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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS

May 31, 2013Montgomery County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2013, 4:07 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 min. 3 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 31, 2013, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2013, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County Montgomery County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 31, 4:18 PM CDTTORNADO3 W Independence, KSBRIEF TOUCHDOWN.
May 31, 4:20 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD2 W Cherryvale, KSBRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS DESCENDING FROM WALL CLOUD
May 31, 4:40 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD1 Sw Cherryvale, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 31, 2:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2013-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 805 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2013-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 368 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
805 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
368 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
350 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.6

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The text

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

382 
WFUS53 KICT 312107
TORICT
KSC125-312130-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0021.130531T2107Z-130531T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
407 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 404 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR INDEPENDENCE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
           OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHERRYVALE AND SYCAMORE.

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 3719 9578 3731 9581 3739 9562 3739 9553
      3718 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 247DEG 28KT 3723 9572

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

JAKUB
1 follow-up statement
680 
WWUS53 KICT 312112
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
412 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

KSC125-312130-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130531T2130Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-
412 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 411 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR INDEPENDENCE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHERRYVALE.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3719 9578 3731 9581 3739 9562 3739 9553
      3718 9553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 255DEG 21KT 3724 9567

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery107 min
May 30, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho17 hr
May 30, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCherokee, Labette71 hr
May 31, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline33 min
May 31, 2:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion24 min
May 31, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho43 min
May 31, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho62 min
May 31, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery28 min
May 31, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMontgomery, Wilson49 min
May 31, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho31 min
May 31, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLabette, Montgomery30 min
May 31, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen31 min
May 31, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho29 min
May 31, 4:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTLabette, Montgomery, Neosho6 hr
May 31, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen32 min
May 31, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua41 min
May 31, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho25 min
May 31, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho, Wilson51 min
May 31, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley43 min
May 31, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho25 min
May 31, 5:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho3 hr
May 31, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson33 min
May 31, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Montgomery44 min
May 31, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Montgomery, Wilson35 min
May 31, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho34 min
May 31, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Montgomery46 min
May 31, 6:39 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMontgomery36 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.