Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 6:52 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 min. 8 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, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Dickinson County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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, 7:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Niles, KS | REPORT OF FARM DAMAGED AT 280TH AND ASPEN ROADS |
| Apr 14, 7:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Niles, KS | EF1 DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS. |
| Apr 14, 7:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ne Niles, KS | EF0 DAMAGE AT THIS LOCATION. |
| Apr 14, 7:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Solomon, KS | LARGE BOWL FUNNEL WITH SWIRLS ON THE GROUND REPORTED BY CHASER. |
| Apr 14, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ssw Manchester, KS | A LARGE METAL OUTBUILDING HAD ITS ROOF RIPPED OFF BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. |
| Apr 14, 7:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 S Manchester, KS | REPORT RELAYED VIA WFO PLEASANT HILL |
| Apr 14, 7:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 W Talmage, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS AND TANKS TO GAS TRANSFER STATION, AND NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN ALONG K18 HWY. |
| Apr 14, 7:31 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ene Manchester, KS | VIA KSN-TV SALINA |
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 12:00Z, 11.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040
WFUS53 KTOP 142352
TORTOP
KSC041-143-150030-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0010.120414T2352Z-120415T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
652 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 647 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW CAMBRIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
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...
NILES...SOLOMON...TALMAGE AND MANCHESTER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 271.
AT 648 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN SALINA.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3897 9755 3913 9737 3913 9717 3899 9714
3889 9738 3893 9739 3893 9738 3896 9738
3896 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 227DEG 32KT 3889 9752
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LEIGHTON5 follow-up statements
568
WWUS53 KTOP 142354
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
654 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC041-143-150030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120415T0030Z/
OTTAWA KS-DICKINSON KS-
654 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 651 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW CAMBRIA...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR NEW CAMBRIA.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NILES...SOLOMON...TALMAGE AND MANCHESTER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 271.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3897 9755 3913 9737 3913 9717 3899 9714
3889 9738 3893 9739 3893 9738 3896 9738
3896 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 227DEG 32KT 3891 9751
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LEIGHTON262
WWUS53 KTOP 142359
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
659 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC041-143-150030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120415T0030Z/
OTTAWA KS-DICKINSON KS-
659 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 656 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR NILES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. STORM SPOTTERS OBSERVED
A LARGE TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NILES.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NILES...SOLOMON...TALMAGE AND MANCHESTER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 271.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3897 9755 3913 9737 3913 9717 3899 9714
3889 9738 3893 9739 3893 9738 3896 9738
3896 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 227DEG 32KT 3894 9747
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LEIGHTON942
WWUS53 KTOP 150007
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
707 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC041-143-150030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120415T0030Z/
OTTAWA KS-DICKINSON KS-
707 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 705 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR NILES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TALMAGE AND MANCHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 9755 3913 9737 3913 9717 3902 9715
3896 9738 3896 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 226DEG 30KT 3898 9741
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LEIGHTON395
WWUS53 KTOP 150015
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
715 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC041-143-150030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120415T0030Z/
OTTAWA KS-DICKINSON KS-
715 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 710 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR NILES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED
A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST TALMAGE.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TALMAGE AND MANCHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3897 9738 3902 9746 3913 9737 3913 9717
3905 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 226DEG 23KT 3901 9739
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LEIGHTON381
WWUS53 KTOP 150021
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
721 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC143-150030-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120415T0030Z/
OTTAWA KS-
721 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3905 9715 3897 9737 3910 9737 3913 9730
3913 9717
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 228DEG 23KT 3903 9735
$$
KSC041-150030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120415T0030Z/
DICKINSON KS-
721 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 715 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
NILES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
TALMAGE AND MANCHESTER.
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 3905 9715 3897 9737 3910 9737 3913 9730
3913 9717
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 228DEG 23KT 3903 9735
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LEIGHTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 15 min |
| Apr 14, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 3:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 64 min |
Nearby
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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.