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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2012, 8:44 PM CDT for Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 5 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
- Mar 28, 2012, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Greenwood County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Madison, KS | |
| Mar 28, 8:50 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 Se Madison, KS | LARGE WELL DEVELOPED FUNNEL CLOUD. |
| Mar 28, 8:57 PM CDT | HAIL 4.25 | Madison, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:11 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 E Madison, KS | GOLFBALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| Mar 28, 9:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 E Madison, KS | A PLETHORA OF GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL OCCURRING 2 MILES NORTH OF HILLTOP. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1400 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
391 WFUS53 KICT 290144 TORICT KSC073-290230- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0008.120329T0144Z-120329T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 844 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 840 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WELL DEFINED WALL CLOUD 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADISON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY. 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 9596 3802 9596 3799 9616 3817 9625 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 252DEG 3KT 3810 9609 HAIL 2.75IN $$ SMITH
2 follow-up statements
190 WWUS53 KICT 290154 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 854 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 KSC073-290230- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120329T0230Z/ GREENWOOD KS- 854 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 849 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR HILLTOP OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADISON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MADISON...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF EUREKA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO BASEBALL SIZE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3817 9596 3802 9596 3803 9618 3817 9624 TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 248DEG 9KT 3810 9607 HAIL 2.75IN $$ SMITH
415 WWUS53 KICT 290202 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 902 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 KSC073-290230- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120329T0230Z/ GREENWOOD KS- 902 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 857 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR HILLTOP. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL OCCURRING IN MADISON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MADISON...OR 22 MILES SOUTH OF EMPORIA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY. 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 9596 3802 9596 3803 9616 3817 9619 TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 248DEG 9KT 3811 9605 HAIL 4.25IN $$ SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 22 min |
| Mar 28, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 8:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 62 min |
| Mar 28, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 27 min |
| Mar 29, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson | 50 min |
| Mar 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 35 min |
| Mar 29, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 61 min |
| Mar 29, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 30 min |
| Mar 29, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 63 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.