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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS

January 30, 2021Labette County, Montgomery County, Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 481 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

KLEINSASSER
2 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

$$

KLEINSASSER
963 
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 

$$

KLEINSASSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 2:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette24 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.