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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Wichita, KS

May 19, 2017Kingman County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT for Kingman County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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
May 19, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2017, 5:44 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Kingman County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 19, 5:10 PM CDTTORNADO2 N Kingman, KSSPOTTER REPORTED IT ON THE GROUND, MOVING NORTHEAST.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 19, 4:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 160 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
547 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

742 
WFUS53 KICT 192204
TORICT
KSC095-192300-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0017.170519T2204Z-170519T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
504 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Kingman County in south central Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT
    
* At 504 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles southwest of Kingman, moving northeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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...
  Kingman around 525 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kingman Airport, Waterloo, Cleveland and Murdock.

# 

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 3745 9826 3762 9826 3773 9800 3773 9795
      3760 9787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 234DEG 28KT 3753 9822 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

CARUSO
3 follow-up statements
922 
WWUS53 KICT 192217
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
517 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

KSC095-192300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170519T2300Z/
Kingman KS-
517 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KINGMAN COUNTY...
    
At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles south of Kingman, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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...
  Kingman around 525 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kingman Airport, Waterloo, Cleveland and Murdock.

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 3745 9826 3762 9826 3773 9800 3773 9795
      3760 9787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 233DEG 33KT 3755 9811 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

LAWSON
776 
WWUS53 KICT 192233
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
533 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

KSC095-192300-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170519T2300Z/
Kingman KS-
533 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KINGMAN COUNTY...
    
At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Kingman, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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
central Kingman County, including the following locations: Kingman
Airport, Waterloo, Cleveland and Murdock.

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 3745 9826 3762 9826 3773 9800 3773 9795
      3760 9787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 227DEG 31KT 3765 9798 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

LAWSON
519 
WWUS53 KICT 192244
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
544 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

KSC095-192254-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170519T2300Z/
Kingman KS-
544 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL KINGMAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3745 9826 3762 9826 3773 9800 3773 9795
      3760 9787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 234DEG 28KT 3770 9789 

$$

LAWSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:04 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTEllsworth, Saline12 hr
May 18, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler33 min
May 18, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley28 min
May 18, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood65 min
May 18, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Elk34 min
May 18, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson39 min
May 18, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline45 hr
May 18, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline69 hr
May 18, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner64 min
May 18, 9:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton12 hr
May 19, 9:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton9 hr
May 19, 9:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase27 min
May 19, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper, Sumner47 min
May 19, 10:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner34 min
May 19, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Sedgwick45 min
May 19, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, McPherson, Marion40 min
May 19, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler44 min
May 19, 4:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTKingman, Reno60 min
May 19, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Reno, Rice53 min
May 19, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningICTKingman, Reno42 min
May 19, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningICTKingman, Reno48 min
May 19, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarvey, McPherson, Reno49 min
May 19, 5:55 PM CDTTornado WarningICTHarvey, Sedgwick36 min
May 19, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMarion57 min
May 19, 6:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTBarton18 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.