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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Topeka, KS

June 11, 2008Dickinson County, Kansas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 10:13 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Enterprise, KSSEVERAL POWER POLES REPORTED DOWN.
Jun 11, 10:22 PM CDTTORNADOChapman, KS*** 1 INJ *** SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUIDLINGS REPORTED. NUMEROUS RESCUES AND ONE INJURY REPORTED.
Jun 11, 10:23 PM CDTTORNADOChapman, KSTORNADO 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2008-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2416 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2008-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Washington25 min
Jun 11, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic46 min
Jun 11, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa59 min
Jun 11, 8:39 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa36 min
Jun 11, 8:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPWashington13 min
Jun 11, 9:03 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Washington42 min
Jun 11, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa36 min
Jun 11, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa28 min
Jun 11, 10:18 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson, Geary, Riley42 min
Jun 11, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson40 min
Jun 11, 10:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley49 min
Jun 11, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson32 min
Jun 11, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Morris38 min
Jun 11, 11:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPPottawatomie41 min
Jun 11, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee52 min
Jun 11, 11:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee30 min
Jun 11, 11:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson, Nemaha37 min
Jun 12, 12:12 AM CDTTornado WarningTOPBrown, Jackson48 min
Jun 12, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPJackson, Jefferson, Shawnee49 min
Jun 12, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall4 days
Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage13 hr
Jun 12, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWabaunsee49 min
Jun 12, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee55 min
Jun 12, 5:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee43 min
Jun 12, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon, Wabaunsee38 min
Jun 12, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon43 min
Jun 12, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson57 min
Jun 12, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee63 min
Jun 12, 6:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee4 hr
Jun 12, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPLyon33 min
Jun 12, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Osage34 min

Nearby

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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.