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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 16, 2023, 5:11 PM CDT for Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 19 min. 3 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
- Jul 16, 2023, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2023, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
County Russell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 5:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Dorrance, KS | All north windows are broken out at a farm. There are large limbs down as well. Time is estimated. |
| Jul 16, 5:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Dorrance, KS | power lines down blocking the road. |
| Jul 16, 5:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Dorrance, KS | Power lines down blocking the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KICT 162211
TORICT
KSC167-162245-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0013.230716T2211Z-230716T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
511 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 511 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dorrance, or 9 miles southeast of Russell, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Russell County, including the following locations...
Bunker Hill.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 190 and 197.
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 3887 9861 3870 9857 3870 9870 3887 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 329DEG 27KT 3883 9869
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
DARMOFAL3 follow-up statements
644
WWUS53 KICT 162215
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
515 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
KSC167-162245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230716T2245Z/
Russell KS-
515 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...
At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southeast of Bunker Hill, or 10 miles west of
Wilson, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Areas from Bunker Hill southeast into southeast Russell county.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 9861 3870 9857 3870 9870 3887 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 325DEG 26KT 3882 9867
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
DARMOFAL251
WWUS53 KICT 162224
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
524 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
KSC167-162245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230716T2245Z/
Russell KS-
524 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...
At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Dorrance, or 8 miles southwest of
Wilson, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Russell County.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 9857 3870 9870 3881 9875 3881 9860
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 325DEG 26KT 3877 9862
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
DARMOFAL257
WWUS53 KICT 162230
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
530 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
KSC167-162238-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230716T2245Z/
Russell KS-
530 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished for the moment and the Tornado
Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and destructive
winds to 80 mph remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning
remains in effect for the area until 545 pm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3870 9857 3870 9870 3881 9875 3881 9860
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 329DEG 27KT 3873 9859
$$
DARMOFALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 54 min |
| Jul 16, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 54 min |
| Jul 16, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 20 min |
| Jul 16, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 32 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.