Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Wichita, KS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1014 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

.MESO UPDATE...

LONE TORNADIC SUPERCELL THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCING NUMEROUS TORNADOES
CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST. SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE SUPERCELL
IS FEEDING OFF A SHARP DEWPOINT GRADIENT WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE CITY
OF HOWARD IN ELK COUNTY...SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. EXPECT THAT THIS SUPERCELL WILL CONTINUE TO
THRIVE OFF THIS SHARP DEWPOINT GRADIENT AND TURN MORE TOWARDS THE SE
INTO MONTGOMERY COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. WIND PROFILER
DATA IN NDSK STILL SHOWS FAVORABLE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN THE LOW LEVELS
FOR CONTINUATION OF TORNADIC ACTIVITY.

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT ANOTHER SHARP TROUGH IS MOVING
INTO EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND REACH
CENTRL PART OF THE STATE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS A RESULT MORE
STORMS COULD REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS S CENTRL KS ALONG THE
NOSE OF THE LOW LEVEL JET.

JAKUB/15

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...MESO UPDATE...
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING JUST
EAST OF A N TO S ORIENTED BOUNDARY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY JUST E OF THE
DRYLINE. THIS SECONDARY BOUNDARY EXTENDS ALONG A LINE ROUGHLY FM
GLENDALE TO CHENEY TO CALDWELL. TO THE EAST OF THIS SECONDARY
BOUNDARY LIES DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. BEST STORM EXHIBITING
SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS IS OVER N-CNTRL SUMNER COUNTY ATTM. THE
HILLSBORO AND LAMONT PROFILERS BOTH SHOW DECENT VEERING WIND
PROFILES, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO 30-35 KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR.
WHEN COMBINED WITH 4000 CAPE, THIS IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO
PROMOTE A FEW SUPERCELLS EAST OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SECONDARY
BOUNDARY INTO THE MID EVENING HRS. VERY LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS, AND A TORNADO OR TWO WL REMAIN PSBL THRU 04Z, WITH THE STORMS
LIKELY MOVG INTO THE FLINT HILLS.

JMC

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333 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TORNADOES, ALONG WITH VERY
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, WILL BE POSSIBLE. A LARGE COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE/DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER EASTERN KANSAS, POSING A
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN/LOCALIZED FLOODING THREAT FOR SOUTHEAST
KANSAS. TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT THROUGH THE EVENING FOR ALL AREAS
EXCEPT EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

LATEST SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES A DRYLINE STRETCHING FROM JUST EAST OF
RUSSELL, TO NEAR MEDICINE LODGE SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
DRYLINE IS BULGING WEST OF WICHITA AND HUTCHINSON, INCREASING
CONVERGENCE. CUMULUS FIELD STRETCHES JUST EAST OF THIS DRYLINE,
INDICATIVE OF DEEPER LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THIS
STRATO CU WILL LIKELY BE INITIATION POINT FOR EXPLOSIVE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AFTER 4 PM ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE I-135
CORRIDOR. SUPERCELLS LOOK LIKELY, WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. 0-6 KM SPEED SHEAR IS NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE.
HOWEVER, GIVEN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS/VERY MOIST LOW-LEVELS
(MLCAPES ON THE ORDER OF 5000 J/KG) AND DECENT DIRECTIONAL SHEAR,
ISOLATED TORNADOES, WITH A FEW LARGE TORNADOES, WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SFC TEMPS ARE REACHING THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S ALONG THE I-135
CORRIDOR, RESULTING IN CIN VALUES BELOW -10 J/KG FOR MEAN MIXED
LAYER PARCELS. ADDITIONALLY, SPEED SHEAR SHOULD INCREASE THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS SOUTHERN ROCKIES SHORTWAVE EJECTS OUT
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. PLEASE REFER TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

THINKING AN EXPANSIVE MCS WILL MOVE/DEVELOP INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS
LATER TONIGHT, AS WAA/ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES, POSING A HEAVY
RAIN/LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND THREAT. SERIOUSLY
CONTEMPLATED A FLOOD WATCH GIVEN HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVER THE PAST FEW NIGHTS. HOWEVER, THINKING BULK OF
MCS AND ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE CWA. BUT
LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF A EUREKA TO SEDAN
LINE. IF AREA GETS NAILED TONIGHT, MAY NEED TO CONSIDER FLOOD WATCH,
ESPECIALLY IF MORE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

DRYLINE HANGS OUT IN VICINITY OF CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. SO A COUPLE MORE SEVERE EPISODES MAY BE IN THE PICTURE BOTH
DAYS. CAP LOOKS TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ON MONDAY, BUT 20 TO 30 POPS
SEEM PRUDENT. ELEVATED SEVERE CONVECTION MAY BE A POSSIBILITY ONCE
AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED, AS MOST OF OUR ATTENTION
AT THIS TIME IS FOCUSED ON THIS AFTERNOON/TONIGHTS POTENTIAL SEVERE
WEATHER.

GFS IS STILL SWINGING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA BY
MID-WEEK. HOWEVER, WILL WAIT FOR A BIT MORE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY
TO INSERT POPS. ALL MODELS ARE COOLING DOWN THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY
LATE WEEK, AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE NOSES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. TRENDED
TEMPS DOWN INTO THE LOW-MID 80S FOR NOW.

&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA         71  89  71  89 /  50  30  30  20
HUTCHINSON      69  89  68  90 /  40  30  20  20
NEWTON          71  89  70  89 /  50  30  30  20
ELDORADO        71  88  71  89 /  50  30  40  20
STROTHER FIELD  72  89  71  89 /  50  30  30  20
RUSSELL         65  90  64  90 /  20  20  20  20
GREAT BEND      65  90  65  90 /  20  20  20  20
SALINA          67  89  67  89 /  50  30  30  20
MCPHERSON       68  89  68  89 /  40  30  30  20
COFFEYVILLE     72  87  71  88 /  50  40  40  20
CHANUTE         72  86  71  88 /  50  40  40  20
IOLA            72  86  71  87 /  50  40  40  20
&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

21/KLEINSASSER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
400 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-131200-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
400 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO
BASEBALL SIZE, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH, AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES. IN FACT, GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF INSTABILITY, A FEW STRONG
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONVERGE INTO A BIG COMPLEX OVER
EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. AS A RESULT, HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CONTINUED LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. HOWEVER IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL EXACTLY WHERE THINGS WILL SET
UP. PLEASE STAY TUNED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. A FEW SPOTTERS MAY BE
NEEDED OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/ICT/HWO/HWOICT.HTM

JAKUB/CARUSO/KLEINSASSER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
924 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0912 PM     TSTM WND GST     SALINA                  38.82N 97.62W
06/12/2004  60 MPH           SALINE             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALINA                  38.82N 97.62W
06/12/2004                   SALINE             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

BRW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1000 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0959 PM     HAIL             1 N FALL RIVER          37.62N 96.03W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        GREENWOOD          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BRW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1031 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1031 PM     HAIL             1 NNW ROXBURY           38.57N 97.43W
06/12/2004  0.75 INCH        MCPHERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BRW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1039 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1031 PM     HAIL             8 SE FALL RIVER         37.53N 95.93W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        WILSON             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BRW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1040 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1039 PM     TSTM WND GST     BUXTON                  37.45N 95.92W
06/12/2004  88 MPH           WILSON             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

BRW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1052 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1048 PM     HAIL             6 N CANTON              38.47N 97.43W
06/12/2004  0.75 INCH        MCPHERSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1048 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 N CANTON              38.47N 97.43W
06/12/2004  60 MPH           MCPHERSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BRW