Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2005, 7:07 PM CDT for Harper County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2005, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2005, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Harper County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nw Runnymede, KS | HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR NEARLY 20 MINUTES NOW. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 43 minutes after it went out.
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 3, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 4511 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 14.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KICT 040007 SVRICT KSC077-040100- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0176.050704T0007Z-050704T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 707 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 800 PM CDT. * AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARPER...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINGMAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ANTHONY...BLUFF CITY...DANVILLE...FREEPORT...HARPER...RUNNYMEDE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS... DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MILES AN HOUR... THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3737 9781 3738 9814 3701 9806 3701 9781 $$ JAKUB
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KICT 040011 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 712 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC077-040100- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-050704T0100Z/ HARPER KS- 712 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN HARPER COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORWICH TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ZENDA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE... NEAR HARPER BY 730 PM CDT. NEAR ANTHONY BY 745 PM CDT. 6 MILES NORTH OF BLUFF CITY BY 800 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RUNNYMEDE...DANVILLE AND FREEPORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3737 9781 3738 9814 3701 9806 3701 9781 $$ DARMOFAL
000 WWUS53 KICT 040029 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 729 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSC077-040100- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-050704T0100Z/ HARPER KS- 729 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN HARPER COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF ARGONIA TO HARPER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE... NEAR HARPER BY 735 PM CDT. NEAR ANTHONY BY 745 PM CDT. 6 MILES NORTH OF BLUFF CITY BY 800 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RUNNYMEDE...DANVILLE AND FREEPORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LAT...LON 3737 9781 3738 9814 3701 9806 3701 9781 $$ DARMOFAL
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 3, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 500 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 .MESO UPDATE... LONG-TRACK SUPERCELL FINALLY DISSIPATED NEAR MCPHERSON. THIS APPEARS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY BECOMING DIFFUSE TO NON-EXISTENT EAST OF I-135, WHICH LIKELY RESULTED IN DECREASED INGESTION OF LOW-LEVEL HELICITY INTO THE STORM. SURFACE WINDS HAVE BACKED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS, WHICH HAVE ENHANCED THE LOW-LEVEL HELICITIES AND ASSOCIATED TORNADO THREAT. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM WEST OF HUTCHINSON ALONG AND JUST TO THE NORTH OF A SOUTHWARD SAGGING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. WITH STORMS MOVING INTO RICHER LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, ALONG WITH INCREASED BACKED FLOW/HELICITIES AND LOWER CLOUD BASES ALONG BOUNDARY, TORNADO THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. VERY LARGE HAIL, DUE TO EXTREME INSTABILITY, AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THREATS AS WELL. LOW-LEVEL WIND PROFILES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BACK EVEN MORE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, ALONG WITH CLOUDS BASES LOWERING SLIGHTLY DUE TO DIURNAL COOLING. THIS WILL ONLY ENHANCE THE TORNADO THREAT THIS EVENING. KLEINSASSER/CARUSO --------------------------------------------------------------------- PREVIOUS DISCUSSION 234 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERNS... SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT... CURRENT SUPERCELL STORM IN BARTON COUNTY KANSAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL BE A LONG EVENING/NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EVENTUALLY SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME VERY TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. BACKED NEAR SURFACE FLOW ALONG/JUST AHEAD OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TORNADO THREAT INTO THE EARLY EVENING, THOUGH MODE SHOULD TRANSITION TO BOW ECHO/DAMAGING WIND THREAT LATER ON. BESIDES VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAIN RISK WILL INCREASE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF LARGER SCALE MESOSCALE SYSTEM(S) INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THOUGH FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES HAVE COME UP A BIT, PARTS OF THE AREA STILL RECOVERING FROM JUNE DELUGES, SO FIGURED IT WISE TO GO WITH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE, GENERALLY ONLY SLIGHT TWEAKS TO FORECAST NEEDED INTO THE OUTER PERIODS. CHANCES, ALBEIT MODEST AND HARD TO PIN DOWN AT THIS POINT, WILL CONTINUE IN WEAK-MODEST WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DARMOFAL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 68 87 66 89 / 70 30 20 20 HUTCHINSON 67 87 64 89 / 80 20 20 20 NEWTON 67 86 65 88 / 80 20 20 20 ELDORADO 68 86 66 88 / 70 30 20 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 70 89 68 91 / 70 40 20 20 RUSSELL 63 86 62 88 / 70 10 10 10 GREAT BEND 64 86 63 88 / 80 20 20 20 SALINA 66 87 64 90 / 80 20 10 10 MCPHERSON 67 87 64 89 / 80 20 20 20 COFFEYVILLE 70 87 68 89 / 60 40 20 20 CHANUTE 68 86 66 88 / 70 30 10 10 IOLA 68 85 66 87 / 70 30 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ALLEN...BARTON...BUTLER...CHASE... CHAUTAUQUA...COWLEY...ELK...ELLSWORTH...GREENWOOD...HARPER... HARVEY...KINGMAN...LABETTE...LINCOLN...MARION...MCPHERSON... MONTGOMERY...NEOSHO...RENO...RICE...RUSSELL...SALINE... SEDGWICK...SUMNER...WILSON...AND WOODSON. && DARMOFAL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 315 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-041200- 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- 314 PM PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE AREA. VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. INDIVIDUAL SUPERCELLS OR STORM CLUSTERS ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE OR DEVELOP INTO MORE OF A LINEAR STORM STRUCTURE LATER IN THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT SOUTHEAST KANSAS. BESIDES A WIND AND HAIL THREAT, THE RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA, WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SOME LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, MAINLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN RISK WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE FOR MORE COMPLEXES OF THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER, THE PLACEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE POSITION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. RIGHT NOW, IT IS TOO EARLY TO DEPICT THE DEGREE OF SEVERITY AND TIMING OF THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING, POSSIBLY LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWOICT.HTM KED
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 3, 6:47 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
647 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM HAIL MOUNT HOPE 37.87N 97.66W
07/03/2005 1.75 INCH SEDGWICK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
CDBLocal storm report, Jul 3, 6:49 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
649 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL HAVEN 37.90N 97.78W
07/03/2005 1.50 INCH RENO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 PM TSTM WND GST HAVEN 37.90N 97.78W
07/03/2005 80 MPH RENO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 80 MPH WIND GUSTS
&&
CDBLocal storm report, Jul 3, 6:53 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
653 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0646 PM TSTM WND DMG CHENEY 37.63N 97.78W
07/03/2005 SEDGWICK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
METAL GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING DAMAGED
&&
CDBLocal storm report, Jul 3, 6:58 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
658 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E COLWICH 37.78N 97.52W
07/03/2005 85 MPH SEDGWICK KS AMATEUR RADIO
&&
ADKLocal storm report, Jul 3, 7:01 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
701 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0658 PM FUNNEL CLOUD COLWICH 37.78N 97.54W
07/03/2005 SEDGWICK KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
CDBLocal storm report, Jul 3, 7:05 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
705 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0647 PM TSTM WND GST 8 E CLEVELAND 37.55N 97.98W
07/03/2005 60 MPH KINGMAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.
&&
ESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 58 min |
| Jul 3, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 62 min |
| Jul 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 65 min |
| Jul 3, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 64 min |
| Jul 3, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Greenwood | 59 min |
| Jul 3, 8:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 60 min |
| Jul 3, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Harper, Sumner | 67 min |
| Jul 3, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 57 min |
| Jul 3, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Harper, Sumner | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 57 min |
| Jul 3, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 12:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.