Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 1999, 4:35 PM CST for Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 1999, 4:35 PM CST (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 1999, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Greenwood County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:50 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Madison, KS | Hail occurred at Godfrey Airport. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
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 2, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 769 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 761 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 762 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 2, 4:00 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 4:00 PM CST, 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:12 PM CST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1212 PM CST FRI APR 2 1999 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: COWLEY HARVEY MARION MCPHERSON SUMNER CHASE BUTLER SEDGWICK AND IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS: ALLEN ELK LABETTE NEOSHO WOODSON CHAUTAUQUA GREENWOOD MONTGOMERY WILSON SYNOPSIS: A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AN ELDORADO TO WELLINGTON LINE. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S. AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ANTHONY TO WICHITA TO ELDORADO. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ...INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON TO MARION. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL...ALTHOUGH SOME DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THREAT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. HOWERTON
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:12 PM CST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1212 PM CST FRI APR 2 1999 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: COWLEY HARVEY MARION MCPHERSON SUMNER CHASE BUTLER SEDGWICK AND IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS: ALLEN ELK LABETTE NEOSHO WOODSON CHAUTAUQUA GREENWOOD MONTGOMERY WILSON SYNOPSIS: A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AN ELDORADO TO WELLINGTON LINE. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S. AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ANTHONY TO WICHITA TO ELDORADO. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ...INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON TO MARION. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL...ALTHOUGH SOME DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THREAT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. HOWERTON
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:21 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1221 PM CST FRI APR 2 1999 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: COWLEY HARVEY MARION MCPHERSON SUMNER CHASE BUTLER SEDGWICK AND IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS: ALLEN ELK LABETTE NEOSHO WOODSON CHAUTAUQUA GREENWOOD MONTGOMERY WILSON SYNOPSIS: A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AN ELDORADO TO WELLINGTON LINE. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S. AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ANTHONY TO WICHITA TO ELDORADO. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ...INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON TO MARION. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL...ALTHOUGH SOME DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THREAT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...MAINLY EAST OF I-35. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. HOWERTON
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:21 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1221 PM CST FRI APR 2 1999 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: COWLEY HARVEY MARION MCPHERSON SUMNER CHASE BUTLER SEDGWICK AND IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS: ALLEN ELK LABETTE NEOSHO WOODSON CHAUTAUQUA GREENWOOD MONTGOMERY WILSON SYNOPSIS: A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AN ELDORADO TO WELLINGTON LINE. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S. AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ANTHONY TO WICHITA TO ELDORADO. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ...INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON TO MARION. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL...ALTHOUGH SOME DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THREAT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...MAINLY EAST OF I-35. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. HOWERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 4:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 63 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.