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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2016, 11:28 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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
- May 8, 2016, 11:28 PM CDT (04:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2016, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Lincoln County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 11:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ese Lucas, KS | |
| May 9, 12:00 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Nne Lucas, KS | |
| May 9, 12:03 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 W Ash Grove, KS | |
| May 9, 12:03 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 W Ash Grove, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
335
WFUS53 KICT 090428
TORICT
KSC105-167-090515-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0009.160509T0428Z-160509T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1128 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1128 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSSELL...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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LURAY AROUND 1140 PM CDT.
LUCAS AROUND 1150 PM CDT.
SYLVAN GROVE AROUND 1200 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ASH
GROVE AND WILSON LAKE.
#
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9815 3905 9821 3890 9873 3900 9882
3914 9866 3913 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 234DEG 27KT 3897 9871
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER3 follow-up statements
146
WWUS53 KICT 090449
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1149 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
KSC105-167-090515-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T0515Z/
LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS-
1149 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES...
AT 1149 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LUCAS...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF WILSON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUCAS...SYLVAN GROVE...ASH GROVE AND WILSON LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9815 3905 9821 3895 9854 3914 9866
3913 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 235DEG 33KT 3910 9846
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSER352
WWUS53 KICT 090455
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1155 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
KSC167-090504-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T0515Z/
RUSSELL KS-
1155 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
RUSSELL COUNTY. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY...DUE TO A STORM
CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST RUSSELL COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3922 9815 3905 9821 3900 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 234DEG 27KT 3912 9842
$$
KSC105-090515-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T0515Z/
LINCOLN KS-
1155 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
AT 1154 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF SYLVAN GROVE...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF
WILSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASH GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9815 3905 9821 3900 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 234DEG 27KT 3912 9842
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER680
WWUS53 KICT 090512
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1212 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016
KSC105-090522-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T0515Z/
LINCOLN KS-
1212 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3922 9815 3905 9821 3900 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 234DEG 27KT 3912 9842
$$
KLEINSASSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 30 min |
| May 8, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 58 min |
| May 8, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 36 min |
| May 8, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 21 min |
| May 8, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 31 min |
| May 8, 10:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 29 min |
| May 8, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 61 min |
| May 8, 11:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Russell | 39 min |
| May 8, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 67 min |
| May 9, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 9 hr |
| May 9, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 28 min |
| May 9, 1:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 9, 1:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 36 min |
| May 9, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 46 min |
| May 9, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 9, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 40 min |
| May 9, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 24 min |
| May 9, 9:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Russell | 9 hr |
| May 9, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 23 min |
| May 9, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 45 min |
| May 9, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 43 min |
| May 9, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 40 min |
| May 9, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 43 min |
| May 9, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 38 min |
| May 9, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 37 min |
| May 9, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sumner | 41 min |
| May 9, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Sedgwick | 24 min |
| May 9, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 35 min |
| May 9, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 46 min |
| May 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Saline | 20 min |
| May 9, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 49 min |
| May 9, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 47 min |
| May 9, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick | 43 min |
| May 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 50 min |
| May 9, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 49 min |
| May 9, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Marion | 33 min |
| May 9, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 32 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.