Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 37, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2011, 11:40 PM CDT for Marion County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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 1, 2011, 11:40 PM CDT (04:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2011, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Marion County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 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 1, 11:59 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | W Gypsum, KS | REPORTS RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
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 1, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1634 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KICT 020440
TORICT
KSC115-169-020515-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0037.110602T0440Z-110602T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1140 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ASSARIA...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
SALINA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GYPSUM AND RAMONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3862 9736 3862 9709 3861 9706 3859 9706
3860 9737 3861 9738 3861 9768 3877 9768
3877 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 272DEG 34KT 3868 9757
HAIL 1.00IN
$$
MCGUIRE3 follow-up statements
399
WWUS53 KICT 020445
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1145 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
KSC115-020455-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110602T0515Z/
MARION KS-
1145 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF
MARION COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3868 9736 3861 9737 3861 9738 3861 9768
3877 9768 3877 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 272DEG 34KT 3868 9751
$$
KSC169-020515-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110602T0515Z/
SALINE KS-
1145 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1143 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ASSARIA...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SALINA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GYPSUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3868 9736 3861 9737 3861 9738 3861 9768
3877 9768 3877 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 272DEG 34KT 3868 9751
HAIL 1.50IN
$$
MCGUIRE826
WWUS53 KICT 020456
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1156 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
KSC169-020515-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110602T0515Z/
SALINE KS-
1156 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GYPSUM...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SALINA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 9756 3877 9737 3868 9736 3861 9737
3861 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 260DEG 45KT 3873 9736
HAIL 1.00IN
$$
MCGUIRE878
WWUS53 KICT 020503
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1203 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011
KSC169-020513-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110602T0515Z/
SALINE KS-
1203 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEAST SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM.
LAT...LON 3877 9756 3877 9737 3868 9736 3861 9737
3861 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 260DEG 45KT 3875 9725
$$
MCGUIREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 8:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 10:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 12 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 10:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 4 days |
| Jun 1, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 11:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 10 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 12:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 67 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Saline | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 11 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 30 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 6 hr |
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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.