Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2019, 6:21 PM CDT for Barton County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 10 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 5, 2019, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Barton County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 6:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Sse Ellinwood, KS | DELAYED REPORT. BARTON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE AND SHED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SE 120 ROAD AND SE 50 ROAD. A SILO WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THIS AREA AS WELL AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BARTON COUNTY FEED |
| May 5, 6:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nne Great Bend, KS | . |
| May 5, 6:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Nne Great Bend, KS | |
| May 5, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Raymond, KS | . |
| May 5, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Raymond, KS | |
| May 5, 6:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nne Great Bend, KS | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN THEN WENT BACK UP. |
| May 5, 6:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Raymond, KS | TORNADO REPORTED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF RAYMOND. |
| May 5, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 5 Ene Ellinwood, KS | REPORTED EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. |
| May 5, 6:41 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Raymond, KS | |
| May 5, 7:04 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Alden, KS | PICTURE FROM STORM CHASER VIA TWITTER. |
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 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -333 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1895 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
436
WFUS53 KICT 052321
TORICT
KSC009-159-060000-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0003.190505T2321Z-190506T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
621 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Rice County in central Kansas...
Southeastern Barton County in central Kansas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 620 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Great Bend, moving southeast at 20 mph. A
second area of rotation has been indicated by radar southeast of
Ellinwood.
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Ellinwood, Chase, Alden, Raymond, Cheyenne Bottoms and
Silica.
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 3857 9864 3824 9815 3817 9847 3826 9847
3826 9878 3832 9883 3844 9885
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 315DEG 17KT 3839 9874
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
VAUGHAN2 follow-up statements
370
WWUS53 KICT 052335
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
635 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019
KSC009-159-060000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190506T0000Z/
Rice KS-Barton KS-
635 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RICE AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES...
At 632 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 3 WSW of Raymond, and
is moving southeast at 15mph. Several funnel cloud reports have also
been received just north of Great Bend.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Ellinwood, Chase, Alden, Raymond, Cheyenne Bottoms and
Silica.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 9864 3824 9815 3817 9847 3826 9847
3826 9878 3832 9883 3844 9885
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 315DEG 17KT 3834 9869
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
VAUGHAN285
WWUS53 KICT 052344
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
644 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019
KSC009-159-060000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190506T0000Z/
Rice KS-Barton KS-
644 PM CDT Sun May 5 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RICE AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTIES...
At 637 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Raymond, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.
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...
Great Bend, Ellinwood, Chase, Alden, Raymond, Cheyenne Bottoms and
Silica.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3857 9864 3824 9815 3817 9847 3826 9847
3826 9878 3832 9883 3844 9885
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 315DEG 17KT 3833 9867
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
VAUGHANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 32 min |
| May 5, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 54 min |
| May 5, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 57 min |
| May 5, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 52 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.