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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2016, 9:44 PM CDT for Elk County, Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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
- Jul 7, 2016, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Eureka, KS | TRANSFORMERS ARCHING AND POWER FLASHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. |
| Jul 7, 9:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | Eureka, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPROTS HEAVY TREE DAMAGE AND OTHER REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT 13TH AND MAIN AS WELL AS STATE AND 7TH IN NORTHERN EUREKA. |
| Jul 7, 9:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | Eureka, KS | REPORT OF DAMAGE IN NORTHERN EUREKA OF ROOFS OFF OF HOMES AND OTHER DEBRIS. TIME IS BASED ON OTHER REPORTS. |
| Jul 7, 9:49 PM CDT | TORNADO | Eureka, KS | DAMAGE TO HOUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, INCLUDING A MOBILE HOME FLIPPED AND DESTROYED. A LARGE BARN HAS BEEN PUSHED ON ITS SIDE. A LEAST ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED. A NURSING HOME WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES OCCURRED. AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY WIL |
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 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 3276 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1220 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
621
WFUS53 KICT 080244
TORICT
KSC049-073-080330-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0017.160708T0244Z-160708T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
944 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTH CENTRAL ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 942 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF EUREKA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EUREKA AROUND 950 PM CDT.
SEVERY AROUND 1010 PM CDT.
FALL RIVER AROUND 1020 PM CDT.
RESIDENTS OF EUREKA SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EUREKA CITY LAKE...THRALL...EUREKA AIRPORT...FALL RIVER STATE
PARK...FALL RIVER LAKE...CLIMAX AND PIEDMONT.
#
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WICHITA.
&&
LAT...LON 3793 9651 3805 9629 3764 9596 3763 9596
3750 9632
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 331DEG 36KT 3790 9636
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
ES2 follow-up statements
649
WWUS53 KICT 080250
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
950 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
KSC049-073-080330-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160708T0330Z/
GREENWOOD KS-ELK KS-
950 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREENWOOD AND NORTH CENTRAL ELK COUNTIES...
AT 949 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EUREKA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SEVERY AROUND 1005 PM CDT.
FALL RIVER AROUND 1015 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EUREKA CITY LAKE...THRALL...EUREKA AIRPORT...FALL RIVER STATE
PARK...FALL RIVER LAKE...CLIMAX AND PIEDMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9629 3764 9596 3763 9596 3750 9632
3793 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 330DEG 39KT 3781 9629
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
ES426
WWUS53 KICT 080310
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1010 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
KSC049-073-080330-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160708T0330Z/
GREENWOOD KS-ELK KS-
1010 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREENWOOD AND NORTH CENTRAL ELK COUNTIES...
AT 1010 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EUREKA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SEVERY AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
EUREKA CITY LAKE...THRALL...EUREKA AIRPORT...FALL RIVER STATE
PARK...FALL RIVER LAKE...CLIMAX AND PIEDMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
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 3805 9629 3764 9596 3763 9596 3750 9632
3793 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 314DEG 16KT 3778 9623
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase, Greenwood | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 12:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 17 min |
| Jul 8, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 5:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 22 min |
| Jul 8, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 31 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.