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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 197, NWS Wichita, KS

July 4, 2004Cowley County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2004, 4:28 AM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2004, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2004, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Cowley County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:30 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 4, 2:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 96 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: 2845 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 3.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KICT 040928
SVRICT
KSC035-041030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT.

* AT 428 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF UDALL...OR ABOUT 23 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
  7 MILES SOUTH OF ATLANTA AROUND 450 AM CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES...
  WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR...

SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT...WHILE
LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA.

REPEATING...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COWLEY
COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 3731 9682 3728 9684 3728 9688 3732 9696
      3737 9710 3739 9712 3747 9712 3747 9661

$$

/LAWSON

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 Jul 4, 3:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 3:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
325 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004

.DISCUSSION...
FCST CONCERNS...
CNVTV TRENDS/SVR POTNL AND QPF THRU MON NGT ACRS THE CWA...

A LTL BUSIER MRNG THAN XPCTD, WITH STG/A FEW SVR STMS ACRS CNTRL KS,
SO DISCUSSION WL BE SOMEWHAT ABBREVIATED.

LOOKS LIKE PERIODIC WET/STMY PTRN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH DEEP
LO LVL MSTR/VRY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACRS THE CNTRL PLAINS.
MORE ORGANIZED CNVTN WL BE TIED TO SHRTWVS TRAVERSING THRU MEAN
UPR FLO WITH COVERAGE/POPS BEST AT NIGHT, TYPICAL FOR JULY.

CNVTN THIS MRNG WL CONT TO DVLP/MOV SEWD ACRS THE CWA, WITH
VEERING LO LVL JET LKLY SUSTAINING CNVTN A LTL LONGER TO THE E OF
WICHITA AFT SUNRISE. OTHERWISE, WARMER MID LVL TEMPS BLDG ACRS WRN
AND CNTRL KS, SHOULD CAP OFF STM POTNL INTO MIDDAY. HOWEVER DIURNAL
HTG WL YIELD VRY UNSTABLE AIRMASS LATE THIS AFTN/EVE W OF I-135,
WITH CAP XPCTD TO BREAK AHD OF APCHG SHRTWV TROF. THIS MAY UNLEASH
ANOTHER MCS TNGT, WHICH LOOKS TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE CWA. A SOMEWHAT
SIMILAR SCENARIO COULD SET UP AGAIN LATER MON/MON NGT, WITH APCHG
NRN STREAM UPR TROF. WAS INCLINED TO GO WITH FLOOD WATCH, GIVEN
ANTECEDENT WET CONDS AND POTNL FOR MCSS THE NEXT COUPLE OF NGTS.
FCST CONSENSUS IS SWAYING ME THE OTHER WAY, AS ADJACENT OFFICE SHOWG
SOME RELUCTANCE. WL FOREGO FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW, AS TIME WAINING
WITH BUSY WX, BUT MAY ISSUE ONE LATER THIS MRNG OR PASS ON FOR DAY
SHIFT TO ASSESS.

TEMPS GENLY STEAMY THRU MON, THEN NICE COOLDOWN BEHIND FNT WITH
STILL SOME RISK FOR PCPN ON TUE. TEMPERED MAXS ON WED, AS THINGS
MAY BE SLOW TO WARM UP AS AIR MAINLY RECIRCULATING FM EXITING
CLOUDS/RAIN COOLED AIRMASS.

&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    93  70  91  68 /  30  40  30  40
HUTCHINSON      94  69  90  67 /  40  50  30  40
NEWTON          93  69  90  67 /  40  50  30  40
ELDORADO        93  70  90  68 /  40  50  30  40
WINFIELD-KWLD   94  72  92  69 /  30  40  30  40
RUSSELL         93  67  88  63 /  30  40  30  40
GREAT BEND      94  68  89  64 /  40  40  30  40
SALINA          95  69  90  66 /  40  50  30  40
MCPHERSON       94  69  90  66 /  40  50  30  40
COFFEYVILLE     91  72  91  70 /  50  40  30  40
CHANUTE         90  70  89  68 /  50  50  30  40
IOLA            90  70  89  68 /  50  50  30  40
&&

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

13/DARMOFAL

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:18 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
418 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-051200-
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-
418 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID-MORNING, WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS, TO THE
EAST OF THE TURNPIKE.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS, WHICH WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL
AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY, THOUGH THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER
AND HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

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

KED

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
324 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2004

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

0320 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DERBY                   37.55N 97.26W
07/04/2004                   SEDGWICK           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF DAMAGE, WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 60-70 MPH.

&&

BOWMAN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:29 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
329 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2004

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

0329 AM     HAIL             DOWNTOWN WICHITA        37.69N 97.34W
07/04/2004  0.88 INCH        SEDGWICK           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NICKLE SIZED HAIL AT EXPLORATION PLACE.

&&

BOWMAN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:36 AM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
336 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2004

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

0334 AM     HAIL             2 E DOWNTOWN WICHITA    37.69N 97.31W
07/04/2004  0.88 INCH        SEDGWICK           KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NICKLE HAIL ON THE EAST SIDE OF WICHITA.

&&

BOWMAN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:40 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
340 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2004

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

0338 AM     HAIL             3 SE DOWNTOWN WICHITA   37.66N 97.30W
07/04/2004  1.75 INCH        SEDGWICK           KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL IN SOUTHEAST WICHITA.

&&

BOWMAN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:53 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
353 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2004

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

0350 AM     HAIL             ANDOVER                 37.69N 97.14W
07/04/2004  0.88 INCH        BUTLER             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKLE SIZED HAIL IN ANDOVER.

&&

BOWMAN

Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:57 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
357 AM CDT SUN JUL 04 2004

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

0338 AM     TSTM WND GST     MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BAS 37.62N 97.27W
07/04/2004  71 MPH           SEDGWICK           KS   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

&&

BOWMAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 1:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey, McPherson	66 min
Jul 4, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Reno	62 min
Jul 4, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Harvey	46 min
Jul 4, 3:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	65 min
Jul 4, 3:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Greenwood	63 min
Jul 4, 3:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	61 min
Jul 4, 4:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sedgwick	60 min
Jul 4, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Sumner	57 min
Jul 4, 4:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Butler	41 min
Jul 4, 4:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Elk	57 min
Jul 4, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Chautauqua	58 min
Jul 4, 5:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Montgomery, Wilson	55 min
Jul 4, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Labette	65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.