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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS

February 28, 2012McPherson County, Marion County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2012, 7:25 PM CST for McPherson County, Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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: Feb 28, 2012, 7:25 PM CST (01:25 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2012, 8:15 PM CST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 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
Feb 28, 7:28 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	N Hillsboro, KS	STORM SPOTTERS AND DEPUTIES REPORTING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND WINDS APPROX 70MPH NORTH OF HILLSBORO ON K-15.
Feb 28, 7:50 PM CST	HAIL 1.25	Nw Marion, KS	AMATEUR RADIO MARION CO 1/2 DOLLAR SIZE HAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MARION RESERVOIR.

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
Feb 28, 5:41 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 427 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 451 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

469 
WFUS53 KICT 290125
TORICT
KSC113-115-290215-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0003.120229T0125Z-120229T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
725 PM CST TUE FEB 28 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 815 PM CST

* AT 718 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF GOESSEL...OR 14 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF MCPHERSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

  THE TORNADIC POTENTIAL OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ONCE AGAIN   
  INCREASING!

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEHIGH...HILLSBORO...DURHAM...TAMPA...LINCOLNVILLE...MARION LAKE...
  PILSEN...RAMONA AND LOST SPRINGS.

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.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW!

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WICHITA.

&&

LAT...LON 3839 9692 3817 9741 3818 9742 3832 9757
      3861 9717 3861 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 233DEG 54KT 3832 9736
HAIL 1.75IN

$$

ES

3 follow-up statements

110 
WWUS53 KICT 290136
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
736 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

KSC113-290145-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0215Z/
MCPHERSON KS-
736 PM CST TUE FEB 28 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 3839 9692 3819 9737 3846 9737 3861 9717
      3861 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 238DEG 53KT 3837 9719

$$

KSC115-290215-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0215Z/
MARION KS-
736 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CST...

AT 732 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HILLSBORO...OR 12 MILES WEST OF 
MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

RADAR IS INDICATING VERY STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM! A TORNADO 
MAY ALREADY BE OCCURRING OR COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME!

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARION...DURHAM...TAMPA...LINCOLNVILLE...MARION LAKE...PILSEN...
  RAMONA AND LOST SPRINGS.

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 3839 9692 3819 9737 3846 9737 3861 9717
      3861 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 238DEG 53KT 3837 9719
HAIL 1.75IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

312 
WWUS53 KICT 290149
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
749 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

KSC115-290215-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0215Z/
MARION KS-
749 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CST...

AT 746 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLNVILLE...OR 6 MILES 
NORTH OF MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ALONG 
WITH GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE VERY STRONG 
ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. ANOTHER TORNADO COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LINCOLNVILLE...RAMONA AND LOST SPRINGS.

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 3839 9692 3819 9737 3846 9737 3861 9717
      3861 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 239DEG 51KT 3845 9700
HAIL 1.75IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

704 
WWUS53 KICT 290210
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
810 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

KSC115-290220-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0215Z/
MARION KS-
810 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815
PM CST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM.

LAT...LON 3839 9692 3819 9737 3846 9737 3861 9717
      3861 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 239DEG 51KT 3861 9666

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 6:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno	42 min
Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Reno	30 min
Feb 28, 6:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Reno	32 min
Feb 28, 7:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	38 min
Feb 28, 8:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	53 min
Feb 28, 8:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler, Chase	28 min
Feb 28, 8:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Cowley	53 min
Feb 28, 9:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Chase, Elk, Greenwood	59 min
Feb 28, 9:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson	59 min
Feb 28, 10:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	22 min
Feb 28, 10:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	9 min
Feb 29, 3:21 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	14 hr
Feb 29, 12:12 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, Saline	3 hr
Feb 29, 3:47 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	ICT	Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more	12 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.