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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 min. 7 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
- Apr 24, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2015, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Lincoln County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 6:36 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Sylvan Grove, KS | BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD HALF WAY TO THE GROUND |
| Apr 24, 6:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | Wnw Sylvan Grove, KS | STORM SURVEY INDICATED EF1 DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND PRESS BOX AT THE SYLVAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. TORNADO WAS ONLY ON THE GROUND FOR AROUND A QUARTER MILE. |
| Apr 24, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Ese Lucas, KS | |
| Apr 24, 6:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 6 N Sylvan Grove, KS | |
| Apr 24, 6:53 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 4 S Lincoln, KS | |
| Apr 24, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Wilson, KS | |
| Apr 24, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 3 N Wilson, KS | CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS REPORT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 411 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
364
WFUS53 KICT 242336
TORICT
KSC105-250030-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0013.150424T2336Z-150425T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
636 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 636 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SYLVAN GROVE...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF
WILSON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
LINCOLN AROUND 705 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ASH
GROVE AND WILSON STATE PARK.
#
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 229 AND 231.
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 OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 9798 3887 9801 3887 9849 3920 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 277DEG 25KT 3900 9840
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
MCGUIRE3 follow-up statements
475
WWUS53 KICT 242355
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
655 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
KSC105-250030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150425T0030Z/
LINCOLN KS-
655 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR LINCOLN
COUNTY...
AT 654 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVAN GROVE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF LINCOLN...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LINCOLN AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ASH
GROVE AND WILSON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 9798 3887 9801 3887 9849 3920 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 269DEG 18KT 3902 9833
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
ES081
WWUS53 KICT 250002
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
702 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
KSC105-250030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150425T0030Z/
LINCOLN KS-
702 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR LINCOLN
COUNTY...
AT 701 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLVAN GROVE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF LINCOLN...MOVING
EAST AT 25 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 BE NEAR...
LINCOLN AROUND 720 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ASH
GROVE AND WILSON STATE PARK.
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 OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 9798 3887 9801 3887 9849 3920 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 277DEG 25KT 3902 9830
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
ES775
WWUS53 KICT 250013
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
713 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
KSC105-250030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150425T0030Z/
LINCOLN KS-
713 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR LINCOLN
COUNTY...
AT 712 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LINCOLN AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ASH
GROVE AND WILSON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 9798 3887 9801 3887 9849 3920 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 277DEG 25KT 3905 9825
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 57 min |
| Apr 24, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 32 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.