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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2014, 8:08 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. 6 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
- Sep 1, 2014, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 W Cedar Vale, KS | CHASER REPORTED CONE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Sep 1, 8:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Cedar Vale, KS | LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Sep 1, 8:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | Sse Cedar Vale, KS | TORNADO REPORTED BY CHIEF OF POLICE AND DEPUTIES IN CEDAR VALE. |
| Sep 1, 8:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Se Cedar Vale, KS | TORNADO WAS REPORTED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CEDAR VALE VIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Sep 1, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 4 S Cedar Vale, KS | ESTIMATED 70 TO 80 MPH. |
| Sep 1, 8:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Wnw Elgin, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED POSSIBLE HOME DAMAGE IN THE TOWN OF HEWINS, WHICH IS AROUND 8 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ELGIN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 2416 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903
WFUS53 KICT 020108
TORICT
KSC019-035-020145-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0006.140902T0108Z-140902T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
808 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 805 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF CEDAR VALE...AND MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CEDAR VALE AROUND 820 PM CDT.
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 3707 9672 3721 9667 3714 9633 3699 9641
3699 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 288DEG 21KT 3709 9659
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGS WRIGHT3 follow-up statements
660
WWUS53 KICT 020118
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
818 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
KSC019-035-020145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140902T0145Z/
CHAUTAUQUA KS-COWLEY KS-
818 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN COWLEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...
AT 815 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR VALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CEDAR VALE AROUND 825 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3707 9672 3721 9667 3714 9633 3699 9641
3699 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 270DEG 15KT 3709 9654
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
LAWSON707
WWUS53 KICT 020127
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
827 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
KSC019-035-020145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140902T0145Z/
CHAUTAUQUA KS-COWLEY KS-
827 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN COWLEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...
AT 826 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR VALE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
COWLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3707 9672 3721 9667 3714 9633 3699 9641
3699 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 270DEG 15KT 3709 9649
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
LAWSON278
WWUS53 KICT 020133
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
833 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
KSC019-035-020145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140902T0145Z/
CHAUTAUQUA KS-COWLEY KS-
833 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN COWLEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...
AT 831 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR VALE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3707 9672 3721 9667 3714 9633 3699 9641
3699 9659
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 284DEG 14KT 3709 9646
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
LAWSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 45 min |
| Sep 1, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 48 min |
| Sep 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 37 min |
| Sep 1, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 31 min |
| Sep 1, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 43 min |
| Sep 1, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 16 min |
| Sep 1, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 43 min |
| Sep 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 29 min |
| Sep 1, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 36 min |
| Sep 1, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 31 min |
| Sep 1, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 32 min |
| Sep 1, 9:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 12 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 41 min |
| Sep 1, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 10:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 37 min |
| Sep 1, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 16 min |
| Sep 1, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Sep 2, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 44 min |
| Sep 2, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 24 min |
| Sep 2, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 37 min |
| Sep 2, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 24 min |
| Sep 2, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| Sep 2, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 1:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 19 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 53 min |
| Sep 2, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 2:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 6:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 19 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 11 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Rice | 24 hr |
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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.