Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2017, 7:16 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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
- Oct 6, 2017, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Mitchell County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 773 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 13.4
The text
As transmitted.
581
WFUS53 KGID 070016
TORGID
KSC123-070045-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0004.171007T0016Z-171007T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
716 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Mitchell County in north central Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT
* At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Asherville, or 8 miles southeast of Beloit, moving
northeast at 20 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...
Asherville around 730 PM CDT.
Simpson around 735 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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Hastings.
&&
LAT...LON 3927 9815 3938 9815 3950 9793 3926 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 243DEG 18KT 3935 9805
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
ADP2 follow-up statements
660
WWUS53 KGID 070026
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
726 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
KSC123-070045-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-171007T0045Z/
Mitchell KS-
726 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY...
At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Simpson, or 9 miles southeast of Beloit, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Simpson around 730 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3927 9815 3938 9815 3950 9793 3926 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 243DEG 19KT 3938 9797
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
ADP281
WWUS53 KGID 070037
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
737 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
KSC123-070047-
/O.EXP.KGID.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-171007T0045Z/
Mitchell KS-
737 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 745 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Hastings.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Mitchell County until 745 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3927 9815 3938 9815 3950 9793 3926 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 243DEG 18KT 3940 9792
$$
ADPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell | 37 min |
| Oct 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Mitchell | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.