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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2017, 7:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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
- Oct 6, 2017, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Marquette, KS | 10 TO 15 POWER POLES DOWN ALONG K-4 NEAR THE ELLSWORTH/MCPHERSON COUNTY LINE. |
| Oct 6, 7:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 N Marquette, KS | TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR FOUR MINUTES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 965 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KICT 070017
TORICT
KSC053-113-159-169-070100-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0025.171007T0017Z-171007T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
717 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern McPherson County in central Kansas...
Northeastern Rice County in central Kansas...
Southeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
Southwestern Saline County in central Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT
* At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Geneseo, or 11 miles north of Lyons, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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...
Marquette around 740 PM CDT.
Brookville around 755 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kanopolis Lake, Frederick, Falun and Kanopolis State Park.
#
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 3838 9817 3853 9829 3884 9783 3860 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 235DEG 34KT 3850 9815
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
ES2 follow-up statements
485
WWUS53 KICT 070030
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
730 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
KSC053-113-159-169-070100-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-171007T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Rice KS-Ellsworth KS-Saline KS-
730 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHEASTERN RICE...SOUTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH
AND SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES...
At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Geneseo, or 13 miles southeast of
Kanopolis, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Marquette around 745 PM CDT.
Lindsborg around 755 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kanopolis Lake, Falun and Kanopolis State Park.
AT 724 PM...A STORM CHASER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROXIMATELY TWO-
THIRDS OF THE WAY TO THE GROUND ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF MITCHELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3842 9806 3857 9823 3884 9783 3860 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 240DEG 33KT 3855 9802
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
CARUSO506
WWUS53 KICT 070052
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
752 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
KSC053-113-159-169-070102-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-171007T0100Z/
McPherson KS-Rice KS-Ellsworth KS-Saline KS-
752 PM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MCPHERSON...NORTHEASTERN
RICE...SOUTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH AND SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES 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 gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3842 9806 3857 9823 3884 9783 3860 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 235DEG 34KT 3867 9780
$$
CARUSOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 41 min |
| Oct 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 55 min |
| Oct 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 35 min |
| Oct 6, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 22 min |
| Oct 6, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice, Saline | 33 min |
| Oct 6, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 23 min |
| Oct 6, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 29 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.