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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Wichita, KS

August 24, 2001Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2001, 11:51 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 min. 2 reports came from 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, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 24, 2001, 11:51 PM CDT (04:51 UTC)
Expired: Aug 25, 2001, 12:45 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 radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 25, 12:07 AM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 61 E	Wichita, KS
Aug 25, 12:13 AM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 50 M	Wichita, KS	Occurred at Mid-Continent 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 nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 1763 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.1

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The text

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

342 
WUUS53 KICT 250451
SVRICT
KSC173-250545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1151 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT.

* AT 1149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF BEL AIRE TO GODDARD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA TO 13 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN
  WICHITA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
  NEAR DOWNTOWN WICHITA AROUND 1155 PM CDT...
  NEAR MCCONNELL AFB AROUND 1205 AM CDT...
  NEAR HAYSVILLE AROUND 1210 AM CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR...
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

THE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS.

REPEATING...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 
SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM CDT. THIS EXTENDS THE PREVIOUSLY 
ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3776 9728 3767 9760 3751 9751 3759 9718

/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 Aug 24, 3:21 PM CDT, 8 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:21 PM CDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED POPS IN CENTRAL KS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
321 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

EFFECTS OF UPPER LOW SEEN SPINNING EAST ACROSS SRN NE ARE THE MAIN
CONCERNS TO ADDRESS FOR THIS FORECAST. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THAT THIS UPPER FEATURE CONTINUES TO SHIFT EAST...KEEPING GOOD
THETA-E/WAA ACROSS SRN/EASTERN KS THROUGH 09Z. LATEST LOOK
AT SFC ANAYLSIS SHOWS BOUNDARY PREVIOUS LOCATED ACROSS NRN OK HAS
WASHED OUT...LEAVING ANY LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN NC ZONES.
THEREFORE WILL KEEP POPS IN THE SCT RANGE AND WILL KEEP SEVERE
WORDING OUT. AS SFC BOUNDARY PUSHES THROUGH NRN ZONES...MOST OF THE
PRECIP THERE SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

FOR SATURDAY...MODELS INDICATE A SECONDARY WEAKER SHORTWAVE TO SLIDE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA...BUT MAIN 7H TROF IS THROUGH
MUCH OF CENTRAL KS BY 12Z SATURDAY...SO WILL REMOVE POPS FROM NRN
ZONES AND CONFINE PCPN CHANCES TO THE MORNING IN ICT ZONES. ETA
1000-850MB THICKNESS FORECAST SUGGEST TEMPS WILL BE WARMER THAN
GUIDANCE...BUT PREVIOUS ZONES HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS TREND.

AVN BRINGS 40KT UPPER LEVEL SPEED MAX SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KS
OVERNIGHT SATURDAY...BUT WITH BEST LOW LEVEL WAA REMAINING SOUTH OF
THE FORECAST AREA...WILL KEEP DRY FORECAST IN PLACE AND WITH SFC
RIDGE SETTLING ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES WILL GO BLO GUIDANCE VALUES
FOR LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT.

WITH SFC RIDGE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY WILL KEEP SFC WINDS LIGHT...THUS
LIMITING MIXING. HOWEVER...ETA 1000-850MB THICKNESSES INCREASE FROM
SATURDAY/S VALUES SO WILL BUMP UP HIGHS A CATEGORY FROM THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY/S HIGHS.

EXTENDED...ECMWF SEEMS TO BE THE ODD MODEL OUT IN DEEPENING EASTERN
USA TROF...WITH UKMO/CANADIAN/MRF ALL SHOWING A LESS AMPLIFIED
PATTERN. AS A RESULT...TEMPS EARLY NEXT WEEK MIGHT NOT BE A COOL AS
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT...SO WILL WARM HIGHS A LITTLE FROM MON-WED.
IN ADDITION...WITH UPPER RIDGE SOUTH OF THE AREA...WEAK SHORTWAVE
ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE RIDGE MAY BRING SCT PCPN THUR AS HINTED
BY CANADIAN AND SHOWN BY THE MRF.

FCSTID = 12/HYSELL
ICT   67  90  63  92 /  30  20   5   0
HUT   66  90  62  92 /  30  20   5   0
EWK   67  90  62  92 /  30  20   5   0
EQA   67  90  63  92 /  30  20   5   0
WLD   68  91  64  93 /  30  20   5   0
RSL   65  90  58  92 /  40  10  10   0
GBD   65  90  59  92 /  40  10  10   0
SLN   67  89  61  90 /  40  20   5   0
MPR   67  89  61  90 /  40  20   5   0
CFV   69  90  64  91 /  40  30  10   0
CNU   69  89  64  90 /  40  30  10   0
K88   69  88  64  89 /  40  30  10   0

.ICT...
KS...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 24, 8:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
803 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

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

0755 PM    2 E LYONS                 KS   1.50 INCH HAIL
08/24/01   RICE                           REPORTED BY A STORM CHASER

PHIL

Local storm report, Aug 24, 8:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
834 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

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

0729 PM    1 NE MITCHELL             KS   .75 INCH HAIL
08/24/01   RICE                           REPORTED BY AGTAP SPOTTER

HYSELL

Local storm report, Aug 24, 8:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
848 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

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

0725 PM    2 E LYONS                 KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/24/01   RICE                           REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGER

HYSELL

Special weather statement, Aug 24, 8:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-250215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
848 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA IS ACTIVATING OUR SKYWARN
SPOTTER NETWORK.

A SKYWARN OPERATOR IS MONITORING AREA NETWORKS.

THE PRIMARY SKYWARN FREQUENCY IS 146.82 MHZ.

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Local storm report, Aug 24, 9:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
919 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2001

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

0915 PM    LYONS                     KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/24/01   RICE                           REPORTED BY AGTAP SPOTTER

HYSELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 24, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	52 min
Aug 24, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	64 min
Aug 24, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	McPherson	46 min
Aug 24, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Rice	52 min
Aug 24, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	59 min
Aug 24, 10:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ICT	Reno	40 min
Aug 24, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	55 min
Aug 25, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	61 min
Aug 25, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	61 min
Aug 25, 12:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.