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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 8:10 PM CDT for McPherson County, Marion 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 14, 8:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Marion Lake, KS | LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 1788 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 443 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
878
WFUS53 KICT 150110
TORICT
KSC113-115-150200-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0024.120415T0110Z-120415T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
810 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 807 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNDRIDGE...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
MARION...GOESSEL...CANTON...LEHIGH...HILLSBORO...DURHAM...TAMPA...
MARION LAKE AND PILSEN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3861 9723 3840 9689 3817 9735 3817 9753
3818 9761 3861 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 225DEG 33KT 3825 9742
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER2 follow-up statements
465
WWUS53 KICT 150116
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
816 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC113-115-150200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
816 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 812 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOESSEL...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...GOESSEL...CANTON...LEHIGH...HILLSBORO...DURHAM...TAMPA...
MARION LAKE AND PILSEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 9723 3840 9689 3817 9735 3817 9753
3818 9761 3861 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 226DEG 29KT 3826 9739
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSER677
WWUS53 KICT 150131
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
831 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC113-150141-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
831 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3861 9723 3840 9689 3817 9735 3847 9737
3861 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 226DEG 34KT 3838 9722
$$
KSC115-150200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
MARION KS-
831 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 826 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEHIGH...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...DURHAM...TAMPA...MARION LAKE AND PILSEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 9723 3840 9689 3817 9735 3847 9737
3861 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 226DEG 34KT 3838 9722
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSERThe 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, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 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, 8:14 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.