Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2018, 6:09 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 min. 4 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, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 6:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Wilson, KS | KHP REPORTING JACK KNIFED SEMI NEAR MILE POST 205. |
| May 1, 6:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 2 Nne Wilson, KS | HAIL REPROTED AT MILE MARKER 206 ON I-70. |
| May 1, 6:56 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 5 Nne Wilson, KS | |
| May 1, 7:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 N Ellsworth, 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KICT 012309
TORICT
KSC053-105-020000-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0003.180501T2309Z-180502T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
609 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Lincoln County in central Kansas...
Northwestern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
* Until 700 PM CDT
* At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wilson, moving northeast at 50 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...
Ellsworth, Wilson, Lincoln and Ellsworth Airport.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 206 and 228.
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 3863 9848 3891 9848 3909 9806 3878 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 228DEG 45KT 3876 9850
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
KETCHAM3 follow-up statements
138
WWUS53 KICT 012324
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
624 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
KSC053-105-020000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/
Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-
624 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...
At 624 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wilson, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Wilson, Lincoln and Ellsworth Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3863 9848 3891 9848 3909 9806 3878 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 234DEG 29KT 3884 9843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
KETCHAM458
WWUS53 KICT 012335
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
635 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
KSC053-105-020000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/
Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-
635 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...
At 633 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wilson, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. At 626 pm...a semi-truck was
overturned on I-70 at mile post 205. Eastbound lanes were
reported closed.
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...
Wilson, Lincoln and Ellsworth Airport.
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 9848 3891 9848 3909 9806 3878 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 239DEG 22KT 3885 9844
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$229
WWUS53 KICT 012351
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
651 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
KSC053-105-020000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/
Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-
651 PM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...
At 650 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with a new rotation circulation
capable of producing a tornado was located over Wilson, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Wilson, Lincoln and Ellsworth Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 9848 3891 9848 3909 9806 3878 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 247DEG 31KT 3881 9843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
DARMOFALThe 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, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 39 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, 6:13 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.