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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2015, 9:26 PM CDT for Clay County, Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 9:42 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 S Clyde, KS | THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT. SPOTTER MEASURED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WITH THE STORM THAT PASSED OVER HIS LOCATION AT 942 PM CDT. |
| May 6, 9:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ne Aurora, KS | OFFICERS REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
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, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 498 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 410 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
529
WFUS53 KTOP 070226
TORTOP
KSC027-029-070300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0016.150507T0226Z-150507T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
926 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 924 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILTONVALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
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...
MORGANVILLE AROUND 945 PM CDT.
VINING AROUND 950 PM CDT.
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 3958 9744 3957 9736 3957 9730 3952 9701
3929 9727 3929 9733 3931 9737 3932 9746
3938 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 210DEG 30KT 3936 9735
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
420
WWUS53 KTOP 070234
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
934 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSC027-029-070300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150507T0300Z/
CLAY-CLOUD-
934 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL CLOUD AND
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
AT 932 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF MILTONVALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VINING AROUND 955 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9744 3957 9737 3957 9736 3957 9728
3952 9701 3938 9721 3939 9743 3945 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 212DEG 24KT 3943 9740
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$525
WWUS53 KTOP 070246
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
946 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
KSC027-029-070300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150507T0300Z/
CLAY-CLOUD-
946 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL CLOUD AND
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
AT 942 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
CLYDE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
CLOUD AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...VINING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3952 9747 3958 9744 3957 9737 3957 9736
3957 9726 3955 9718 3946 9731 3947 9741
3951 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 205DEG 26KT 3954 9737
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 39 min |
| May 6, 7:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 6 hr |
| May 6, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 15 min |
| May 6, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic | 37 min |
| May 6, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 25 min |
| May 6, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 34 min |
| May 6, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 19 min |
| May 6, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 40 min |
| May 6, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 25 min |
| May 6, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 25 min |
| May 6, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington | 32 min |
| May 6, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 17 min |
| May 6, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Republic, Washington | 53 min |
| May 6, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Ottawa | 32 min |
| May 6, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Republic | 29 min |
| May 6, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 24 min |
| May 6, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Washington | 25 min |
| May 6, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 34 min |
| May 6, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Washington | 36 min |
| May 7, 12:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 33 hr |
| May 7, 12:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TOP | Republic | 6 hr |
| May 7, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Osage | 23 min |
| May 7, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Lyon | 31 min |
| May 7, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 42 min |
| May 7, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Osage | 46 min |
| May 7, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Coffey | 37 min |
| May 7, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Franklin | 58 min |
| May 7, 10:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas | 10 min |
| May 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 37 min |
| May 7, 3:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 5 days |
| May 7, 3:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall | 3 days |
| May 7, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 26 min |
| May 7, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall | 28 min |
| May 7, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 29 min |
| May 7, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 30 min |
| May 7, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 28 min |
| May 7, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 31 min |
| May 7, 4:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Washington | 57 hr |
| May 7, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 24 min |
| May 7, 4:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 10 min |
| May 7, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 29 min |
| May 7, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Ottawa | 34 min |
| May 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 36 min |
| May 7, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson | 24 min |
| May 7, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Dickinson | 36 min |
| May 7, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Nemaha | 34 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.