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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2010, 3:42 PM CDT for McPherson County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 5 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 12, 2010, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2010, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County McPherson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 E Inman, KS | TORNADO ON GROUND. |
| May 12, 3:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| May 12, 3:54 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | W Mcpherson, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 1.25 INCH HAIL ON WESTERN EDGE OF MCPHERSON. |
| May 12, 3:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Se Mcpherson, KS | |
| May 12, 4:24 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nne Canton, KS | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 2 NNE OF CANTON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 10 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 12, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 734 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 915 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
177
WFUS53 KICT 122042
TORICT
KSC113-122115-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0011.100512T2042Z-100512T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
342 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 339 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INMAN...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF
MCPHERSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCPHERSON...MOUNDRIDGE...GALVA...CANTON AND MCPHERSON AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3838 9736 3817 9737 3817 9780 3817 9783
3823 9789 3860 9754 3860 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 231DEG 37KT 3823 9769
$$
BILLINGS2 follow-up statements
450
WWUS53 KICT 122052
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
352 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
KSC113-122115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100512T2115Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
352 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON
COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
INMAN...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF MCPHERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCPHERSON...MOUNDRIDGE...GALVA AND CANTON.
LAT...LON 3838 9736 3817 9737 3817 9780 3817 9783
3823 9789 3860 9754 3860 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 231DEG 37KT 3828 9762
$$
COOK849
WWUS53 KICT 122102
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
402 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
KSC113-122115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100512T2115Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
402 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON
COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GALVA...OR 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCPHERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GALVA AND CANTON.
LAT...LON 3838 9736 3817 9737 3817 9780 3817 9783
3823 9789 3860 9754 3860 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 229DEG 29KT 3835 9754
$$
COOKWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 12, 3:18 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 3:18 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 318 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION OVERNIGHT INTO THU MORNING. SYNOPSIS: STRONG SURFACE FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEAR KSLN TO NEAR MEDICINE LODGE AND IS NOW STARTING TO VERY SLOWLY PUSH EAST. STRONG CONVERGENCE ALONG THIS FEATURE HAS FINALLY RESULTED IN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS OVER THE LAST HALF HOUR. IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE SHORTWAVE IS SITUATED OVER NORTHERN CO/WY AND IS PUSHING VERY SLOWLY EAST. A PV ANOMALY LOBE IS NOW ROTATING SOUTHWEST OF THE UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN NM. TONIGHT: BY 00Z EXPECTING STORMS TO BE ONGOING ALONG THE FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES SLOWLY EAST. NOT TOO SURE HOW MUCH IN THE WAY OF ISOLATED STORMS THERE WILL BE AND THUS FEEL MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT. DEEP SHEAR VECTORS NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE FRONT WILL ONLY ADD TO THE LACK OF ISO CELLS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE BOUNDARY. WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL CAPE FEEL THE BEST TOR THREAT WOULD BE AS THE STORMS INITIALLY DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY...ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN INGEST SOME LOW LEVEL VORTICITY ALONG THE FRONT. SO MAIN SEVERE THREAT WILL BE EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND FLOODING WITH THE THREAT OF LONGER TRACK TORS PRETTY LOW. ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES FROM YESTERDAY'S MODEL RUNS IS HOW FAR WEST THE FRONT ENDED UP. THIS WILL REDUCE THE CHANCES FOR SE KS TO EXPERIENCE SVR STORMS PRIOR TO 06Z...BUT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR THE ICT AREA TO EXPERIENCE A STORM EARLY THIS EVENING. THU-FRI: WILL GO WITH A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FRONTAL MOVEMENT SINCE THIS HAS BEEN THE TREND AND THUS BY 12Z THU THE FRONT WILL STILL BE LINGERING AROUND SE KS WHICH SOME CONVECTION PERSISTING ALONG IT. MEANWHILE MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL FILTER-IN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS FOR THU. BY 06Z FRI THE PRECIP WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE FORECAST AREA. SAT-WED: A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT OF THE DESERT SW AND OUT INTO THE PLAINS BY LATE FRI NIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS MOISTURE WILL AGAIN SURGE NORTH AND WILL SPREAD PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA FROM SW TO NE STARTING FRI NIGHT WITH MUCH OF THE AREA EXPECTED TO GET WET FOR SAT INTO SUN. GIVEN LACK OF UPPER WINDS AND WELL DEFINED INITIATING BOUNDARY...FEEL CONFIDENT A WIDESPREAD SEVERE EPISODE IS NOT ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND. FEEL THE MAIN THREAT MAYBE FLOODING. BY MON BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF AGREE ON LIFTING THE SHORTWAVE FAR ENOUGH EAST TO PUSH PRECIP OUT OF THE FORECAST. CONFIDENCE AFTER THE MON TIME FRAME DECREASES AS THE GFS AND ECMWF START TO VARY ON THEIR SOLUTION. FOR NOW WILL LEAVE PRECIP OUT AND WILL CONTINUE THE WARMING TREND AS SOME RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE AREA. LAWSON && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM KPTT TO KSLN. IT HAS BECOME QUASI- STATIONARY AT THIS TIME AND SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE TONIGHT TO THE SOUTHEAST. FRONTOGENESIS INCREASING ALONG THE FRONT...MEANING THAT STORMS ARE BECOMING MORE LIKELY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. KSLN-KRST ARE NOT IN THE TSRA THREAT. THEY WILL REMAIN AROUND 2SM BR WITH CIGS BETWEEN 003 AND 010 FEET WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE. GUIDANCE WANTS TO MOVE THIS OUT EARLIER TONIGHT...BUT THINK THIS WILL LAST UNTIL DAYBREAK. AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...THE REMAINING TAF SITES /KHUT/KICT/KCNU/ WILL EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE THESE CONDITIONS. UNTIL THEN...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN CHANCE THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND TORNADOES BEING A THREAT. RIGHT NOW...THERE IS ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY WHERE WE DID NOT PUT TSRA IN THE TAF...ONLY WENT WITH CB IN THE CLOUD FORECAST FOR NOW AND WILL UPDATE IS UNCERTAINTY DECREASES. KRC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 45 65 47 73 / 60 20 10 10 HUTCHINSON 42 64 45 72 / 50 20 10 10 NEWTON 45 65 46 73 / 60 20 10 10 ELDORADO 47 65 47 73 / 80 30 10 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 49 65 48 73 / 70 30 10 10 RUSSELL 39 63 42 71 / 20 10 0 10 GREAT BEND 40 63 42 71 / 20 10 0 10 SALINA 41 65 46 72 / 40 10 10 10 MCPHERSON 42 65 45 72 / 50 20 10 10 COFFEYVILLE 56 63 49 74 / 90 70 20 10 CHANUTE 55 65 48 74 / 80 60 20 10 IOLA 55 65 48 74 / 80 60 20 10 PARSONS-KPPF 56 64 49 74 / 90 70 20 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 4:50 AM CDT, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 450 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-131000- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 450 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE MAINLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE HOWEVER A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY...ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP JMC
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 12, 3:26 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
326 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM HAIL ZENDA 37.44N 98.28W
05/12/2010 E0.88 INCH KINGMAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
JASLocal storm report, May 12, 3:30 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
330 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL KINGMAN 37.65N 98.11W
05/12/2010 E1.75 INCH KINGMAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JASLocal storm report, May 12, 3:35 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
335 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0334 PM HAIL 5 SW INMAN 38.18N 97.84W
05/12/2010 E1.00 INCH MCPHERSON KS CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
JASLocal storm report, May 12, 3:37 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
337 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0337 PM HAIL KINGMAN 37.65N 98.11W
05/12/2010 E1.75 INCH KINGMAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JASLocal storm report, May 12, 3:39 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
339 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HAIL 4 NNE KINGMAN 37.70N 98.09W
05/12/2010 E1.75 INCH KINGMAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
LFWLocal storm report, May 12, 3:41 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
341 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM HAIL 3 S PRETTY PRAIRIE 37.74N 98.02W
05/12/2010 E1.75 INCH RENO KS EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 39 min |
| May 12, 12:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 100 min |
| May 12, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Reno, Rice | 46 min |
| May 12, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 66 min |
| May 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 54 min |
| May 12, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno | 37 min |
| May 12, 3:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 36 min |
| May 12, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 27 min |
| May 12, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 16 min |
| May 12, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 24 min |
| May 12, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Saline | 32 min |
| May 12, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 12, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 47 min |
| May 12, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 65 min |
| May 12, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 17 min |
| May 12, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 60 min |
| May 12, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 5 hr |
| May 12, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 42 min |
| May 12, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Sedgwick | 66 min |
| May 12, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Marion | 34 min |
| May 12, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 36 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.