Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2001, 6:57 PM CDT for Wilson County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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
- Sep 7, 2001, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2001, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Wilson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 1545 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
463 WUUS53 KICT 072359 SVRICT KSC205-080100- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 657 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 800 PM CDT. * AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER BUXTON...OR ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANUTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR FREDONIA AROUND 705 PM CDT... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALTOONA AROUND 715 PM CDT... NEAR BUFFALO AROUND 725 PM CDT... AT 657 PM CDT A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 65 MPH WIND GUSTS IN BUXTON. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS... DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR... THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY REPEATING...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILSON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3743 9598 3740 9573 3762 9553 3774 9576 & /NOONAN NNNN
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 Sep 7, 3:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 3:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 327 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001 IMPENDING SEVERE WEATHER OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN...WITH LINGERING PRECIP AND TEMPERATURES BEYOND. QUITE VIGOROUS AND POTENT UPPER SYSTEM CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE AREA WITH SFC FRONT AT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CWA. LATEST MESO-ANALYS SHOWING ATMOS RATHER UNSTABLE...AND WILL REMAIN SO. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TREK EWD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS INITIAL WAVE ROTATES THROUGH. NGM IS MUCH WEAKER ON THIS INITIAL WAVE...WITH AVN/ETA MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED AND THIS SOLN IS PREFERRED. SFC FRONT FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION ACRS S CENTRAL AND SERN ZONES. WILL RETAIN HIGHER POPS IN THESE AREAS. WILL ALSO RETAIN SVR MENTION AT LEAST THROUGH EVENING HOURS. SOME QUESTION ON PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR SATURDAY. INITIAL SYSTEM TO MOVE NEWD AND WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF SECONDARY SYSTEM TO THE NW. MAY HAVE REPRIEVE FROM WIDESPREAD PRECIP WITH SOME DRIER AIR MOVING IN. WILL CONTINUE SOME LINGERING SHRA/TSRA...WHICH SHOULD END EARLY IN THE DAY. GUIDANCE NUMBERS QUITE DISPARATE FOR MAX TEMPS ON SATURDAY. MAY SEE SOME SUN DURING THE DAY...WHICH SHOULD HELP TEMPS TO REBOUND. FOR NOW WILL SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FWC/MAV NUMBERS. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...SECONDARY SYSTEM TO APPROACH IN RATHER ACTIVE NW FLOW...AND BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. MODELS SHOW BROAD AREA OF LIFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WITH REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER AIR ACCOMPANYING IT. H85 TEMPS DROP INTO SINGLE DIGITS BY 48 HRS AND EXPECT SUNDAY TO BE THE COOLER DAY IN THE WEEKEND. WILL ADJUST TEMPS ACCORDINGLY. IN THE EXTENDED...SECOND SYSTEM TO EXIT THE REGION WITH SOME LINGERING PRECIP INTO MONDAY. WEAK RIDGING EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE INTO MIDWEEK...IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING TROF. THIS PERIOD SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH MODERATING TEMPS. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DEPICT TROF APPROACHING WEST COAST WITH UPPER FLOW BECOMING MORE ZONAL. MRF DRAGS S/WV ACROSS NORTHERN CONUS AND WILL NOT INTRODUCE ANY PRECIP ATTM. FCSTID = 16 ICT 59 78 55 71 / 80 30 40 40 HUT 58 76 51 70 / 80 30 40 40 EWK 58 75 53 69 / 80 30 40 40 EQA 59 76 54 70 / 80 30 40 40 WLD 61 78 55 71 / 80 30 40 40 RSL 53 69 50 65 / 70 20 40 40 GBD 55 70 51 66 / 70 20 40 40 SLN 58 72 52 67 / 70 20 40 40 MPR 57 73 52 67 / 70 20 40 40 CFV 65 81 58 74 / 80 40 50 50 CNU 64 80 58 73 / 80 40 50 50 K88 63 79 57 72 / 80 40 50 50 .ICT...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 340 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 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 444.0 MHZ. EMERGENCY TRAFFIC WILL BE ON 146.82 MHZ. NNNN
Local storm report, Sep 7, 5:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0356 PM WICHITA KS 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0400 PM WICHITA KS 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE AT
TYLER AND 17TH STREET.
0402 PM WICHITA KS 2.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE AT
21ST AND 119TH STREET WEST.
0403 PM WICHITA KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED.
0403 PM WICHITA KS 2.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE AT
119TH AND CENTRAL.
0404 PM WICHITA KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE AT
21ST AND MAIZE ROAD.
0405 PM MAIZE KS 2.50 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0408 PM 4 N WICHITA KS 2.50 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AT 61ST NORTH
AND RIDGE ROAD.
0410 PM WICHITA KS 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY KFDI RADIO
STORM SPOTTER.
0410 PM PARK CITY KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0410 PM WICHITA KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SEDGWICK REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0422 PM 3.5 NW GALATIA KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 BARTON REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0431 PM 3 SE CORBIN KS .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SUMNER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0435 PM PARTRIDGE KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RENO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0437 PM CALDWELL KS 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SUMNER REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0445 PM HUTCHINSON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RENO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0450 PM PRETTY PRAIRIE KS .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RENO REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0455 PM 5 S MARQUETTE KS .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 MCPHERSON REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0455 PM PEABODY KS 60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/07/01 MARION
MRULocal storm report, Sep 7, 5:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA, KANSAS
532 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 PM 7 S RUSSELL KS .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RUSSELL REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0438 PM 9 S RUSSELL KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RUSSELL REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0443 PM 7 SW RUSSELL KS 2.50 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RUSSELL PUBLIC REPORT.
0448 PM 4 W ASSARIA KS TORNADO
09/07/01 SALINE LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
0450 PM 1 S ASSARIA KS TORNADO
09/07/01 SALINE TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED.
0453 PM RUSSELL KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RUSSELL REPORTED BY KRSL RADIO.
0455 PM 4 S SALINA KS TORNADO
09/07/01 SALINE PUBLIC REPORT.
0500 PM ASSARIA KS 1.00 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 SALINE REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0503 PM BUNKER HILL KS 2.75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01 RUSSELL REPORTED BY KRSL RADIO.
MRUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 54 min |
| Sep 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Saline | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 58 min |
| Sep 7, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 66 min |
| Sep 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 61 min |
| Sep 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 67 min |
| Sep 7, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 71 min |
| Sep 7, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 64 min |
| Sep 7, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 62 min |
| Sep 7, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 75 min |
| Sep 7, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 57 min |
| Sep 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 66 min |
| Sep 7, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood | 64 min |
| Sep 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 63 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.