Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 11:50 PM CDT for Jackson County, Nemaha County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 12:27 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, KS, Nemaha County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 12:02 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Soldier, KS | DAMAGE REPORTED TO SEVERAL HOMES 1.5 MILES EAST OF SOLDIER. |
| Jun 12, 12:02 AM CDT | TORNADO | Soldier, KS | *** 1 FATAL *** SEARCH AND RESCUE CONTINUES...4 HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED WITH ONE HOME COMPLETELY FLATTENED AND OTHERS WITH EXTERIOR WALLS MISSING |
| Jun 12, 12:05 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Sw Wetmore, KS | REPORTED DAMAGE TO TREES NEAR BANCROFT. |
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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 120450
TORTOP
KSC085-131-120530-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0025.080612T0450Z-080612T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1150 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 1147 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SOLDIER...OR 33 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 42 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLDIER...
CORNING...
CIRCLEVILLE...
GOFF...
HOLTON...
WETMORE...
NETAWAKA...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3969 9578 3965 9579 3955 9564 3941 9579
3941 9603 3952 9604 3955 9603 3956 9614
3974 9604 3976 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 233DEG 36KT 3949 9607
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 120505
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1205 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
KSC085-131-120530-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080612T0530Z/
NEMAHA-JACKSON-
1205 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTIES...
AT 1201 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOLDIER...OR 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOLTON...WETMORE AND NETAWAKA.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3965 9579 3955 9564 3941 9579 3941 9603
3942 9603 3955 9603 3957 9604 3965 9602
3974 9594 3976 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 238DEG 35KT 3956 9590
$$
BLAIR000
WWUS53 KTOP 120516 RRA
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1215 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
KSC085-131-120530-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080612T0530Z/
NEMAHA-JACKSON-
1215 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTIES...
AT 1210 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WETMORE...OR 25 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
AT 1202 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED DAMAGED TO DESTROYED
HOUSES 2 MILES EAST OF SOLIDER.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3965 9579 3955 9564 3949 9571 3952 9579
3951 9587 3956 9592 3959 9598 3965 9602
3974 9594 3976 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 238DEG 35KT 3961 9579
$$
BLAIR000
WWUS53 KTOP 120521
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1220 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
KSC085-131-120530-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080612T0530Z/
NEMAHA-JACKSON-
1220 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTIES...
AT 1219 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF WETMORE...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3975 9578 3965 9579 3955 9564 3949 9571
3952 9579 3955 9580 3958 9585 3964 9588
3975 9585 3976 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 238DEG 35KT 3963 9574
$$
BLAIR000
WWUS53 KTOP 120527
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1227 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
KSC085-131-120537-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080612T0530Z/
NEMAHA-JACKSON-
1227 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
NEMAHA COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 1227 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE 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 3975 9578 3965 9579 3955 9564 3949 9571
3952 9579 3955 9580 3958 9585 3964 9588
3975 9585 3976 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0527Z 238DEG 35KT 3966 9566
$$
BLAIRThe 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, 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 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.