Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2009, 4:16 PM CST for Reno County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 7, 2009, 4:16 PM CST (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2009, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Reno County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Nw Partridge, KS | TORNADO WAS WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 60 AND 51. |
| Mar 7, 4:28 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 W Hutchinson, KS | TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND 1/2 MILE WEST OF HWY 96 NEAR HUTCHINSON. |
| Mar 7, 4:36 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 S Hutchinson Airport, KS | HUTCHINSON TOWER OBSERVER REPORTS TORNADO 1 M SOUTH OF TOWER MOVING RAPIDLY EAST. |
| Mar 7, 4:39 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 59 | Hutchinson Airport, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -490 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 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 KICT 072216
TORICT
KSC155-072300-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0001.090307T2216Z-090307T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
416 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* UNTIL 500 PM CST.
* AT 414 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PARTRIDGE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF
HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BUHLER...HUTCHINSON...PARTRIDGE...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...WILLOWBROOK...
HUTCHINSON AIRPORT...YODER.
THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR
THE WARNED AREA.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 265DEG 34KT 3801 9809
$$
KLEINSASSER6 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KICT 072226
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
426 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
KSC155-072300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RENO KS-
425 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 423 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON BY 430 PM CST.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO AFFECT WILLOWBROOK...YODER AND
HUTCHINSON AIRPORT.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 265DEG 34KT 3802 9798
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 072231
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
431 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
KSC155-072300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RENO KS-
429 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 428 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON...OR NEAR
HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR BUHLER BY 445 PM CST.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO AFFECT WILLOWBROOK AND HUTCHINSON
AIRPORT.
A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 1/2 MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 96
NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON AT 428 PM.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 252DEG 34KT 3804 9794
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 072234
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
434 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
KSC155-072300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RENO KS-
435 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 432 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR BUHLER BY 445 PM CST.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO AFFECT HUTCHINSON AIRPORT.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 249DEG 37KT 3807 9786
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 072238
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
438 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
KSC155-072300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RENO KS-
438 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 437 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUTCHINSON AIRPORT...OR NEAR
HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR BUHLER BY 445 PM CST.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO AFFECT HUTCHINSON AIRPORT.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 249DEG 37KT 3808 9782
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 072243
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
443 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
KSC155-072300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RENO KS-
443 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 441 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUHLER...OR 7 MILES EAST OF
HUTCHINSON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
RENO COUNTY...INCLUDING BUHLER.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 249DEG 37KT 3810 9776
$$
SCHRECK000
WWUS53 KICT 072256
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
456 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
KSC155-072306-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090307T2300Z/
RENO KS-
456 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 PM CST...
AT 455 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3791 9820 3811 9822 3816 9770 3812 9770
3791 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 249DEG 37KT 3815 9760
$$
SCHRECKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 63 min |
| Mar 7, 4:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 5:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 38 min |
| Mar 7, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 5:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 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.