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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Topeka, KS

June 3, 2014Brown County, Nemaha County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2014, 10:43 PM CDT for Brown County, Nemaha County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. 9 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 3, 2014, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2014, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Topeka, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

Counties Brown County, KS, Nemaha County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 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
Jun 3, 10:50 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Sabetha, KS
Jun 3, 10:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 W Sabetha, KS
Jun 3, 11:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	2 W Hiawatha, KS	REPORTED POWER WAS OUT.
Jun 3, 11:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1	2 W Hiawatha, KS
Jun 3, 11:09 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Hiawatha, KS	SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN
Jun 3, 11:21 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	4 S Hiawatha, KS
Jun 3, 11:21 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	4 S Hiawatha, KS
Jun 3, 11:23 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Robinson, KS	ATTACHED DECK WAS BLOWN OFF THE HOUSE. A LARGE TREE WAS ALSO BLOWN OVER.
Jun 3, 11:24 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	1 E Willis, KS	ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 100MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 2.4 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 200 YARDS.

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 3, 9:20 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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: 1643 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1425 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 10.0

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The text

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

554 
WFUS53 KTOP 040343
TORTOP
KSC013-131-040430-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0005.140604T0343Z-140604T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1043 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BROWN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1039 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BERN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
  SABETHA AROUND 1055 PM CDT.
  FAIRVIEW AND MORRILL AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
  HAMLIN AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
  HIAWATHA AND POWHATTAN AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
  WILLIS AROUND 1125 PM CDT.
  ROBINSON AROUND 1130 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.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3993 9535 3967 9547 3991 9606 4000 9601
      4001 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 295DEG 32KT 3993 9591

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

HENNECKE

2 follow-up statements

697 
WWUS53 KTOP 040403
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1103 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

KSC131-040413-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140604T0430Z/
NEMAHA-
1103 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3993 9535 3967 9547 3980 9579 4001 9579
      4001 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 295DEG 32KT 3986 9571

$$

KSC013-040430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140604T0430Z/
BROWN-
1103 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM
CDT...

AT 1100 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
  HIAWATHA AND POWHATTAN AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
  WILLIS AROUND 1125 PM CDT.
  ROBINSON AROUND 1130 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.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3993 9535 3967 9547 3980 9579 4001 9579
      4001 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 295DEG 32KT 3986 9571

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

HENNECKE

932 
WWUS53 KTOP 040411
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1111 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

KSC013-040430-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140604T0430Z/
BROWN-
1111 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY UNTIL
1130 PM CDT...

AT 1109 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
  WILLIS AND ROBINSON AROUND 1125 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.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3994 9565 3993 9560 3986 9538 3967 9547
      3977 9572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 295DEG 32KT 3983 9563

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

HENNECKE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha	50 min
Jun 3, 10:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Brown, Marshall, Nemaha	27 min
Jun 3, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Nemaha	47 min
Jun 3, 11:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TOP	Brown	18 min
Jun 4, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Marshall, Nemaha, Washington	45 min
Jun 4, 1:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TOP	Brown, Jackson, Nemaha	36 min
Jun 4, 3:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TOP	Brown	2 hr

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.