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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Wichita, KS
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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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Little 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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.
- 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
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
$$
KLEINSASSER2 follow-up statements
853
WWUS53 KICT 030131
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
831 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
KSC159-030200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160703T0200Z/
RICE KS-
831 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
RICE COUNTY...
AT 830 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LITTLE RIVER...OR 8 MILES EAST OF LYONS...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN RICE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3851 9817 3852 9793 3817 9792 3817 9793
3829 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 281DEG 26KT 3838 9805
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
HOWERTON133
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
$$
HOWERTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 7:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 7:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 7:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 9:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 5 days |
| Jul 2, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Sedgwick | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 10:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Chase, Cowley, Harper, Marion, Sedgwick and 1 more | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 10:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 44 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 12:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Wilson | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 1:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Sumner | 36 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 44 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 53 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 35 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 57 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 57 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 68 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Marion | 34 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 40 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 4 days |
| Jul 3, 3:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 3 days |
| Jul 3, 3:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 12 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 3 days |
| Jul 3, 4:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 56 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 21 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 21 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Greenwood, Woodson | 13 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Reno, Sedgwick | 6 days |
| Jul 3, 9:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Reno | 51 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Harvey | 3 days |
| Jul 3, 3:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 24 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 58 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.