Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 23, 2016, 7:28 PM CDT for Cloud County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2016, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Cloud County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 115 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1880 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted.
434
WFUS53 KTOP 240028
TORTOP
KSC029-240100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0022.160824T0028Z-160824T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
728 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 728 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILTONVALE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. SPOTTERS REPORT THIS STORM HAS
ALREADY PRODUCED A BRIEF TORNADO.
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...
MILTONVALE AROUND 740 PM CDT.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3933 9755 3938 9754 3938 9740 3931 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 274DEG 11KT 3936 9750
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$3 follow-up statements
544
WWUS53 KTOP 240036
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
736 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
KSC029-240100-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T0100Z/
CLOUD-
736 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY...
AT 735 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MILTONVALE...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MILTONVALE AROUND 740 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3933 9755 3938 9754 3938 9740 3931 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 276DEG 10KT 3936 9751
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$800
WWUS53 KTOP 240043
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
743 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
KSC029-240100-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T0100Z/
CLOUD-
743 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY...
AT 743 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF MILTONVALE...MOVING EAST AT 15 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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MILTONVALE AROUND 750 PM CDT.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3932 9751 3937 9749 3938 9740 3931 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 285DEG 11KT 3935 9748
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$982
WWUS53 KTOP 240058
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
758 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
KSC029-240107-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T0100Z/
CLOUD-
758 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLOUD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLOUDY COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM.
LAT...LON 3932 9751 3937 9749 3938 9740 3931 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 274DEG 11KT 3935 9748
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 52 min |
| Aug 23, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Cloud | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 8:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Clay, Cloud | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Riley | 64 min |
| Aug 23, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Riley | 39 min |
| Aug 23, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Riley | 26 min |
| Aug 23, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Riley | 25 min |
| Aug 23, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Pottawatomie | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 4:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TOP | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha, Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Nemaha | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Shawnee | 29 min |
| Aug 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Osage, Shawnee | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.