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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Wichita, KS

April 8, 2015Harvey County, Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2015, 8:53 PM CDT for Harvey County, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2015, 8:53 PM CDT (01:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2015, 9:19 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Harvey County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 8, 3:37 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 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: 2022 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1129 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 10.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

856 
WFUS53 KICT 090153
TORICT
KSC079-173-090230-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0010.150409T0153Z-150409T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
853 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
    
* AT 853 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A 
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER COLWICH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 
  THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS ONE IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED 
  AREA. 

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS 
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS 
           LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEWTON...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...COLWICH AND
  BENTLEY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 31.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3783 9766 3806 9730 3793 9715 3786 9715
      3775 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 233DEG 27KT 3780 9753 

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

$$

BILLINGS WRIGHT

4 follow-up statements

695 
WWUS53 KICT 090200
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
900 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

KSC079-173-090230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
HARVEY KS-SEDGWICK KS-
900 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARVEY AND NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES...
    
AT 900 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MAIZE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...MAIZE...SEDGWICK...COLWICH AND
BENTLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3786 9761 3806 9730 3793 9715 3786 9715
      3776 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 233DEG 27KT 3783 9748 

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

$$

KETCHAM

215 
WWUS53 KICT 090212
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
912 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

KSC079-173-090230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
HARVEY KS-SEDGWICK KS-
912 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARVEY AND NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES...
    
AT 911 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SEDGWICK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON...PARK CITY AND SEDGWICK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3791 9753 3806 9730 3793 9715 3787 9715
      3787 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 232DEG 30KT 3791 9736 

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

$$

KETCHAM

915 
WWUS53 KICT 090216
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
916 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

KSC173-090226-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
916 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. 
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3797 9743 3806 9730 3793 9715 3791 9715
      3791 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 233DEG 27KT 3793 9732 

$$

KSC079-090230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
HARVEY KS-
916 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARVEY COUNTY...
    
AT 916 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SEDGWICK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...SPORADIC DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9743 3806 9730 3793 9715 3791 9715
      3791 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 233DEG 27KT 3793 9732 

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

$$

KETCHAM

411 
WWUS53 KICT 090219
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
919 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

KSC079-090229-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150409T0230Z/
HARVEY KS-
919 PM CDT WED APR 8 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARVEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3797 9743 3806 9730 3793 9715 3791 9715
      3791 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 233DEG 27KT 3795 9729 

$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman	38 min
Apr 8, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	51 min
Apr 8, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman	30 min
Apr 8, 8:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ICT	Sedgwick	28 min
Apr 8, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	32 min
Apr 8, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick	29 min
Apr 8, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	23 min
Apr 8, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	32 min
Apr 9, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Labette, Montgomery	50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.