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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2016, 2:47 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 3 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
- Oct 6, 2016, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Wsw Cambridge, KS | |
| Oct 6, 3:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Cambridge, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT THERE ARE TREES DOWN AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED BETWEEN BURDEN AND CAMBRIDGE. TIME IS BASED ON RADAR. |
| Oct 6, 3:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Cambridge, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS THAT TORNADO WAS PRODUCING DEBRIS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KICT 061947
TORICT
KSC035-062030-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0022.161006T1947Z-161006T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
247 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 247 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BURDEN...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
CAMBRIDGE.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3727 9692 3747 9663 3747 9652 3738 9652
3725 9653 3717 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 237DEG 28KT 3725 9677
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MCGUIRE4 follow-up statements
836
WWUS53 KICT 061958
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
258 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161006T2030Z/
COWLEY KS-
258 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY...
AT 258 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BURDEN...OR 14 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURDEN AND CAMBRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9663 3747 9652 3738 9652 3725 9653
3724 9675 3734 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 235DEG 25KT 3729 9670
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MCGUIRE582
WWUS53 KICT 062009
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
309 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161006T2030Z/
COWLEY KS-
309 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY...
AT 309 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
BURDEN...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDAR VALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMBRIDGE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9663 3747 9652 3738 9652 3725 9653
3728 9670 3734 9674
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 241DEG 21KT 3731 9664
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MCGUIRE550
WWUS53 KICT 062015
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
315 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062030-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161006T2030Z/
COWLEY KS-
315 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY...
AT 315 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
GRENOLA...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF CEDAR VALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3747 9663 3747 9652 3738 9652 3725 9653
3730 9663 3735 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 234DEG 29KT 3734 9659
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MCGUIRE234
WWUS53 KICT 062027
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
327 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062037-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-161006T2030Z/
COWLEY KS-
327 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
330 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENDED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3747 9663 3747 9652 3738 9652 3725 9653
3730 9663 3735 9667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 237DEG 28KT 3734 9659
$$
MCGUIREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Oct 5, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Wilson | 34 min |
| Oct 5, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Elk | 35 min |
| Oct 5, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 31 min |
| Oct 6, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 1:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 8 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 45 min |
| Oct 6, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 66 min |
| Oct 6, 4:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 6, 7:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 4 days |
| Oct 6, 10:49 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Labette | 18 min |
| Oct 6, 1:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Labette | 5 days |
| Oct 6, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 2:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 39 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 67 min |
| Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 48 min |
| Oct 6, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood | 24 min |
| Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 48 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 66 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 3 days |
| Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 57 min |
| Oct 6, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 36 min |
| Oct 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 46 min |
| Oct 6, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Woodson | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 59 min |
| Oct 6, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson | 42 min |
| Oct 6, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 28 min |
| Oct 6, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 67 min |
| Oct 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Greenwood | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 5:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 45 min |
| Oct 6, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 40 min |
| Oct 6, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 57 min |
| Oct 6, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 5:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase, Sedgwick, Sumner | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 65 min |
| Oct 6, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion | 17 min |
| Oct 6, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 13 min |
| Oct 6, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Greenwood | 36 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.