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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2016, 9:27 PM CDT for Morris County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Morris County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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, 9:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 E Dwight, KS | STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO BARN AND POWER IS OUT |
| May 25, 9:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Alta Vista, KS | 4 POWER LINE POLES SNAPPED |
| May 25, 9:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sse Alta Vista, KS | STRUCTURE DAMAGE ON BARN |
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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.
863
WFUS53 KTOP 260227
TORTOP
KSC127-197-260300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0016.160526T0227Z-160526T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
927 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 927 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DWIGHT...MOVING EAST AT 25 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
SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTIES.
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 3882 9659 3887 9658 3887 9650 3889 9650
3889 9633 3876 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 281DEG 23KT 3885 9655
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
280
WWUS53 KTOP 260234
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
934 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC127-197-260300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160526T0300Z/
WABAUNSEE-MORRIS-
934 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTIES...
AT 934 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF ALTA VISTA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALTA VISTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3881 9656 3887 9656 3887 9650 3889 9650
3889 9633 3876 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 281DEG 21KT 3884 9651
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$181
WWUS53 KTOP 260245
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
945 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC127-197-260300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160526T0300Z/
WABAUNSEE-MORRIS-
945 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTIES...
AT 944 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ALTA VISTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL LOCATIONS IN MORRIS AND WABAUNSEE COUNTIES.
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 3881 9656 3887 9650 3889 9650 3889 9633
3876 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 295DEG 21KT 3882 9647
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$642
WWUS53 KTOP 260251
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
951 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC127-197-260301-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160526T0300Z/
WABAUNSEE-MORRIS-
951 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND NORTHEASTERN
MORRIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3881 9656 3887 9650 3889 9650 3889 9633
3876 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 281DEG 23KT 3882 9647
$$The 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, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 32 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, 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.