Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 12:36 AM CDT for Osage County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. 4 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
- May 2, 2008, 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Osage County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 12:43 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Lyndon, KS | SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE NEAR A RESIDENCE. THE ROOF OF THE RESIDENCE WAS LIFTED AND THEN DROPPED BACK ONTO THE HOUSE. A LARGE ANTENNA THAT WAS CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND WAS BLOWN OVER. THE PRELIMINARY RATING OF THE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORNADO AT THIS LOCA |
| May 2, 12:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lyndon, KS | 70 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED. SEVERAL LIMBS DOWN ACROSS LYNDON. ONE 8-10 INCH LIMB BLOCKING A STREET. |
| May 2, 12:45 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Pomona Lake, KS | THE NORTH SIDE OF A LARGE THREE CAR GARAGE WAS DESTROYED. DEBRIS WERE BLOWN APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS AWAY. THE PRELIMINARY RATING OF THE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORNADO AT THIS LOCATION IS AN EF-0. -THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT- |
| May 2, 12:46 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Quenemo, KS | OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED ALONG PAULEN ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KTOP 020536
TORTOP
KSC139-020600-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0004.080502T0536Z-080502T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1236 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
OSAGE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1232 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF OSAGE CITY...OR 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF EMPORIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
QUENEMO...
LYNDON...
POMONA STATE PARK...
POMONA LAKE...
OVERBROOK...
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3845 9580 3861 9594 3872 9575 3878 9565
3886 9550 3869 9550 3868 9551 3856 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 231DEG 44KT 3862 9575
$$
CAVANAUGH/KONOP2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 020540
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1240 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
KSC139-020600-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080502T0600Z/
OSAGE-
1240 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY...
AT 1236 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF
LYNDON...OR 26 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 51 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNDON...QUENEMO...POMONA STATE PARK...POMONA LAKE AND OVERBROOK.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3852 9566 3866 9584 3872 9575 3878 9565
3886 9550 3869 9550 3868 9551 3856 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 231DEG 44KT 3865 9570
$$
CAVANAUGH/KONOP000
WWUS53 KTOP 020601
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
100 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
KSC177-020630-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-080502T0630Z/
SHAWNEE-
100 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT
FOR SHAWNEE COUNTY...
AT 1255 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF TOPEKA TO 4
MILES SOUTH OF RICHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 42 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 188.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 349 AND 355.
AT 1258 AM...CDT WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY 75 JUST
NORTH OF TOPEKA.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES RAPIDLY.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY...TAKE COVER INSIDE A BUILDING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3922 9559 3908 9560 3905 9558 3905 9549
3889 9550 3886 9554 3887 9582 3910 9592
3916 9596 3921 9592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 229DEG 37KT 3917 9567 3887 9551
$$
BOUSTEADThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin | 25 min |
| May 1, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Osage | 46 min |
| May 1, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 41 min |
| May 1, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey | 18 min |
| May 1, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris | 63 min |
| May 1, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| May 1, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 49 min |
| May 2, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Osage | 55 min |
| May 2, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 43 min |
| May 2, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Franklin | 44 min |
| May 2, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 52 min |
| May 2, 1:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 27 min |
| May 2, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 19 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.