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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Wichita, KS

June 5, 2001Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2001, 11:06 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 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, 11:06 PM CDT (04:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2001, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Sedgwick County, KS

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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: 449 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 760 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 7.3

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KICT 060407
SVRICT

KSC173-060500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1106 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

* AT 1102 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF HAYSVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
  NEAR HAYSVILLE AROUND 1120 PM CDT...
  NEAR OAKLAWN AROUND 1130 PM CDT...
  NEAR DERBY AROUND 1135 PM CDT...
  NEAR MCCONNELL AFB AROUND 1140 PM CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...

STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT...WHILE LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA.

REPEATING...A SEVERE nTHUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

LAT...LON 3760 9753 3750 9749 3754 9717 3771 9720

/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, 7 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:59 PM CDT, 7 hours 7 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, 8:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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

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

0808 PM    WHITEWATER                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0814 PM    1 E BRAINERD              KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01  H BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 8:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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

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

0823 PM    POTWIN                    KS   75 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0825 PM    POTWIN                    KS   .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

0825 PM    POTWIN                    KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   BUTLER

0827 PM    7 NW EL DORADO            KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0833 PM    7 NW EL DORADO            KS   80 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   BUTLER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

0837 PM    5 NW EL DORADO            KS   90 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   BUTLER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 9:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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

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

0845 PM    7 N CALDWELL              KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   SUMNER                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0845 PM    7 N CALDWELL              KS   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   SUMNER                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0845 PM    10 NW CALDWELL            KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   SUMNER                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER.

0853 PM    EL DORADO LAKE            KS   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   BUTLER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 9:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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

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

0902 PM    1 SW SOUTH HAVEN          KS   TORNADO
06/05/01   SUMNER                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0901 PM    CORBIN                    KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   SUMNER

0907 PM    1 SE SOUTH HAVEN          KS   TORNADO
06/05/01   SUMNER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

0910 PM    5 N ROSALIA               KS   TORNADO
06/05/01   BUTLER                       n  LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:15 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
1015 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

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

0615 PM    ATTICA                    KS   78 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/05/01   HARPER                         REPORTED BY KSNW WEATHER
                                          LAB AT ATTICA HIGH SCHOOL.

MRU

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:45 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
1045 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

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

1040 PM    5 N NEW ALBANY            KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/05/01   WILSON                         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, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harper	13 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, 11:20 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.