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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 7:47 PM CDT for Harvey County, McPherson County, Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 min. 6 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:02 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 W Hesston, KS | |
| Apr 14, 8:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Hesston, KS | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A CONE SHAPED TORNADO. |
| Apr 14, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Hesston, KS | |
| Apr 14, 8:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Goessel, KS | STOVEPIPE TORNADO ON THE GROUND, FROM OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Apr 14, 8:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Hesston, KS | DAMAGE TO A GARAGE 1 NORTH AND 1/4 MILE NORTHWEST OF 27TH AND ARROWHEAD. |
| Apr 14, 8:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Goessel, KS | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO REPORTED |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 2195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.9
- Supercell composite
- 19.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KICT 150047
TORICT
KSC079-113-115-150115-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0023.120415T0047Z-120415T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
747 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 743 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BURRTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE
HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR
SNAPPED. VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNDRIDGE...HESSTON AND GOESSEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 51.
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 3817 9718 3799 9757 3807 9771 3814 9770
3838 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 228DEG 35KT 3811 9758
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
BILLINGS3 follow-up statements
755
WWUS53 KICT 150055
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
755 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC079-113-115-150115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120415T0115Z/
MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-
755 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY...
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM
CDT...
AT 753 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNDRIDGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNDRIDGE...HESSTON AND GOESSEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9718 3799 9757 3807 9771 3814 9770
3838 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 228DEG 35KT 3814 9755
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGS325
WWUS53 KICT 150100
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
800 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC079-113-115-150115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120415T0115Z/
MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-
800 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY...
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM
CDT...
AT 757 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNDRIDGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOESSEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9718 3799 9757 3807 9771 3814 9770
3838 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 223DEG 34KT 3819 9750
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER339
WWUS53 KICT 150106
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
806 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC079-113-115-150115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120415T0115Z/
MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-HARVEY KS-
806 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARVEY...
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM
CDT...
AT 802 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNDRIDGE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOESSEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9718 3799 9757 3807 9771 3814 9770
3838 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 223DEG 34KT 3822 9748
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SCHMINKEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sumner | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Reno, Rice | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 10:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 11:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Saline | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 11:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 42 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.