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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS

April 29, 2022Harvey County, Marion County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2022, 8:16 PM CDT for Harvey County, Marion County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report 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
Apr 29, 2022, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2022, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 29, 8:19 PM CDTTORNADO2 W Newton, KSBRIEF TOUCHDOWN.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 29, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2022-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1788 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2022-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 225 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1788 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
342 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
14.3

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The text

As transmitted.

217 
WFUS53 KICT 300116
TORICT
KSC079-115-300145-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0003.220430T0116Z-220430T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
816 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
  Western Marion County in central Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 815 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Goessel, or 6
  miles south of Hillsboro, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* The tornado will be near...
  Hillsboro around 820 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Marion
Lake.

This includes Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 33 and 40.
 
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 3853 9703 3812 9717 3800 9747 3817 9741
      3817 9737 3829 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 240DEG 49KT 3826 9724 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CUELLAR
1 follow-up statement
255 
WWUS53 KICT 300123
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
823 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022

KSC079-115-300145-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220430T0145Z/
Harvey KS-Marion KS-
823 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HARVEY AND WESTERN MARION COUNTIES...
    
At 822 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Hillsboro, moving
northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Harvey and western Marion Counties, including the
following locations... Marion Lake.

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 3853 9703 3812 9717 3804 9737 3829 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 240DEG 49KT 3831 9713 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CUELLAR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick14 min
Apr 29, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase59 min
Apr 29, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick54 min
Apr 29, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Marion31 min
Apr 29, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Marion16 min
Apr 29, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick43 min
Apr 29, 8:00 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMarion45 min
Apr 29, 8:04 PM CDTDust Storm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Reno, Rice and 2 more56 min
Apr 29, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick53 min
Apr 29, 8:10 PM CDTTornado WarningICTButler, Sedgwick50 min
Apr 29, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase18 min
Apr 29, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTGreenwood62 min
Apr 29, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChase, Marion43 min
Apr 29, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningICTGreenwood42 min
Apr 29, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Harvey, Marion39 min
Apr 29, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Sedgwick46 min
Apr 29, 8:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTButler54 min
Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Harvey, Marion52 min
Apr 29, 9:11 PM CDTTornado WarningICTButler, Greenwood49 min
Apr 29, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTButler, Sedgwick30 min
Apr 29, 9:30 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatICTButler, Greenwood24 min
Apr 29, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTButler, Sedgwick54 min
Apr 29, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood66 min
Apr 29, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner28 min
Apr 29, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner59 min
Apr 29, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Sumner65 min
Apr 29, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Woodson26 min
Apr 29, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Wilson, Woodson41 min
Apr 29, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Sumner57 min
Apr 29, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson66 min
Apr 30, 12:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Montgomery41 min
Apr 30, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Montgomery82 min
Apr 30, 2:42 AM CDTWind AdvisoryICTBarton, Chase, Ellsworth, Harvey, Lincoln, McPherson and 5 more16 hr

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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.