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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2008, 4:10 PM CDT for Clay County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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
- Jun 5, 2008, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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 5, 4:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Sw Clay Center, KS | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Clay Center, KS | |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Sw Clay Center, KS | |
| Jun 5, 5:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 E Longford, KS |
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 5, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1646 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -402 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 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 052110
TORTOP
KSC027-143-052200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0009.080605T2110Z-080605T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
410 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 409 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF
LONGFORD...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 56 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAK HILL...
LONGFORD...
IDANA...
CLAY CENTER...
GREEN...
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.
LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...AND GO TO A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. AVOID OVERPASSES.
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3931 9736 3943 9718 3956 9695 3924 9695
3912 9722 3913 9736 3910 9736 3905 9744
3918 9759
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 229DEG 48KT 3920 9740
$$
CAVANAUGH2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KTOP 052123
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
423 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
KSC027-143-052200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2200Z/
CLAY-OTTAWA-
423 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 418 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK HILL...OR
12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 57 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAY CENTER...IDANA...AND GREEN.
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3943 9718 3956 9695 3934 9695 3921 9720
3918 9736 3928 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 230DEG 49KT 3929 9722
$$
CAVANAUGH000 WWUS53 KTOP 052132 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 431 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 KSC143-052141- /O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2200Z/ OTTAWA- 431 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE THE STORM HAS SINCE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3956 9695 3934 9695 3928 9728 3933 9734 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 223DEG 43KT 3937 9721 $$ KSC027-052200- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2200Z/ CLAY- 431 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY... AT 427 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR IDANA...OR 7 MILES WEST OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLAY CENTER... GREEN... THIS TORNADO IS HEADED FOR CLAY CENTER...RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW TORNADOES MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS... AND COVER YOUR HEAD. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES...AND GO TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. AVOID OVERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 3956 9695 3934 9695 3928 9728 3933 9734 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 223DEG 43KT 3937 9721 $$ CAVANAUGH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:02 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 4 days |
| Jun 5, 1:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Riley, Washington | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa, Riley | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Marshall | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Riley | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 46 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.