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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Wichita, KS

July 2, 2016Rice County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2016, 8:21 PM CDT for Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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
Jul 2, 2016, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

County Rice County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 8:43 PM CDTHAIL 1Little River, KS

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 2, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 224 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 147 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
147 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

292 
WFUS53 KICT 030121
TORICT
KSC159-030200-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0014.160703T0121Z-160703T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
821 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
    
* AT 821 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LYONS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  LITTLE RIVER AROUND 850 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 3852 9824 3852 9793 3817 9792 3817 9793
      3834 9828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 295DEG 12KT 3840 9816 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

KLEINSASSER
2 follow-up statements
853 
WWUS53 KICT 030131
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
831 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC159-030200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160703T0200Z/
RICE KS-
831 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
RICE COUNTY...
    
AT 830 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LITTLE RIVER...OR 8 MILES EAST OF LYONS...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN RICE COUNTY.

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 3851 9817 3852 9793 3817 9792 3817 9793
      3829 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 281DEG 26KT 3838 9805 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

HOWERTON
133 
WWUS53 KICT 030154
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
854 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC159-030204-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160703T0200Z/
RICE KS-
854 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN RICE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM
CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3851 9817 3852 9793 3817 9792 3817 9793
      3829 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 295DEG 12KT 3838 9805 

$$

HOWERTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick57 min
Jul 2, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningICTBarton27 min
Jul 2, 7:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Butler, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson12 hr
Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley27 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley53 min
Jul 2, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Woodson64 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTWoodson59 min
Jul 2, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Rice57 min
Jul 2, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton66 min
Jul 2, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton12 hr
Jul 2, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick32 min
Jul 2, 7:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick12 hr
Jul 2, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler30 min
Jul 2, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson28 min
Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick30 min
Jul 2, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTReno, Rice55 min
Jul 2, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick52 min
Jul 2, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen24 min
Jul 2, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson37 min
Jul 2, 9:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTEllsworth, McPherson, Rice5 hr
Jul 2, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice56 min
Jul 2, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley5 days
Jul 2, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Sedgwick65 min
Jul 2, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler33 min
Jul 2, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman64 min
Jul 2, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTKingman, Reno, Sedgwick12 hr
Jul 2, 10:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick5 hr
Jul 2, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Chase, Cowley, Harper, Marion, Sedgwick and 1 more62 min
Jul 2, 10:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey, Reno12 hr
Jul 2, 11:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChase, Marion44 hr
Jul 2, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood39 min
Jul 2, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner38 min
Jul 3, 12:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTButler, Sedgwick4 hr
Jul 3, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Wilson54 min
Jul 3, 1:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Sumner36 hr
Jul 3, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler44 hr
Jul 3, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley53 hr
Jul 3, 2:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick35 hr
Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick57 hr
Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner57 hr
Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner68 hr
Jul 3, 3:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMarion34 hr
Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley40 hr
Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler, Cowley4 days
Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCowley3 days
Jul 3, 3:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick12 hr
Jul 3, 3:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick3 days
Jul 3, 4:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler56 hr
Jul 3, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTKingman21 hr
Jul 3, 5:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTButler21 hr
Jul 3, 7:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Greenwood, Woodson13 hr
Jul 3, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTReno, Sedgwick6 days
Jul 3, 9:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTKingman8 hr
Jul 3, 10:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTReno51 hr
Jul 3, 10:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTHarvey3 days
Jul 3, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton24 hr
Jul 3, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette58 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.