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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

April 14, 2012Dickinson County, Morris County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 8:43 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Morris County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Dickinson County, KS, Morris County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 14, 9:00 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	3 Wnw Burdick, KS	BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN. MINOR TREE DAMAGE REPORTED.

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 PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 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

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The text

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

703 
WFUS53 KTOP 150143
TORTOP
KSC041-127-150230-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0013.120415T0143Z-120415T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
843 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  WESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 840 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF DURHAM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. AT 822 PM 
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF GOESSEL.

  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...
  HERINGTON...BURDICK...LATIMER AND WILSEY.

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 3852 9694 3861 9694 3860 9704 3861 9706
      3868 9693 3881 9676 3864 9653 3852 9675
      3852 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 231DEG 37KT 3844 9709

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

PHILLIPS

3 follow-up statements

177 
WWUS53 KTOP 150156
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
856 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC041-127-150230-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
MORRIS KS-DICKINSON KS-
856 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DICKINSON AND
WESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 853 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLNVILLE...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. A TRAINED SPOTTER 
REPORTED A TORNADO JUST WEST OF LINCOLNVILLE.

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...
HERINGTON...BURDICK...LATIMER AND WILSEY.

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 3852 9694 3861 9694 3860 9704 3861 9706
      3868 9693 3881 9676 3864 9653 3852 9675
      3852 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 228DEG 33KT 3852 9697

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

PHILLIPS

508 
WWUS53 KTOP 150205
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
905 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC041-150214-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
DICKINSON KS-
905 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2AM. 

LAT...LON 3853 9694 3861 9694 3861 9693 3867 9693
      3881 9676 3865 9655 3854 9678 3852 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 228DEG 33KT 3858 9692

$$

KSC127-150230-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
MORRIS KS-
905 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MORRIS COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 902 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF 
BURDICK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. SPOTTERS REPORTED A 
TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF LINCOLNVILLE AT 9 PM.

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...
RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST MORRIS COUNTY BETWEEN HERINGTON AND BURDICK.

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 3853 9694 3861 9694 3861 9693 3867 9693
      3881 9676 3865 9655 3854 9678 3852 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 228DEG 33KT 3858 9692

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

PHILLIPS

840 
WWUS53 KTOP 150218
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
918 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC127-150230-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
MORRIS KS-
918 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MORRIS COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 916 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILSEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 
MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY BETWEEN WILSEY AND 
PARKERVILLE.

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!

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9676 3870 9686 3880 9674 3868 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 230DEG 35KT 3867 9672

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

PHILLIPS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 7:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Clay, Dickinson	51 min
Apr 14, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Clay, Riley	29 min
Apr 14, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee	38 min
Apr 14, 11:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Dickinson	37 min
Apr 14, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	29 min
Apr 14, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	20 min
Apr 14, 11:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Lyon	42 min
Apr 15, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa	45 min
Apr 15, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	49 min
Apr 15, 12:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley	28 min
Apr 15, 12:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	38 min
Apr 15, 1:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Pottawatomie, Riley	15 min
Apr 15, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	30 min
Apr 15, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Riley, Washington	37 min
Apr 15, 1:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	34 min
Apr 15, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley	24 min
Apr 15, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Wabaunsee	15 min
Apr 15, 3:24 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more	17 hr
Apr 15, 3:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jackson, Shawnee	30 min
Apr 15, 3:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Jefferson	31 min
Apr 15, 4:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Nemaha	3 hr
Apr 15, 4:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Riley	15 hr
Apr 15, 5:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Osage	54 min
Apr 15, 7:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa	2 hr
Apr 15, 7:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Clay	7 hr
Apr 15, 8:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall	7 hr
Apr 15, 9:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Cloud	4 hr
Apr 15, 9:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TOP	Clay	3 hr

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.