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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS

May 1, 2018Barton County, Russell County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2018, 5:36 PM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 8 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: May 1, 2018, 5:36 PM CDT (22:36 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2018, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 1, 5:36 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Susank, KS	GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL HAIL REPORTED
May 1, 5:36 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Susank, KS	GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL HAIL REPORTED.
May 1, 5:42 PM CDT	HAIL 4	Susank, KS	NSSL MOBILE MESONET REPORTS HAIL EXCEEDING 3 INCHES ALREADY ON THE GROUND
May 1, 5:42 PM CDT	HAIL 4	Susank, KS	NSSL MOBILE MESONET REPORTS HAIL EXCEEDING 3 INCHES ALREADY ON THE GROUND.
May 1, 6:01 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	6 E Susank, KS	EXTIMATED BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE
May 1, 6:01 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	6 E Susank, KS	EXTIMATED BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE.
May 1, 6:07 PM CDT	HAIL 2	5 S Dorrance, KS
May 1, 6:22 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	6 N Susank, KS

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
May 1, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1353 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 970 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 376 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 354 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

470 
WFUS53 KICT 012236
TORICT
KSC009-167-012315-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0002.180501T2236Z-180501T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
536 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas...
  Northern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 615 PM CDT
    
* At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles northwest of Hoisington, moving northeast at 35
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter. 

  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...
  Galatia and Susank. 

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 202 and 204.
 
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 3866 9897 3888 9849 3863 9848 3850 9887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 242DEG 30KT 3862 9884 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

KETCHAM

1 follow-up statement

766 
WWUS53 KICT 012247
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
547 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018

KSC009-167-012315-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180501T2315Z/
Russell KS-Barton KS-
547 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES...
    
At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Hoisington, moving northeast at 35 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Susank.

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 3870 9888 3888 9849 3863 9848 3854 9878
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 242DEG 30KT 3866 9873 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

KETCHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	28 min
May 1, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	32 min
May 1, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Russell	32 min
May 1, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	60 min
May 1, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln	28 min
May 1, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Barton	31 min
May 1, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton	10 min
May 1, 6:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	51 min
May 1, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	48 min
May 1, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Barton, Russell	30 min
May 1, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Lincoln, Russell	53 min
May 1, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Ellsworth, Lincoln	48 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.