Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2016, 6:53 PM CDT for Republic County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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 24, 2016, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Republic County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:02 PM CDT | TORNADO | Munden, KS | *** 2 INJ *** DAMAGE TO HOMES IN THE TOWN OF MUNDEN. TWO MINOR INJURIES REPORTED. |
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 24, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1281 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 498 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
123
WFUS53 KTOP 242353
TORTOP
KSC157-250030-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0002.160424T2353Z-160425T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
653 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 653 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
MUNDEN AND NARKA.
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 4000 9737 3993 9737 3981 9760 3993 9773
4000 9759
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 228DEG 25KT 3987 9766
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$3 follow-up statements
472
WWUS53 KTOP 250002
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
702 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
KSC157-250030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160425T0030Z/
REPUBLIC-
702 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY...
AT 702 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MUNDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MUNDEN AND NARKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9737 3993 9737 3984 9755 3995 9765
4000 9759
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 236DEG 34KT 3991 9754
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$528
WWUS53 KTOP 250010
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
710 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
KSC157-250030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160425T0030Z/
REPUBLIC-
710 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY...
AT 710 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NARKA...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...
NARKA.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9737 3993 9737 3989 9745 3999 9758
4000 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 236DEG 34KT 3995 9746
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$056
WWUS53 KTOP 250024
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
724 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
KSC157-250033-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160425T0030Z/
REPUBLIC-
724 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 730 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOPEKA.
LAT...LON 4000 9737 3993 9737 3989 9745 3999 9758
4000 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 228DEG 25KT 3995 9746
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee | 15 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Marshall | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Ottawa | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Riley | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson | 50 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.