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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS

May 28, 2013Ottawa County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2013, 5:31 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. 4 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 28, 2013, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.25 in

County Ottawa County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 28, 5:32 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	4 Ese Minneapolis, KS
May 28, 5:34 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 W Bennington, KS
May 28, 5:36 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	4 Ese Minneapolis, KS
May 28, 5:52 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 W Bennington, KS	LARGE WEDGE NEARLY STATIONARY.

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 28, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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: 2346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 334 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.4
Supercell composite: 25.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

081 
WFUS53 KTOP 282231
TORTOP
KSC143-282300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0013.130528T2231Z-130528T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
531 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 528 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CULVER...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  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...
  BENNINGTON.

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 3917 9759 3905 9745 3898 9773 3906 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 238DEG 21KT 3903 9771

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

GARGAN

2 follow-up statements

651 
WWUS53 KTOP 282238
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
538 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

KSC143-282300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130528T2300Z/
OTTAWA-
538 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 536 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
MINNEAPOLIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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...
BENNINGTON.

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 3899 9774 3906 9779 3917 9759 3905 9745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 228DEG 13KT 3905 9769

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GARGAN

226 
WWUS53 KTOP 282245
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

KSC143-282300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130528T2300Z/
OTTAWA-
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 541 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
MINNEAPOLIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

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

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY.

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 3917 9759 3909 9750 3899 9774 3900 9775
      3906 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 226DEG 10KT 3906 9770

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GARGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud	47 min
May 27, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic	51 min
May 27, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Republic	37 min
May 27, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Cloud, Washington	32 min
May 27, 9:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	27 min
May 27, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	32 min
May 27, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Republic	31 min
May 27, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Washington	26 min
May 27, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Marshall	24 min
May 27, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Washington	37 min
May 27, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Nemaha	34 min
May 27, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown, Jackson	30 min
May 27, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Nemaha	26 min
May 27, 11:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	3 hr
May 27, 11:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Brown	33 min
May 28, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TOP	Marshall	5 days
May 28, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Anderson	23 min
May 28, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Franklin	27 min
May 28, 2:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie	16 hr
May 28, 3:27 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Republic	26 hr
May 28, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	44 min
May 28, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Nemaha	33 min
May 28, 4:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Nemaha	42 min
May 28, 4:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	3 hr
May 28, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Nemaha	50 min
May 28, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TOP	Ottawa	30 min
May 28, 5:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	26 min
May 28, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	52 min
May 28, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay	40 min
May 28, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Brown	34 min
May 28, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	46 min
May 28, 5:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Ottawa	39 min
May 28, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud	34 min
May 28, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	25 min
May 28, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown	23 min
May 28, 6:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	4 hr
May 28, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic, Washington	32 min
May 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha	47 min
May 28, 6:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TOP	Ottawa	31 min
May 28, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Washington	26 min
May 28, 6:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TOP	Ottawa	4 hr
May 28, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown	34 min
May 28, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Ottawa	47 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.