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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2016, 3:29 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 213 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.
952
WFUS53 KICT 062029
TORICT
KSC035-062115-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0024.161006T2029Z-161006T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
329 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 329 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BURDEN AROUND 350 PM CDT.
ATLANTA AROUND 400 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 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 3720 9704 3747 9687 3747 9652 3739 9652
3728 9653 3714 9693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 226DEG 31KT 3721 9695
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MCGUIRE3 follow-up statements
914
WWUS53 KICT 062042
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
342 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2115Z/
COWLEY KS-
342 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY...
AT 342 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BURDEN AROUND 400 PM CDT.
ATLANTA AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WINFIELD CITY LAKE AND CAMBRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3723 9694 3747 9687 3747 9652 3739 9652
3728 9653 3719 9678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 235DEG 24KT 3725 9686
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MCGUIRE955
WWUS53 KICT 062100
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
400 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2115Z/
COWLEY KS-
400 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY...
AT 400 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BURDEN...OR 13 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ATLANTA AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
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 3729 9686 3747 9680 3747 9652 3739 9652
3731 9653 3725 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 232DEG 25KT 3731 9673
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MCGUIRE223
WWUS53 KICT 062110
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
410 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC035-062119-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2115Z/
COWLEY KS-
410 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COWLEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
415 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WICHITA.
LAT...LON 3729 9686 3747 9680 3747 9652 3739 9652
3731 9653 3725 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 226DEG 31KT 3731 9673
$$
ESThe 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, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 43 min |
| 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, 3:32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.