Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2016, 7:28 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
- May 25, 2016, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Dickinson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Solomon, KS | CAR OVERTURNED AND HOME DAMAGED |
| May 25, 7:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Talmage, KS | HOME DESTROYED |
| May 25, 7:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Abilene, KS | HOME DESTROYED |
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 25, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1565 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 11.3
The text
As transmitted.
539
WFUS53 KTOP 260028
TORTOP
KSC041-260100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0013.160526T0028Z-160526T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
728 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF SOLOMON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH ABILENE AND TALMAGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 277.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3906 9737 3908 9711 3892 9718 3895 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 271DEG 17KT 3899 9736
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP3 follow-up statements
468
WWUS53 KTOP 260037
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
737 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-260100-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160526T0100Z/
DICKINSON-
737 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 736 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALMAGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TALMAGE.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABILENE AND TALMAGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 276NEAR AND 277.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 9733 3907 9724 3908 9711 3894 9717
3895 9734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 271DEG 17KT 3899 9730
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP334
WWUS53 KTOP 260040
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
740 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-260100-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160526T0100Z/
DICKINSON-
740 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 739 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALMAGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A LARGE TORNADO 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TALMAGE AT 737 PM.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TALMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3904 9733 3907 9724 3908 9711 3895 9717
3895 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 264DEG 16KT 3900 9729
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP697
WWUS53 KTOP 260050
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
750 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-260100-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160526T0100Z/
DICKINSON-
750 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY...
AT 748 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF ABILENE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF ABILENE AT 747 PM.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AREAS BETWEEN TALMAGE...ABILENE AND MOONLIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3907 9724 3908 9711 3895 9717 3895 9728
3903 9730 3906 9727
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 269DEG 18KT 3899 9722
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa | 27 min |
| May 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Ottawa | 50 min |
| May 25, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 38 min |
| May 25, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 36 min |
| May 25, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 21 min |
| May 25, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 33 min |
| May 25, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 24 min |
| May 25, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris | 43 min |
| May 25, 9:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 3 days |
| May 25, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Morris, Wabaunsee | 33 min |
| May 25, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| May 25, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary | 48 min |
| May 25, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osage, Wabaunsee | 32 min |
| May 25, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 43 min |
| May 25, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Wabaunsee | 40 min |
| May 25, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Douglas | 23 min |
| May 26, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson | 34 min |
| May 26, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 25 min |
| May 26, 8:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 26, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 26, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 33 min |
| May 26, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 10 min |
| May 26, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 25 min |
| May 26, 1:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 38 hr |
| May 26, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| May 26, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 25 min |
| May 26, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 30 min |
| May 26, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Riley | 51 min |
| May 26, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 46 min |
| May 26, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 31 min |
| May 26, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 41 min |
| May 26, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 11 min |
| May 26, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie | 34 min |
| May 26, 2:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley | 7 hr |
| May 26, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie | 42 min |
| May 26, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 38 min |
| May 26, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 48 min |
| May 26, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee | 32 min |
| May 26, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 52 min |
| May 26, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Nemaha | 51 min |
| May 26, 3:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 36 min |
| May 26, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Wabaunsee | 26 min |
| May 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Osage, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 29 min |
| May 26, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Nemaha | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley and 2 more | 9 hr |
| May 26, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 51 min |
| May 26, 4:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 48 hr |
| May 26, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 45 min |
| May 26, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 22 min |
| May 26, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Morris | 37 min |
| May 26, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee | 37 min |
| May 26, 6:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Jefferson | 4 hr |
| May 26, 6:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas | 4 hr |
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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.