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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS

June 1, 2014Republic County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2014, 5:38 PM CDT for Republic County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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: Jun 1, 2014, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Republic County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 1, 5:43 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Courtland, KS	TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF COURTLAND. POWER POLES REPORTED SNAPPED AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE. TIME CORRECTED.
Jun 1, 5:47 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	W Courtland, KS	MANY TREE LIMBS DOWN IN AND NEAR COURTLAND.
Jun 1, 5:47 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	W Courtland, KS
Jun 1, 6:01 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Courtland, KS	TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF COURTLAND. POWER POLES REPORTED SNAPPED AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE.

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
Jun 1, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 201 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: 833 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 989 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

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

122 
WFUS53 KTOP 012238
TORTOP
KSC157-012315-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0002.140601T2238Z-140601T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
538 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 533 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COURTLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  COURTLAND AT 540 PM CDT.
  SCANDIA AROUND 545 PM CDT.
  BELLEVILLE AROUND 555 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.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3988 9794 3999 9753 3984 9749 3973 9749
      3969 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 264DEG 35KT 3978 9788

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOWEN

2 follow-up statements

686 
WWUS53 KTOP 012244
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
544 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014

KSC157-012315-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140601T2315Z/
REPUBLIC-
544 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REPUBLIC COUNTY UNTIL 615
PM CDT...

AT 538 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COURTLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 541 PM CDT...PUBLIC REPORTED 
TREE DAMAGE IN FORMOSA. 

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...
  SCANDIA AROUND 547 PM CDT.
  BELLEVILLE AROUND 600 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.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3988 9794 3999 9753 3984 9749 3973 9749
      3969 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 265DEG 32KT 3978 9784

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOWEN

422 
WWUS53 KTOP 012304
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
604 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014

KSC157-012315-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140601T2315Z/
REPUBLIC-
604 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REPUBLIC COUNTY UNTIL 615
PM CDT...

AT 556 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLEVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 601 PM CDT...TRAINED 
SPOTTERS REPORTED THE TORNADO 1 MILE WEST OF COURTLAND. POWER POLES 
AND TREE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED. 

AT 601 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE REPORTING FUNNEL CLOUDS SOUTHWEST OF 
BELLEVILLE. 

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 BE NEAR BELLEVILLE AROUND 604 PM CDT.

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 LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3988 9794 3999 9753 3984 9749 3973 9749
      3969 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 265DEG 32KT 3980 9763

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOWEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic	48 min
Jun 1, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Cloud, Republic, Washington	34 min
Jun 1, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington	46 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.