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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS

May 28, 2013Nemaha County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2013, 3:57 PM CDT for Nemaha County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2013, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Nemaha County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 4:05 PM CDTHAIL 2.51 S Centralia, KS
May 28, 4:16 PM CDTTORNADO4 W Corning, KS
May 28, 4:20 PM CDTHAIL 46 Nne Corning, KSTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
May 28, 4:32 PM CDTTORNADO1 Wnw Corning, KSLARGE TORNADO LASTED SEVERAL MINTUES. 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 2:23 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2013-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2346 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2013-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 334 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
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

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The text

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

893 
WFUS53 KTOP 282057
TORTOP
KSC131-282130-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0009.130528T2057Z-130528T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL NEMAHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 353 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTRALIA...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  CENTRALIA AND CORNING.

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 3979 9597 3965 9596 3961 9619 3969 9624
      3981 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 239DEG 17KT 3967 9615

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

LEIGHTON
2 follow-up statements
016 
WWUS53 KTOP 282108
SVSTOP

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

KSC131-282130-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130528T2130Z/
NEMAHA-
408 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NEMAHA COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 406 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CORNING...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL WAS 
REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF CENTRALIA AT 405 PM.

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...
CORNING.

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 3962 9613 3969 9618 3980 9606 3979 9597
      3965 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 263DEG 20KT 3965 9610

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

$$

LEIGHTON
665 
WWUS53 KTOP 282116
SVSTOP

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

KSC131-282130-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130528T2130Z/
NEMAHA-
416 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NEMAHA COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 415 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CORNING...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND SOFTBALL 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...
CORNING.

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 3962 9612 3970 9616 3980 9606 3979 9597
      3965 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 278DEG 11KT 3965 9608

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.25IN

$$

LEIGHTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud47 min
May 27, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic51 min
May 27, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic37 min
May 27, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud, Washington32 min
May 27, 9:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Washington27 min
May 27, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha32 min
May 27, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPRepublic31 min
May 27, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Washington26 min
May 27, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall24 min
May 27, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington37 min
May 27, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha34 min
May 27, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown, Jackson30 min
May 27, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPNemaha26 min
May 27, 11:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTOPBrown, Nemaha3 hr
May 27, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPBrown33 min
May 28, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall5 days
May 28, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson23 min
May 28, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPFranklin27 min
May 28, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTOPBrown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie16 hr
May 28, 3:27 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPClay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Republic26 hr
May 28, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha44 min
May 28, 4:18 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPNemaha42 min
May 28, 4:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha3 hr
May 28, 4:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPNemaha50 min
May 28, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPOttawa30 min
May 28, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPBrown, Jackson, Nemaha26 min
May 28, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa52 min
May 28, 5:31 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPOttawa29 min
May 28, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay40 min
May 28, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPBrown34 min
May 28, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha46 min
May 28, 5:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPOttawa39 min
May 28, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPClay, Cloud34 min
May 28, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha25 min
May 28, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown23 min
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha4 hr
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington32 min
May 28, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha47 min
May 28, 6:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPOttawa31 min
May 28, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington26 min
May 28, 6:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTOPOttawa4 hr
May 28, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown34 min
May 28, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPOttawa47 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.