Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 8:39 PM CDT for Cloud County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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 11, 2008, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cloud County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 8:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Minneapolis, KS | REPORTED FROM ONE OF THE COUNTY SPOTTERS |
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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2416 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1226 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KTOP 120139 TORTOP KSC029-143-120230- /O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0016.080612T0139Z-080612T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 839 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MINNEAPOLIS...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF SALINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WELLS... MILTONVALE... FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS... AND COVER YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3955 9736 3913 9736 3901 9769 3915 9783 TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 234DEG 30KT 3914 9766 $$ BOUSTEAD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KTOP 120149 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 848 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 KSC029-143-120230- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080612T0230Z/ CLOUD-OTTAWA- 848 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR OTTAWA AND SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTIES... AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELLS...OR 24 MILES NORTH OF SALINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MILTONVALE... WELLS... RURAL NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY... AT 840 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR MINNEAPOLIS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS... AND COVER YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3955 9736 3913 9736 3901 9769 3915 9783 TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 233DEG 31KT 3919 9758 $$ BOUSTEAD
000 WWUS53 KTOP 120204 RRA SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 905 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 KSC029-143-120230- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080612T0230Z/ CLOUD-OTTAWA- 905 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTIES... AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF MILTONVALE...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS... AND COVER YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3955 9736 3913 9736 3913 9741 3929 9749 TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 233DEG 31KT 3926 9738 $$ BOUSTEAD
000 WWUS53 KTOP 120215 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 916 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 KSC029-143-120226- /O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080612T0230Z/ CLOUD-OTTAWA- 916 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 916 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAD EXITED THE AREA... THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3955 9736 3913 9736 3913 9741 3929 9749 TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 233DEG 31KT 3932 9728 $$ BOUSTEAD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Washington | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 13 min |
| Jun 11, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 11:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson, Nemaha | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 2:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 4 days |
| Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 13 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 6:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 34 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.