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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2012, 6:19 PM CDT for Harper County, Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. 15 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 19, 2012, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 6:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Spivey, KS | TORNADO IS A BIT BIGGER THAN A ROPE. |
| May 19, 6:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 S Rago, KS | PEA TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FOR 3 TO 4 MINUTES. |
| May 19, 6:28 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sse Spivey, KS | |
| May 19, 6:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Attica, KS | ROPE TORNADO. |
| May 19, 6:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 W Harper, KS | |
| May 19, 6:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Attica, KS | |
| May 19, 6:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Rago, KS | WIND TURBINE BLADE DAMAGED AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| May 19, 6:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Rago, KS | WIND TURBINE BLADE DAMAGED AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| May 19, 6:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Rago, KS | |
| May 19, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Harper, KS | MODERATE DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME |
| May 19, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Harper, KS | FARMSTEAD WAS HIT BY TORNADO. EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| May 19, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Harper, KS | TWO HOMES DAMAGED WITH ONE HAVING ROOF RIPPED OFF. HEAVY TREE DAMAGE WITH UPROOTED TREES. |
| May 19, 6:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Se Spivey, KS | |
| May 19, 6:49 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 13 Wnw Anthony, KS | CORRECTION. LOCATION IS WNW NOT WSW. |
| May 19, 6:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 13 Wnw Anthony, KS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 450 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -768 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715
WFUS53 KICT 192319
TORICT
KSC077-095-192345-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0046.120519T2319Z-120519T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
619 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 615 PM CDT...A LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WAS LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF ZENDA TO SHARON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
ATTICA...RAGO AND CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
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 3721 9835 3727 9835 3745 9816 3745 9795
3720 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 268DEG 16KT 3745 9813 3726 9831
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
COOK1 follow-up statement
768
WWUS53 KICT 192332
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
632 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
KSC077-095-192345-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120519T2345Z/
KINGMAN KS-HARPER KS-
632 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HARPER AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 628 PM CDT...A LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF ZENDA TO ATTICA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
THE STRONGEST RADAR INDICATED TORNADO IS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SPIVEY. THERE IS A SECOND TORNADO INDICATED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ATTICA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATTICA AND CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3721 9835 3727 9835 3745 9816 3745 9795
3720 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 268DEG 16KT 3745 9806 3726 9824
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 34 min |
| May 19, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 43 min |
| May 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 39 min |
| May 19, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 36 min |
| May 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 46 min |
| May 19, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 28 min |
| May 19, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 46 min |
| May 19, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 32 min |
| May 19, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman | 33 min |
| May 19, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 30 min |
| May 19, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 39 min |
| May 19, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 33 min |
| May 19, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Saline | 35 min |
| May 19, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 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.