Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2015, 10:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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 7, 2015, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2015, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 10:45 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 Se Neodesha, KS | FUNNEL OBSERVED GOING HALF WAY TO THE GROUND. RAPIDLY ROTATING UPDRAFT BASE. |
| Apr 7, 10:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Neodesha, KS | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. |
| Apr 7, 10:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Nnw Cherryvale, KS | BRIEF TORNADO OBSERVED |
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 7, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 2849 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
773
WFUS53 KICT 080345
TORICT
KSC099-125-133-205-080415-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0007.150408T0345Z-150408T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1045 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1043 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEODESHA...MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
NEODESHA...PARSONS TRI CITY AIRPORT...BIG HILL LAKE AND DENNIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS. 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 3733 9571 3744 9568 3745 9557 3742 9538
3727 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 288DEG 10KT 3737 9563
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DARMOFAL1 follow-up statement
114
WWUS53 KICT 080408
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1108 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015
KSC133-205-080416-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150408T0415Z/
WILSON KS-NEOSHO KS-
1108 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILSON AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEOSHO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3727 9543 3732 9567 3733 9567 3738 9565
3739 9547 3738 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 290DEG 17KT 3734 9555
$$
KSC099-125-080415-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150408T0415Z/
MONTGOMERY KS-LABETTE KS-
1108 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN LABETTE COUNTIES...
AT 1106 PM CDT...SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF
CHERRYVALE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
PARSONS TRI CITY AIRPORT...BIG HILL LAKE AND DENNIS.
LAT...LON 3727 9543 3732 9567 3733 9567 3738 9565
3739 9547 3738 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 290DEG 17KT 3734 9555
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 11 min |
| Apr 7, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 22 min |
| Apr 7, 10:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 5 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 12:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 5:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 57 min |
| Apr 8, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson | 55 min |
| Apr 8, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 39 min |
| Apr 8, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 42 min |
| Apr 8, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 21 min |
| Apr 8, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 17 min |
| Apr 8, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 22 min |
| Apr 8, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 30 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.