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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2024, 5:10 PM CDT for Elk County, Kansas. It was in force for 12 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
- Apr 27, 2024, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2024, 5:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Elk County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 1585 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted.
901
WFUS53 KICT 272210
TORICT
KSC049-272245-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0021.240427T2210Z-240427T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
510 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Elk County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 510 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grenola, or 10 miles southwest of Howard, 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Moline around 515 PM CDT.
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 3732 9635 3733 9647 3745 9645 3743 9623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 212DEG 31KT 3736 9639
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
METZGER1 follow-up statement
341 WWUS53 KICT 272222 SVSICT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 522 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 KSC049-272231- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240427T2245Z/ Elk KS- 522 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ELK COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Wichita. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for Elk County until 6 PM CDT. && LAT...LON 3732 9635 3733 9647 3745 9645 3743 9623 TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 212DEG 31KT 3745 9632 $$ METZGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sumner | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Cowley | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Elk | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Elk | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Wilson, Woodson | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 55 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.