Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2013, 3:25 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 9 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, 2013, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2013, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 N Clearwater, KS | |
| May 19, 3:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Clearwater, KS | SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE CONE TORNADO DOING DAMAGE |
| May 19, 3:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 S West Wichita, KS | UPROOTED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES FOR ABOUT A MILE NEAR 119TH STREET WEST AND JUST NORTH OF 55TH STREET SOUTH. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO FARMSTEADS AS WELL. |
| May 19, 3:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Haysville, KS | SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED NEAR HOOVER AND MACARTHER AREA |
| May 19, 3:46 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Wichita Mid Continent A, KS | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT THE NWS OFFICE |
| May 19, 3:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Northeast Wichita, KS | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE KWCH OFFICE |
| May 19, 4:01 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Clearwater, KS | 5 POWER POLES DOWN ALONG 135 STREET WEST AND ROAD IS BLOCKED |
| May 19, 4:08 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Bel Aire, KS | |
| May 19, 4:18 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 5 Nnw Andover, KS | SPOTTER WAS 1 MILE WEST OF THE BUTLER AND SEDGEWICK COUNTY LINE ON 45TH STREET NORTH. |
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, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 697 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1033 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736
WFUS53 KICT 192025
TORICT
KSC173-192115-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0007.130519T2025Z-130519T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
325 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 322 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEARWATER...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT LEAST TWO TORNADOES
HAVE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THIS STORM.
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...
DOWNTOWN WICHITA...GODDARD...HAYSVILLE...WICHITA MID CONTINENT
AIRPORT...WEST WICHITA...SOUTH WICHITA...MAIZE...MCCONNELL AIR
FORCE BASE...EAST WICHITA...NORTHEAST WICHITA...OAKLAWN...BEL AIRE
AND JABARA AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 54.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 13.
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 3748 9773 3778 9751 3779 9715 3765 9715
3748 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 231DEG 28KT 3755 9755
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KETCHAM3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 192037
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
KSC173-192115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 336 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN WICHITA...HAYSVILLE...WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...WEST
WICHITA...SOUTH WICHITA...MAIZE...MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...EAST
WICHITA...NORTHEAST WICHITA...OAKLAWN...BEL AIRE AND JABARA AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3748 9773 3778 9751 3779 9715 3765 9715
3748 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 231DEG 28KT 3761 9746
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER038
WWUS53 KICT 192042
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
342 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
KSC173-192115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/
SEDGWICK-
342 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 337 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. A LARGE WEDGE TORNADO
WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND 6 MILES NORTH OF CLEARWATER.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAYSVILLE...MAIZE...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...WICHITA...BEL AIRE...MCCONNELL
AIR FORCE BASE...EAST WICHITA AND OAKLAWN.
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 3748 9773 3778 9751 3779 9715 3765 9715
3748 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 231DEG 28KT 3763 9743
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$679
WWUS53 KICT 192047
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
347 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
KSC173-192115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/
SEDGWICK-
347 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WICHITA...
AT 345 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF WICHITA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAIZE...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...WICHITA...BEL AIRE...MCCONNELL AIR FORC...
EAST WICHITA AND OAKLAWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WITH COMPLETE DEVASTATION
LIKELY. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. DO NOT DELAY...SEEK SHELTER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER
IS AVAILABLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF
A STRUCTURE...OR IF TIME ALLOWS...CONSIDER MOVING TO AN UNDERGROUND
SHELTER ELSEWHERE. MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WILL OFFER NO
SHELTER FROM THIS TORNADO.
&&
LAT...LON 3748 9773 3778 9751 3779 9715 3765 9715
3748 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 233DEG 27KT 3765 9738
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
WOYNICKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 50 min |
| May 18, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Reno | 64 min |
| May 18, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 45 min |
| May 18, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 62 min |
| May 18, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 54 min |
| May 18, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 65 min |
| May 18, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno | 59 min |
| May 19, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 32 min |
| May 19, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 45 min |
| May 19, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 27 min |
| May 19, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 46 min |
| May 19, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 25 min |
| May 19, 5:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 27 min |
| May 19, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 35 min |
| May 19, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick | 51 min |
| May 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 30 min |
| May 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 45 min |
| May 19, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 25 min |
| May 19, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 45 min |
| May 19, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sumner | 50 min |
| May 19, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick | 46 min |
| May 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 45 min |
| May 19, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 48 min |
| May 19, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 28 min |
| May 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 54 min |
| May 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 5 hr |
| May 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sumner | 35 min |
| May 19, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sumner | 47 min |
| May 19, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey | 40 min |
| May 19, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 38 min |
| May 19, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 46 min |
| May 19, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 45 min |
| May 19, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 55 min |
| May 19, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 66 min |
| May 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 40 min |
| May 19, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 27 min |
| May 19, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 26 min |
| May 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 49 min |
| May 19, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 58 min |
| May 19, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 40 min |
| May 19, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey | 37 min |
| May 19, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 35 min |
| May 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 45 min |
| May 19, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 36 min |
| May 19, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 48 min |
| May 19, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 32 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.