Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 18, 2015, 6:13 PM CDT for Miami County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 18, 2015, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2015, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Miami County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 6:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | Wagstaff, KS | TORNADO WITH DEBRIS REPORTED APPROACHING WAGSTAFF. |
| Sep 18, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | Louisburg, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 796 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1023 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KEAX 182313
TOREAX
KSC121-182345-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0033.150918T2313Z-150918T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
613 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 613 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PAOLA...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISBURG AROUND 635 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HILLSDALE...CHILES...BUCYRUS AND WAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 9497 3872 9497 3874 9473 3874 9465
3873 9465 3858 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 259DEG 27KT 3865 9493
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HAWBLITZEL3 follow-up statements
284
WWUS53 KEAX 182318
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
618 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
KSC121-182345-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150918T2345Z/
MIAMI KS-
618 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY...
AT 617 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
WEST OF HILLSDALE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HILLSDALE AROUND 620 PM CDT.
LOUISBURG AROUND 635 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HILLSDALE...CHILES...BUCYRUS AND WAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 9494 3870 9494 3874 9473 3874 9465
3873 9465 3858 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 258DEG 29KT 3866 9487
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HAWBLITZEL596
WWUS53 KEAX 182324
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
624 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
KSC121-182345-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150918T2345Z/
MIAMI KS-
624 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY...
AT 623 PM CDT...THE MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A TORNADO IN
HILLSDALE... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISBURG AROUND 635 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HILLSDALE...CHILES...BUCYRUS AND WAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3862 9487 3870 9487 3874 9465 3873 9465
3860 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 259DEG 29KT 3867 9480
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HAWBLITZEL804
WWUS53 KEAX 182330
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
630 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
KSC121-182345-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150918T2345Z/
MIAMI KS-
630 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY...
AT 630 PM CDT...THE MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF CONFIRMED THAT A TORNADO
REMAINS ON THE GROUND...LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF HILLSDALE AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISBURG AROUND 640 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CHILES
AND WAGSTAFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3862 9484 3870 9484 3872 9465 3860 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 258DEG 25KT 3867 9478
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HAWBLITZELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 57 min |
| Sep 17, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison | 45 min |
| Sep 17, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 42 min |
| Sep 17, 10:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Miami | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Miami | 43 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.