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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Wichita, KS

June 5, 2001Harper County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2001, 7:32 PM CDT for Harper County, Kansas. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2001, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2001, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 13 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Harper County, KS

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -304 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KICT 060032
SVRICT
KSC077-060045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
732 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

* AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT...OR ABOUT 42
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  DAMAGING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR...
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.


A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING.q

REPEATING...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 
EASTERN HARPER COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3727 9794 3702 9795 3701 9782 3727 9782

/CARUSO

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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 Jun 5, 3:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
359 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

MAIN FCST CHALLENGE IS POPS AND WHETHER OR NOT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN ORDER. 18Z ANALYSIS SHOWS MAIN COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS
CENTRAL KS. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER. EXTREME SE KS HAS REACHED THE 80S...WOULD EXPECT THE REST OF
THAT SECTION TO REBOUND AS WELL. PARTS OF SCEN KS HAS ALSO STARTED
TO REBOUND. GOOD SFC HEATING COMBINED WITH THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND
A S/W MOVING ACROSS THE AREA (SEEN ON WATERVAPOR LOOP) WILL HELP
ADDITIONAL TSRA TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALSO
COULD GET SOME DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CEN SECTIONS ALONG COLD FRONT.
THERE IS NOT MUCH CONVERGENCE ALONG IT...HOWEVER SHOWERS HAVE
ALREADY STARTED. WITH H85 DEW POINTS AROUND +15C...LOTS OF MOISTURE
IS AVAILABLE ALONG THE FRONT SO HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.

THICKNESS DIFFLUENCE PROGGED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
STATE OVERNIGHT. MODELS ALSO SHOW GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT WITH THETA-E
RIDGE ACROSS THE SAME AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL NOT BE
NECESSARY FOR CEN KS. ONE MIGHT BE NECESSARY FOR SCEN/SE KS...BEST
CHANCE FOR SE. SO WILL GO WITH ONE FOR SE KS AND PORTIONS OF SCEN.

NW FLOW DEVELOPS...WITH WEAK IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH. PRECIP CHCS
THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOK OK. WILL KEEP LOW POPS IN FOR WED/WED
NIGHT AND THU NIGHT.

OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD. ALTHOUGH WILL BUMP HIGHS UP JUST A
LITTLE TOMORROW. THINK THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE SUN THAN TODAY...
AND 850MB TEMPS PROGGED TO WARM SLIGHTLY.

FCSTID = 7/NRR
ICT   64  84  61  87 /  60  20  20  10
HUT   61  81  60  86 /  50  20  20  10
EWK   64  82  62  86 /  60  20  20  10
EQA   65  82  62  86 /  60  20  20  10
WLD   66  84  63  87 /  70  20  20  10
RSL   56  81  55  85 /  40  20  20  10
GBD   57  82  57  85 /  40  20  20  10
SLN   62  79  60  85 /  40  20  20  10
MPR   62  81  60  85 /  40  20  20  10
CFV   66  82  64  85 /  70  30  20  10
CNU   65  81  63  85 /  70  30  20  10
K88   65  81  63  85 /  70  30  20  10

.ICT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
KSZ069>072...KSZ083...KSZ091>096...KSZ098>100.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
507 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0501 PM    2 S PENALOSA              KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   KINGMAN

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
527 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0520 PM    5 E LERADO                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   RENO                           REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
546 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0535 PM    2 N ATTICA                KS   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   HARPER                         REPORTED BY OFF DUTY
                                          WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:34 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
634 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0614 PM    ATTICA                    KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   HARPER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                          POWER LINES DOWN.

0619 PM    CRYSTAL SPRINGS           KS   TORNAdDO
06/05/01   HARPER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

0625 PM    1 W CRYSTAL SPRINGS       KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   HARPER                         TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:57 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
657 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0627 PM    2 S CRYSTAL SPRINGS       KS   75 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   HARPER                         TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED.

0640 PM    5 NW HARPER               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   HARPER                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 7:09 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
709 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0700 PM    2 SW HARPER               KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   HARPER                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

MRU

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 7:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Harper	116 min
Jun 5, 7:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	54 min
Jun 5, 7:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Harvey	23 min
Jun 5, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	42 min
Jun 5, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	57 min
Jun 5, 8:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	41 min
Jun 5, 8:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Butler	48 min
Jun 5, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	62 min
Jun 5, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk	62 min
Jun 5, 9:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Sumner	41 min
Jun 5, 9:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	115 min
Jun 5, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Cowley	53 min
Jun 5, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Wilson	61 min
Jun 5, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	54 min
Jun 5, 11:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ICT	Sumner	115 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.