Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 10:45 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 11:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Dickinson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | Carlton, KS | REPORT OF TORNADO IN CARLTON. TREES REPORTED DOWN. CORRECTED LOCATION OF REPORT. |
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, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 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
- 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 120345
TORTOP
KSC041-120430-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0022.080612T0345Z-080612T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1045 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1042 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH OF
CARLTON...OR 20 MILES SOUTH OF ABILENE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPE...
HERINGTON...
WOODBINE...
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 3873 9737 3889 9692 3886 9692 3860 9693
3859 9732 3860 9736 3860 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 258DEG 51KT 3865 9723
$$
BOUSTEAD3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 120350 RRA
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1050 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC041-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
DICKINSON-
1050 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 1047 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF CARLTON...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF
ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HERINGTON...HOPE AND WOODBINE.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...AND DAMAGE HAS
BEEN REPORTED IN CARLTON.TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER
NOW
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3873 9737 3889 9692 3886 9692 3860 9693
3859 9732 3860 9736 3860 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 247DEG 49KT 3868 9715
$$
BOUSTEAD000
WWUS53 KTOP 120359
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1059 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC041-120430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
DICKINSON-
1059 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 1056 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOPE...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF ABILENE...MOVING
EAST AT 41 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HERINGTON...HOPE AND WOODBINE.
THIS TORNADO LOOKS TO MOVE DIRECTLY AT THE HOPE AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
HOPE AREA NEED TO BE IN THEIR TORNADO SHELTER NOW
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 3873 9737 3889 9692 3886 9692 3860 9693
3859 9732 3860 9736 3860 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 255DEG 36KT 3869 9707
$$
BOUSTEAD000
WWUS53 KTOP 120417
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1117 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
KSC041-120427-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080612T0430Z/
DICKINSON-
1117 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 1117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAD WEAKENED AND NO
LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE
WEATHER...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3873 9737 3889 9692 3886 9692 3860 9693
3859 9732 3860 9736 3860 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 255DEG 36KT 3873 9685
$$
BOUSTEADThe 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, 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, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.