Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2021, 2:12 PM CST for Labette County, Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2021, 2:12 PM CST (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2021, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 593 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
639
WFUS53 KICT 302012
TORICT
KSC099-125-302045-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
212 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Labette County in southeastern Kansas...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 245 PM CST.
* At 211 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado 6 miles southeast of Coffeyville, 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Edna and Angola.
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 3713 9523 3700 9522 3700 9565 3713 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 238DEG 31KT 3700 9553
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER2 follow-up statements
329
WWUS53 KICT 302029
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
229 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021
KSC125-302039-
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Montgomery KS-
229 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3713 9523 3700 9522 3700 9549 3711 9540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 249DEG 35KT 3706 9532
$$
KSC099-302045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210130T2045Z/
Labette KS-
229 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LABETTE COUNTY...
At 229 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Edna, or 9 miles south of Altamont, moving east to
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.
Locations impacted include...
Edna.
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 3713 9523 3700 9522 3700 9549 3711 9540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 249DEG 35KT 3706 9532
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER963
WWUS53 KICT 302038
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
238 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021
KSC099-302048-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210130T2045Z/
Labette KS-
238 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LABETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 245 PM CST...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3713 9523 3700 9522 3700 9549 3711 9540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 238DEG 31KT 3709 9525
$$
KLEINSASSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.