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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS

June 5, 2008Clay County, Ottawa County, Kansas

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 5, 4:25 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD3 Sw Clay Center, KSOFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDTTORNADO4 Sw Clay Center, KS
Jun 5, 4:32 PM CDTTORNADO6 Sw Clay Center, KS
Jun 5, 5:01 PM CDTHAIL 13 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 11:47 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1646 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 12:00Z on 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 316 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
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

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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

$$

CAVANAUGH
2 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

$$

CAVANAUGH
000 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 3:02 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more16 hr
Jun 5, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall4 days
Jun 5, 1:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more11 hr
Jun 5, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa35 min
Jun 5, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa39 min
Jun 5, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud39 min
Jun 5, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Riley, Washington40 min
Jun 5, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Ottawa, Riley52 min
Jun 5, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall40 min
Jun 5, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley23 min
Jun 5, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Pottawatomie, Riley33 min
Jun 5, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson52 min
Jun 5, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley31 min
Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie26 min
Jun 5, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Morris, Riley36 min
Jun 5, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie47 min
Jun 5, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley3 hr
Jun 5, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPPottawatomie46 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.