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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Wichita, KS

October 1, 2014Labette County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 2014, 4:14 PM CDT for Labette County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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
Oct 1, 2014, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2014, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Labette County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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
Oct 1, 4:20 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDBartlett, KSA FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR BARTLETT VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Oct 1, 4:20 PM CDTHAIL 1Bartlett, KSA FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ALSO REPORTED NEAR BARTLETT.

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
Oct 1, 2:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2014-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 192 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 2014-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1166 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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

494 
WFUS53 KICT 012114
TORICT
KSC099-012200-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0008.141001T2114Z-141001T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
414 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 412 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BARTLETT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  BARTLETT AROUND 420 PM CDT.
  CHETOPA AROUND 435 PM CDT.
  OSWEGO AROUND 440 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 3700 9507 3700 9535 3711 9535 3719 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 247DEG 23KT 3703 9526

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

$$

LAWSON
3 follow-up statements
355 
WWUS53 KICT 012123
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
423 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

KSC099-012200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141001T2200Z/
LABETTE KS-
423 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LABETTE
COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 421 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BARTLETT...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
  CHETOPA AROUND 430 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 3700 9507 3700 9535 3711 9535 3719 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 263DEG 26KT 3704 9518

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

LAWSON
042 
WWUS53 KICT 012136
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
436 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

KSC099-012200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141001T2200Z/
LABETTE KS-
436 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LABETTE
COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 433 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHETOPA...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LABETTE COUNTY.

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 3700 9507 3700 9525 3712 9524 3717 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 253DEG 16KT 3706 9512

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

$$

LAWSON
444 
WWUS53 KICT 012151
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
451 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

KSC099-012201-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141001T2200Z/
LABETTE KS-
451 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LABETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3700 9507 3700 9525 3712 9524 3717 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 253DEG 16KT 3708 9504

$$

LAWSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRice27 min
Oct 1, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline26 min
Oct 1, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk23 min
Oct 1, 8:50 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell2 hr
Oct 1, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson26 min
Oct 1, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Montgomery, Wilson49 min
Oct 1, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho, Wilson66 min
Oct 1, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWoodson35 min
Oct 1, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Woodson33 min
Oct 1, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Montgomery43 min
Oct 1, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood25 min
Oct 1, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood52 min

Nearby

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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.