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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS

April 26, 2016Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2016, 3:54 PM CDT for Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 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: Apr 26, 2016, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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
Apr 26, 3:58 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Wsw Mayfield, KS	BRIEF ROPE TORNADO REPORTED
Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 Se Viola, KS	HAIL RANGING FROM QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
Apr 26, 4:22 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Sse Clearwater, KS	RELAYED FROM STORM SPOTTER.

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 26, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2752 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

920 
WFUS53 KICT 262054
TORICT
KSC191-262145-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0007.160426T2054Z-160426T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
354 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
    
* AT 353 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF ARGONIA...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  CONWAY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE
  REPORTED SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WITH A ROTATING WALL CLOUD. 

  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...
  CONWAY SPRINGS AROUND 410 PM CDT. 
  BELLE PLAINE AROUND 435 PM CDT. 
  MULVANE AROUND 445 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAYFIELD...RIVERDALE...WELLINGTON AIRPORT AND MILAN.

# 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 33.
 
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 3722 9772 3748 9759 3747 9720 3716 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 216DEG 23KT 3725 9760 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JAKUB

4 follow-up statements

956 
WWUS53 KICT 262100
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC191-262145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160426T2145Z/
SUMNER KS-
400 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY...
        
AT 400 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONWAY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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...
  CONWAY SPRINGS AROUND 410 PM CDT. 
  BELLE PLAINE AROUND 435 PM CDT. 
  MULVANE AROUND 445 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAYFIELD...RIVERDALE...WELLINGTON AIRPORT AND MILAN.

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 3722 9772 3748 9759 3747 9720 3716 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 216DEG 23KT 3729 9756 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KETCHAM

812 
WWUS53 KICT 262114
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
414 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC191-262145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160426T2145Z/
SUMNER KS-
414 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY...
        
AT 414 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF WELLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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...
  BELLE PLAINE AROUND 445 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAYFIELD...RIVERDALE...WELLINGTON AIRPORT AND MILAN.

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 3722 9772 3748 9759 3747 9720 3716 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 227DEG 14KT 3730 9752 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KETCHAM

596 
WWUS53 KICT 262124
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
424 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC191-262145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160426T2145Z/
SUMNER KS-
424 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY...
        
AT 423 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH. ALSO ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF MAYFIELD IS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AS WELL. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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...
  MULVANE AND BELLE PLAINE AROUND 445 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAYFIELD...RIVERDALE...WELLINGTON AIRPORT AND MILAN.

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 3722 9772 3748 9759 3747 9720 3716 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 216DEG 23KT 3735 9748 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KETCHAM

075 
WWUS53 KICT 262141
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
441 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

KSC191-262151-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160426T2145Z/
SUMNER KS-
441 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.


LAT...LON 3722 9772 3748 9759 3747 9720 3716 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 216DEG 23KT 3735 9748 

$$

JAKUB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	49 min
Apr 26, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Kingman, Sumner	64 min
Apr 26, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	47 min
Apr 26, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	54 min
Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	30 min
Apr 26, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick	32 min
Apr 26, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	61 min
Apr 26, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Marion	44 min
Apr 26, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	67 min
Apr 26, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	45 min
Apr 26, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Wilson, Woodson	32 min
Apr 26, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase, Marion	38 min
Apr 26, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper, Sumner	53 min
Apr 26, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Butler	34 min
Apr 26, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick	36 min
Apr 26, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Chase	64 min
Apr 26, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Harper	46 min
Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner	53 min
Apr 26, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	33 min
Apr 26, 6:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ICT	Sedgwick, Sumner	16 hr
Apr 26, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Marion	44 min
Apr 26, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chase	49 min
Apr 26, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	66 min
Apr 26, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner	50 min

Nearby

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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.