 2, 2:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harper and 11 more | 18 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.