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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Wichita, KS

May 6, 20154 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2015, 4:52 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 38 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: May 6, 2015, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2015, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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
May 6, 5:04 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 Se Burrton, KS	TORNADO OBSERVED BY STORM SPOTTER
May 6, 5:06 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ese Burrton, KS	HOG BARN DESTROYED AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE AT SW 36TH AND WILLOW LAKE RD

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
May 6, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 879 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

839 
WFUS53 KICT 062152
TORICT
KSC079-113-115-173-062230-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0016.150506T2152Z-150506T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
452 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
    
* AT 451 PM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER MOUNT
  HOPE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR 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 TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BENTLEY AROUND 455 PM CDT.
  HALSTEAD AND BURRTON AROUND 505 PM CDT.
  HESSTON AROUND 520 PM CDT.
  MOUNDRIDGE AROUND 525 PM CDT.

# 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 49.
 
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 3781 9751 3785 9769 3824 9766 3824 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 203DEG 37KT 3788 9763 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

JAKUB

3 follow-up statements

790 
WWUS53 KICT 062158
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
458 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

KSC079-113-115-173-062230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150506T2230Z/
HARVEY KS-SEDGWICK KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
458 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
HARVEY...NORTH CENTRAL SEDGWICK...SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 457 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF MOUNT 
HOPE... MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
  BURRTON AROUND 505 PM CDT.
  HALSTEAD AROUND 510 PM CDT.
  HESSTON AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  MOUNDRIDGE AROUND 530 PM CDT.

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 3781 9751 3785 9769 3824 9766 3824 9726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 202DEG 33KT 3792 9761 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

622 
WWUS53 KICT 062206
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
506 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

KSC173-062215-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150506T2230Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
506 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3824 9766 3824 9726 3792 9745 3791 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 199DEG 34KT 3798 9760 

$$

KSC079-113-115-062230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150506T2230Z/
HARVEY KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
506 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
HARVEY...SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 505 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HALSTEAD...
MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
  HALSTEAD AROUND 510 PM CDT.
  HESSTON AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  MOUNDRIDGE AROUND 530 PM CDT.

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 3824 9766 3824 9726 3792 9745 3791 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 199DEG 34KT 3798 9760 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

147 
WWUS53 KICT 062220
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
520 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

KSC079-113-115-062230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150506T2230Z/
HARVEY KS-MARION KS-MCPHERSON KS-
520 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
HARVEY...SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 520 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HALSTEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  NEWTON AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  HESSTON...NORTH NEWTON AND MOUNDRIDGE AROUND 530 PM CDT.

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 3824 9766 3824 9726 3792 9745 3791 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 209DEG 32KT 3808 9751 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 2:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	7 hr
May 6, 2:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Cowley, Sumner	7 hr
May 6, 2:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Butler	5 hr
May 6, 11:05 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ICT	Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 7 more	11 hr
May 6, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	39 min
May 6, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	40 min
May 6, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	47 min
May 6, 2:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Lincoln	24 min
May 6, 2:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	ICT	Lincoln	18 min
May 6, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Ellsworth	28 min
May 6, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	30 min
May 6, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Russell	42 min
May 6, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harvey	35 min
May 6, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Sumner	24 min
May 6, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	30 min
May 6, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	27 min
May 6, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	55 min
May 6, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson, Marion	18 min
May 6, 5:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	22 min
May 6, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	McPherson	41 min
May 6, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	44 min
May 6, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	29 min
May 6, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Saline	39 min
May 6, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	36 min
May 6, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Lincoln	49 min
May 6, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Saline	35 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.