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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2016, 3:59 PM CDT for Barton County, Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 7 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 24, 2016, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:05 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 W Ellsworth, KS | |
| Apr 24, 4:12 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Holyrood, KS | |
| Apr 24, 4:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Wsw Ellsworth, KS | |
| Apr 24, 4:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Nw Ellsworth, KS | |
| Apr 24, 4:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 10 Nnw Holyrood, KS | |
| Apr 24, 4:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Ellsworth, KS | |
| Apr 24, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Nne Ellsworth, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -338 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 412 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
884
WFUS53 KICT 242059
TORICT
KSC009-053-105-242145-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0002.160424T2059Z-160424T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
359 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 359 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF CLAFLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELLSWORTH AROUND 430 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELLSWORTH AIRPORT.
#
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND 221.
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 3875 9804 3855 9852 3862 9863 3870 9856
3870 9849 3879 9849 3897 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 224DEG 31KT 3862 9854
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
JAKUB2 follow-up statements
434
WWUS53 KICT 242113
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
413 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
KSC009-053-105-242145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2145Z/
LINCOLN KS-BARTON KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
413 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN BARTON AND NORTHERN ELLSWORTH
COUNTIES...
AT 413 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLYROOD...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLAFLIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELLSWORTH AROUND 430 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELLSWORTH AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 9804 3855 9852 3862 9863 3870 9856
3870 9849 3879 9849 3897 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 232DEG 38KT 3866 9846
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JAKUB989
WWUS53 KICT 242128
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
KSC009-242137-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2145Z/
BARTON KS-
428 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3875 9804 3857 9848 3879 9849 3897 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 228DEG 34KT 3875 9831
$$
KSC053-105-242145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2145Z/
LINCOLN KS-ELLSWORTH KS-
428 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...
AT 427 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELLSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELLSWORTH AROUND 430 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELLSWORTH AIRPORT.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 9804 3857 9848 3879 9849 3897 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 228DEG 34KT 3875 9831
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
CARUSOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 54 min |
| Apr 24, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 19 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.