Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2015, 7:41 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. 6 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 2, 2015, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2015, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wnw Hallowell, KS | RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 60 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.3 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APR 02 2015 START TIME: 758 PM START LOCATION: 2 MI NORTHWEST OF HALLOWELL START LAT/LON: 37.1938 N /-95.0319 W END |
| Apr 2, 8:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Nne Hallowell, KS | MEASURED AT KANSAS MESONET STATION |
| Apr 2, 8:06 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Hallowell, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT NORTHWEST 90TH AND BETHLEHEM RD. |
| Apr 2, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Neutral, KS | |
| Apr 2, 8:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 12 S Pittsburg, KS | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT KOAM TV STATION |
| Apr 2, 8:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Crestline, KS | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY EMA. |
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 2, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 1838 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
872
WFUS53 KSGF 030041
TORSGF
KSC021-037-030130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0004.150403T0041Z-150403T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
741 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 737 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCUNE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARONA...CHEROKEE...CHICOPEE...COLUMBUS...CRESTLINE...FAULKNER...
GALENA...HALLOWELL...LAWTON...MCCUNE...NEUTRAL...OPOLIS...
PITTSBURG...RIVERTON...ROSELAND...SCAMMON...SHERMAN...SHERWIN...
SKIDMORE...STIPPVILLE...WEIR AND WEST MINERAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3740 9509 3742 9461 3705 9462 3706 9489
3711 9508 3738 9508 3739 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 268DEG 35KT 3724 9517
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CRAMER3 follow-up statements
925
WWUS53 KSGF 030056
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
756 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
KSC021-037-030130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150403T0130Z/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-
756 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND
CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 755 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST MINERAL...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARONA...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...GALENA...SCAMMON...WEIR AND WEST
MINERAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3706 9489 3711 9508 3729 9508 3733 9503
3736 9493 3742 9462 3738 9462 3705 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 271DEG 36KT 3722 9501
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CRAMER129
WWUS53 KSGF 030108
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
808 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
KSC037-030117-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150403T0130Z/
CRAWFORD KS-
808 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3730 9500 3734 9494 3734 9491 3734 9462
3705 9462 3706 9489 3713 9499 3717 9501
3724 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 276DEG 39KT 3718 9490
$$
KSC021-030130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150403T0130Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
808 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 830
PM CDT...
AT 804 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARONA...COLUMBUS...CRESTLINE...GALENA...HALLOWELL...LAWTON...
NEUTRAL...RIVERTON...ROSELAND...SCAMMON...SHERWIN...SKIDMORE...
STIPPVILLE...WEIR AND WEST MINERAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
THIS STORM IS MOVING DIRECTLY TOWARD THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. THE
CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OBSERVED A TORNADO AT
NORTHWEST 90TH AND BETHLEHAM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3730 9500 3734 9494 3734 9491 3734 9462
3705 9462 3706 9489 3713 9499 3717 9501
3724 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 276DEG 39KT 3718 9490
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CRAMER741
WWUS53 KSGF 030116
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
816 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
KSC021-030130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150403T0130Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
816 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 830
PM CDT...
AT 814 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS...CRESTLINE...GALENA...LAWTON...NEUTRAL...RIVERTON...
ROSELAND...SCAMMON...SKIDMORE...STIPPVILLE AND WEIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3708 9485 3712 9489 3718 9492 3722 9492
3726 9490 3731 9480 3732 9462 3705 9462
3706 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 284DEG 33KT 3716 9480
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 14 min |
| Apr 2, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 2:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 11:13 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 22 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.