Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 3 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, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Dickinson County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Enterprise, KS | SEVERAL POWER POLES REPORTED DOWN. |
| Jun 11, 10:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | Chapman, KS | *** 1 INJ *** SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUIDLINGS REPORTED. NUMEROUS RESCUES AND ONE INJURY REPORTED. |
| Jun 11, 10:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | Chapman, KS | TORNADO 1/4 MILE WIDE VERY NEAR CHAPMAN. REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 120245 TORTOP KSC041-120330- /O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0019.080612T0245Z-080612T0330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 945 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT * AT 942 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOLOMON...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA...MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOLOMON... ABILENE... ENTERPRISE... MOONLIGHT... WOODBINE... CHAPMAN... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 289. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3895 9736 3903 9696 3872 9692 3872 9737 TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 251DEG 42KT 3880 9752 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KTOP 120254 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 954 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 KSC041-120330- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080612T0330Z/ DICKINSON- 954 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY... AT 952 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOLOMON...OR 11 MILES EAST OF SALINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 49 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOLOMON...ABILENE...ENTERPRISE...WOODBINE...MOONLIGHT AND CHAPMAN. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 268 AND 289. IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS... AND COVER YOUR HEAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3895 9736 3903 9696 3872 9692 3872 9737 TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 245DEG 42KT 3885 9740 $$
000
WWUS53 KTOP 120309
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1009 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC041-120330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080612T0330Z/
DICKINSON-
1009 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 1005 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR
ABILENE...MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABILENE...ENTERPRISE...CHAPMAN AND WOODBINE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 268 AND 289.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING. AS A
LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3903 9696 3896 9696 3895 9695 3883 9694
3876 9692 3882 9734 3895 9736
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 257DEG 41KT 3887 9715
$$000
WWUS53 KTOP 120321
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1021 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC041-120330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080612T0330Z/
DICKINSON-
1021 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 1019 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAPMAN...OR
9 MILES EAST OF ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAPMAN IS IN THE IMMEDIATE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 278 AND 289.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3898 9720 3903 9696 3896 9696 3895 9695
3883 9694 3882 9694 3884 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 238DEG 35KT 3896 9702
$$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, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 36 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, 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.